Berg
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Berg is the word for mountain
in various Germanic languages
, and may also refer to:
In Benelux countries:
In France:
In Germany:
In Norway:
In Sweden:
In Switzerland:
In North America
In Africa
In other uses
Berg is also a common suffix in place names, and may refer to:
Mountain
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in various Germanic languages
Germanic languages
The Germanic languages constitute a sub-branch of the Indo-European language family. The common ancestor of all of the languages in this branch is called Proto-Germanic , which was spoken in approximately the mid-1st millennium BC in Iron Age northern Europe...
, and may also refer to:
People
- Alban BergAlban BergAlban Maria Johannes Berg was an Austrian composer. He was a member of the Second Viennese School with Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern, and produced compositions that combined Mahlerian Romanticism with a personal adaptation of Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique.-Early life:Berg was born in...
(1885-1935), AustrianAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of the Second Viennese SchoolSecond Viennese SchoolThe Second Viennese School is the group of composers that comprised Arnold Schoenberg and his pupils and close associates in early 20th century Vienna, where he lived and taught, sporadically, between 1903 and 1925...
. - Paul BergPaul BergPaul Berg is an American biochemist and professor emeritus at Stanford University. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980, along with Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger. The award recognized their contributions to basic research involving nucleic acids...
(b. 1926), AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
biochemistBiochemistBiochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. Typical biochemists study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. The prefix of "bio" in "biochemist" can be understood as a fusion of "biological chemist."-Role:...
and professor emeritus at Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
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Places
In Austria:- Berg, Lower AustriaBerg, Lower AustriaBerg is a town in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in Lower Austria in Austria. It, along with neighboring Wolfsthal were part of the municipality of Wolfsthal-Berg until 1996....
, in Lower Austria - Berg im DrautalBerg im DrautalBerg im Drautal is a village and municipality in the district of Spittal an der Drau in Carinthia in Austria. It is situated in Drava Valley forty kilometers western from Spittal.- Geography :...
, in Carinthia - Berg bei RohrbachBerg bei RohrbachBerg bei Rohrbach is a municipality in the district of Rohrbach in Upper Austria, Austria....
, in Upper Austria - Berg im AttergauBerg im AttergauBerg im Attergau is a municipality in the district of Vöcklabruck in Upper Austria, Austria....
, in Upper Austria
In Benelux countries:
- Berg (Valkenburg)Berg (Valkenburg)Berg is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, and lies about 7 km east of Maastricht....
, part of Berg en Terblijt, municipality Valkenburg, Limburg, Netherlands - Berg aan de MaasBerg aan de MaasBerg, often called Berg aan de Maas, is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Stein, and lies about 6 km northwest of Geleen. In 2001, Berg had 2090 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.48 km², and contained 895 residences.Berg is...
, municipality Stein, Limburg, Netherlands - Berg en DalBerg en DalBerg en Dal is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located to the southeast of the city of Nijmegen. The largest part of the village lies in the municipality of Groesbeek, but a small part lies in Ubbergen....
, a village in the Province of Gelderland, Netherlands - Berg en TerblijtBerg en TerblijtBerg en Terblijt is the official Dutch name of a village in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul in the province of Limburg in the Southern part of the Netherlands.-History:...
, a former village in the Province of Limburg, Netherlands - Berg (North Brabant)Berg (North Brabant)Berg is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck, about 2 km northwest of Budel, and a few hundred metres from the Belgian border.Together with neighbouring Toom, the hamlet has 340 inhabitants....
, Netherlands - Berg (Margraten)Berg (Margraten)Berg is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Margraten, on the road between Maastricht and Margraten....
, Netherlands - Berg (Meijel)Berg (Meijel)Berg is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Meijel, about 2 km west of the center of that village....
, Netherlands - Berg, LuxembourgBerg, LuxembourgBerg is a village in the commune of Betzdorf, in eastern Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 88. It is the administrative centre of Betzdorf commune....
, a village in Luxembourg - Colmar-BergColmar-BergColmar-Berg is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Attert and Alzette....
, formerly "Berg", in Luxembourg- Berg CastleBerg CastleBerg Castle , also called Colmar-Berg, is the principal residence of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. It is situated in the town of Colmar-Berg, in central Luxembourg, near the confluence of the Alzette and the Attert, two of Luxembourg's most important rivers.-History:The estate at Colmar-Berg first...
in Colmar-Berg
- Berg Castle
In France:
- Berg, Bas-RhinBerg, Bas-RhinBerg is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
, a municipality in the Arrondissement of Saverne - Berg-sur-MoselleBerg-sur-MoselleBerg-sur-Moselle is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Moselle department...
