Bergh (Gelderland)
 flag |
 coat of arms |
| province |
 Gelderland
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| local community |
 Montferland
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Area - land - water |
74.98 km 2 74.36 km 2 0.62 km 2 |
| Residents | 18,416 (Dec. 31, 2004) |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 53 ′ N , 6 ° 15 ′ E |
| Important traffic route |
    
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| prefix | 0314, 0315 |
| Postcodes | 1060, 6915, 7001, 7006, 7035-7039, 7041, 7044-7048, 7077, 7081 |
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Bergh was a border municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland, which was adjacent to the German city of Emmerich am Rhein . It was formed on January 1, 1821 by the union of the three communities ' s-Heerenberg , Netterden and Zeddam . On January 1, 2005, it was merged with Didam to form the new municipality of Montferland . At the time of the dissolution, Bergh had 18,416 inhabitants on 74.98 km². A small part of the municipality (0.28 km² with 28 inhabitants) became Doetinchem , another uninhabited part (0.28 km²) was added to Zevenaar .
politics
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
Until the municipality was dissolved, the following distribution of seats had been made since 1990:
| Political party | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | |
| CDA | 7th | 6th | 6th | 6th |
| VVD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| PvdA | 4th | 4th | 4th | 2 |
| Uw concern | - | - | - | 2 |
| Leefbaar Bergh | - | - | - | 2 |
| Bergh seed sterk | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Progressief Bergh | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Behoud Montferland | - | - | 1 | - |
| D66 | - | - | 0 | - |
| Beek-Loerbeek seed sterk | 2 | - | - | - |
| Stokkum's concern | 0 | - | - | - |
| total | 17th | 17th | 17th | 17th |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on July 15, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Repertory of the Dutch Congregations 1812–2011 (PDF; 8.9 MB)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1990–2002 , accessed on July 15, 2018 (Dutch)