Berghem

Town in North Brabant, Netherlands

Berghem Berchem
Town
Former town hall
51°46′12″N 5°34′29″E / 51.77000°N 5.57472°E / 51.77000; 5.57472
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Oss
Area ^[1]
• Total	11.26 km² (4.35 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	8 m (26 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	10,700
• Density	950/km² (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5351^[1]
Dialing code	0412

Berghem (older spelling: Berchem) is a town in the Dutch municipality of Oss. It is located about 4 km northeast of Oss itself.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1286 as Berchem, and means "settlement on a hill".^[3]

The Catholic St Willibrordus Church has been built between 1900 and 1903 adjacent to a 15th-century tower. The medieval structure was replaced in 1858, but burnt down in 1895.^[4]

Berghem was home to 1,906 people in 1804.^[5] Until 1994, Berghem was a separate municipality, when it was merged into Oss.^[6]

Gallery

Berghem, church: Sint Willibrorduskerk
Heath Groot Ganzenven
Apartment building
Clergy house

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 5351AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Berghem - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Berghem (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Berghem". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.