, a commune in the Moselle department
In Germany:
- Berg (state)Berg (state)Berg was a state – originally a county, later a duchy – in the Rhineland of Germany. Its capital was Düsseldorf. It existed from the early 12th to the 19th centuries.-Ascent:...
, a medieval territory in today's North Rhine-Westphalia - Berg, Baden-WürttembergBerg, Baden-WürttembergBerg is a municipality in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.-Sister cities: Brest, Belarus...
, a district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg - Berg, Upper FranconiaBerg, Upper FranconiaBerg is a municipality in the district of Hof in Bavaria in Germany.-History:Between 1966 and 1990 Berg's component village Rudolphstein served as West German inner German border crossing for cars travelling between the East German Democratic Republic, or West Berlin and the West German Federal...
, a district of Hof, Bavaria - Berg, Upper PalatinateBerg, Upper PalatinateBerg is a municipality in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria in Germany....
, district of Neumarkt, Bavaria - Berg, Upper BavariaBerg, Upper BavariaBerg is a municipality in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria, Germany.It is most famous for the royal Castle Berg....
, district of Starnberg in Bavaria - Berg im GauBerg im GauBerg im Gau is a municipality in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in Bavaria in Germany....
, district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Bavaria- Berg im Donaugau AbbeyBerg im Donaugau AbbeyBerg im Donaugau Abbey was a house of the Benedictine Order located somewhere in the area of Berg im Gau in Bavaria in Germany....
, a historical house of the Benedictine Order in the area of Berg im Gau
- Berg im Donaugau Abbey
- Berg, AhrweilerBerg, AhrweilerBerg is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.The municipality consists of the following villages: Berg, Freisheim, Krälingen, Häselingen, Vellen and Vischel....
, Verbandsgemeinde Altenahr, Rhineland-Palatinate - Berg, Rhein-LahnBerg, Rhein-LahnBerg is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany....
, Verbandsgemeinde Hagenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate - Berg, GermersheimBerg, GermersheimBerg is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....
, Verbandsgemeinde Nastätten, Rhineland-Palatinate
In Norway:
- Berg, NorwayBerg, NorwayBerg is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skaland. The municipality faces the Atlantic Ocean on the west side of the island of Senja. The largest urban area in Berg is the village of Senjahopen...
, a municipality in Norway - Berg, NordlandBerg, NordlandBerg is a village in the municipality of Sømna in Nordland county, Norway. The village lies about north of Vik, just south of the municipal border with Brønnøy. The village of Trælnes lies just north of Berg . The village has a population of 505, including the 22 people in the area just over...
, a village in the municipality of Sømna, Norway - Berg, ØstfoldBerg, ØstfoldBerg is a former parish and municipality which now forms part of Halden municipality in Østfold county, Norway.-History:Berg was the main parish in a district which included Rokke and Halden until 1721. Halden subsequently became the main parish in the district. By a royal proclamation in 1769,...
, a former municipality in Østfold county, Norway - Berg concentration campBerg concentration campBerg was a concentration camp near Tønsberg in Norway that served as an internment and transit center for political prisoners and Jews during the Nazi occupation of Norway.-Establishment:...
, a concentration camp in Norway - Berg, OsloBerg, OsloBerg is a neighbourhood in the North End of Oslo. It is located in the bourough Nordre Aker, and is surrounded by the neighbourhoods Nordberg in the north, Tåsen in the east and Ullevål Hageby in the southwest. Berg is named after an abandoded farm with the same name. Berg is mainly a residential...
, a borough of Oslo - Berg (station)Berg (station)Berg is a station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro in Norway. It is located between Ullevål stadion and Tåsen stations and is the first station after the Ring Line leaves the Sognsvann Line. The station is located from Stortinget station. Berg is amongst the original stations on the line,...
, a metro station in Oslo, Norway - Berg Upper Secondary School, in Oslo, Norway
- Berg skole (Trondheim)Berg skole (Trondheim)Berg skole is a primary school situated in central Trondheim, Norway, in the borough of Strinda.-History:Berg skole was founded in 1931 on land bought from the bishop in 1923. The school was built in three stages, the first in 1931 and the second in 1940. These two stages today appear as one...
