Bergakker
Hamlet
Bergakker is located in Gelderland
Bergakker
Bergakker
Location in the Netherlands
Bergakker is located in Netherlands
Bergakker
Bergakker
Bergakker (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°23′E / 51.883°N 5.383°E / 51.883; 5.383
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityTiel
Area
  Total3.51 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
  Total390
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Bergakker is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Tiel, and lies about 2 km west of Tiel.

Bergakker is known for the Bergakker sword sheath, which was found in a field in 1996.[1]

It was first mentioned in 1899 as Bergakker, and means "farmland on a hill".[2] The hamlet consists of about 80 houses.[3]

References

  1. "Runeninscriptie met het oudste Nederlands". Museum het Valkhof (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  2. "Bergakker - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. "Bergakker". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2022.


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