, a primary school in Trondheim, Norway
In Sweden:
- Berg MunicipalityBerg MunicipalityBerg Municipality is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Svenstavik.The present municipality was formed in 1971 when "old" Berg Municipality was amalgamated with four other entities....
, a town in Sweden- Berg PartyBerg PartyBerg Party a local political party in Berg, Sweden, formed ahead of the 2002 elections. Party leader is Olle Nord, a former local leader of the Centre Party....
, a local political party in Berg, Sweden
- Berg Party
- Berg, ÅtvidabergBerg, ÅtvidabergBerg is a locality situated in Åtvidaberg Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 335 inhabitants in 2005....
, a locality in the municipality of Åtvidaberg, Sweden - Berg, GävleBerg, GävleBerg is a locality situated in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 215 inhabitants in 2005....
, a locality in Gävle, Sweden
In Switzerland:
- Berg, ThurgauBerg, ThurgauBerg is a municipality in the district of Weinfelden in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:The earliest traces of human settlement come from the Stone Age and there are scattered Bronze Age items around Berg. The modern village of Berg is first mentioned in 796 as Berga...
- Berg, St. GallenBerg, St. GallenBerg is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-History:Berg is first mentioned in 796 as ad Berga. In 837 it was mentioned as in villa nominata Perc.-Geography:...
- Berg am IrchelBerg am IrchelBerg am Irchel is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Berg am Irchel is first mentioned around 1100 as Berga. In 1243 it was mentioned as Berge.-Geography:...
, Zurich
In North America
- Berg, Alexandria, VirginiaAlexandria, VirginiaAlexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
- Berg LakeBerg LakeBerg Lake is a lake on the Robson River just below the river's source located within Mount Robson Provincial Park, at the doorstep of the north face of Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. It is partly fed by the Berg Glacier....
, a lake in British Columbia, Canada
In Africa
- Berg RiverBerg RiverThe Berg River is a river located just north of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is approximately 294 km long with a catchment area of 7,715 km² and outlets into the Atlantic Ocean. About 65% of the Berg River area is under agriculture...
, a river in the Western Cape Province of South Africa
In other uses
- Berg AutomobileBerg AutomobileBerg Automobile Company was a manufacturer of automobiles in Cleveland, Ohio from 1903 to 1904. The New York Bergs were made by the Worthington Automobile Co....
Company, a former manufacturer of automobiles in Cleveland, Ohio - Berg connectorBerg connectorA Berg connector is a brand of electrical connector used in computer hardware. Berg connectors are manufactured by Berg Electronics Corporation of St. Louis, Missouri, a division of Framatome Connectors International....
, a brand of electrical connector used in computer hardware - Berg PropulsionBerg PropulsionBerg Propulsion is a Swedish company that designs and manufactures controllable pitch propellers for the marine industry. The company produces customized main propellers, azimuth thrusters, transverse thrusters and maneuver systems....
, a Swedish company that makes propellers for the maritime industry - Berg PublishersBerg PublishersBerg Publishers is an academic publishing company based in Oxford, England that was founded in 1983 by Marion Berghahn. Berg publishes monographs, textbooks and reference works as well as journals. Concentrations are fashion, design, anthropology, history and cultural studies...
, an academic publishing company based in Oxford, England - IcebergIcebergAn iceberg is a large piece of ice from freshwater that has broken off from a snow-formed glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water. It may subsequently become frozen into pack ice...
Berg is also a common suffix in place names, and may refer to:
- NurembergNurembergNuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
, Germany - RandabergRandabergRandaberg is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway, located just to the north of Stavanger. Randaberg was separated from Hetland on 1 July 1922. The northernmost conurbation of Stavanger/Sandnes can be found here.-Name:...
, Norway
See also
- Barg (disambiguation)
- Birg (disambiguation)
- Borg (disambiguation)
- Burg (disambiguation)
- Bergen (disambiguation)Bergen (disambiguation)- Australia :*Bergen, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney**Bergen train station, a station of the city of Sydney- Canada :*Bergen, Alberta*Bergen, New Brunswick*Bergen, Newfoundland and Labrador*Bergen, Nova Scotia**Bergen-Halifax-Dartmouth*Bergen, Ontario...