Berg (surname) Berg is a surname of North-European origin. In several Germanic languages (e.g. German, Dutch, Norwegian, and Swedish anish: Bjerg, the word means "mount", "mountain", or "cliff".
Notable people sharing the surname "Berg"
In music
*Alban Berg ...
Berg Ng
Berg Ng Ting-yip (born 12 December 1960) is a Hong Kong actor. He is best known for his role as Inspector Cheung in the 2002 crime thriller film ''Infernal Affairs''.
Filmography
Television
* '' The Undercover Agents'' (1984)
* '' 101 Citizen ...
(born 1960), Hong Kong actor
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Berg (footballer, born 1963)
Ninimbergue dos Santos Guerra (16 March 1963 – 11 July 1996), better known as Berg, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Career
He started his career at Rio Negro and was the highlight of the 1982 Am ...
, Ninimbergue dos Santos Guerra, Brazilian footballer
* Berg (footballer, born 1964), Rosemberg Barbosa, Brazilian footballer
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Berg (footballer, born 1978)
Lindberg Mota da Silva (born 13 October 1978), better known as Berg, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
A speed striker, Berg became famous after a match against EC Noroeste, where he tried to imitat ...
, Lindberg Mota da Silva, Brazilian footballer
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Berg (footballer, born 1989)
Waldenberg Messias Coelho (born 27 January 1989), commonly known as Berg, is a Brazilian professional footballer who is currently a free agent and lives in the US.
He is a versatile attacker and can play as an attacking midfielder
In the ...
, Waldenberg Messias Coelho, Brazilian footballer
Former states
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Berg (state)
Berg () was a state—originally a county, later a duchy—in the Rhineland of Germany. Its capital was Düsseldorf. It existed as a distinct political entity from the early 12th to the 19th centuries. It was a member state of the Holy Roman Emp ...
, county and duchy of the Holy Roman Empire
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Grand Duchy of Berg
The Grand Duchy of Berg (), also known as the Grand Duchy of Berg and Cleves, was a territorial grand duchy established in 1806 by Napoleon after his victory at the Battle of Austerlitz (1805) on territories between the French Empire at the Rhi ...
, state of the Napoleonic period
Places
Antarctica
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Berg Peak
The Morozumi Range () is a mountain range in the Usarp Mountains of North Victoria Land, Antarctica.
It extends northwest–southeast for , with its northern elevations overlooking the convergence of Gressitt Glacier and Rennick Glacier.
Early e ...
Berg, Lower Austria
Berg () 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.
There is a border crossing into Slovakia, with the Bratisla ...
Berg, Bas-Rhin
Berg () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Bas-Rhin department
The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France.
The commun ...
, a municipality in the Arrondissement of Saverne
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Berg-sur-Moselle
Berg-sur-Moselle (, literally ''Berg on Moselle''; ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Moselle department
The following is a list of the 725 communes of the ...
, a commune in the Moselle department
Germany
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Berg (state)
Berg () was a state—originally a county, later a duchy—in the Rhineland of Germany. Its capital was Düsseldorf. It existed as a distinct political entity from the early 12th to the 19th centuries. It was a member state of the Holy Roman Emp ...
, a medieval territory in today's North Rhine-Westphalia
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Grand Duchy of Berg
The Grand Duchy of Berg (), also known as the Grand Duchy of Berg and Cleves, was a territorial grand duchy established in 1806 by Napoleon after his victory at the Battle of Austerlitz (1805) on territories between the French Empire at the Rhi ...
(1806–1813), created by Emperor Napoleon
* Berg, Baden-Württemberg, municipality, district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg
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Berg, Upper Franconia
Berg () is a municipality in the district of Hof in Bavaria, Germany.
History
Between 1966 and 1990, Berg's component village Rudolphstein served as the West German inner German border crossing for cars travelling between the East German Democra ...
, municipality, district of Hof, Bavaria
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Berg, Upper Palatinate
Berg bei Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz (, ) is a municipality in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria in Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North ...
, municipality, district of Neumarkt, Bavaria
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Berg, Upper Bavaria
Berg () is a municipality in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria, Germany, on the shore of the Starnberg Lake. It is most famous for the royal Berg Castle.
Notable residents
German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Dietrich Fischer-Dieska ...
, municipality, district of Starnberg in Bavaria
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Berg Castle (Bavaria)
Berg Palace () is a manor house situated on the east bank of Lake Starnberg in the village of Berg in Upper Bavaria, Germany. The site became widely known as the last residence of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and location of his disputed death. Tod ...
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Berg im Gau
Berg im Gau is a municipality in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in Bavaria in Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the nor ...
, municipality, district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Bavaria
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Berg im Donaugau Abbey
Berg im Donaugau Abbey () was a Benedictine monastery located somewhere in the area of Berg im Gau in Bavaria, Germany.
History
Berg im Donaugau Abbey was founded by Wolchanhard, son of the nobleman Isanhart (who gave him, possibly as a child ob ...
, a historical house of the Benedictine Order in the area of Berg im Gau
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Berg, Ahrweiler
Berg () is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north an ...
, municipality, district of Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate
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Berg, Rhein-Lahn
Berg () is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to ...
, municipality, district of Rhein-Lahn, Rhineland-Palatinate
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Berg, Germersheim
Berg () is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the border with France. The ''Ortsteil'' Neulauterburg, 2 km west of the centre of Berg, is contiguous with the French town Lauter ...
, municipality, district of Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate
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Bergisches Land
The Bergisches Land (, ) is a low mountain range in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, east of the Rhine and south of the Ruhr. The landscape is shaped by forests, meadows, rivers and creeks and contains over twenty artificial lakes ...
(Country or Land of Berg), a low mountain range region within the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Bergisch Gladbach
Bergisch Gladbach () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in the Cologne/Bonn Region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and capital of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (district).
Geography
Bergisch Gladbach is east of the Rhine and abo ...
(City of Gladbach in the “Land of Berg”)
*Cities with names ending “-berg” include Nürnberg (Nuremberg) and
Heidelberg
Heidelberg (; ; ) is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fifth-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of studen ...
Italy
*Berg, a ''frazione'' of the comune
Lüsen
Lüsen (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol, located about northeast of Bolzano.
Geography
As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,543 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statisti ...
in the Regione of Alto Adige
Luxemburg
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Berg, Luxembourg
Berg () is a village in the commune of Betzdorf, in eastern Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the ea ...
, a village
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Colmar-Berg
Colmar-Berg (, ) is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune and town in central Luxembourg, in the Mersch (canton), canton of Mersch. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Attert River, Attert and Alzette.
Colmar-Berg is the site of the Grand D ...
, formerly "Berg"
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Berg Castle
Berg Castle (, ; ; ) 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.
H ...
in Colmar-Berg
Netherlands
* Berg (Valkenburg), part of Berg en Terblijt, municipality of Valkenburg, Limburg
* Berg aan de Maas, municipality of Stein, Limburg
* Berg en Dal, a village in the province of Gelderland
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Berg en Terblijt
Berg en Terblijt (; or ) 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
The area now known as Berg en Terblijt has been inhabi ...
Berg Municipality (Troms)
Berg is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into the new Senja Municipality. The administr ...
, a former municipality in Troms county
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Berg Municipality (Østfold)
Berg Municipality (, ) is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its administrative centre, seat is located in Svenstavik.
The present municipality was formed in 1971 when "old" Berg Municipality was ama ...
, a former municipality in Østfold county
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Berg, Nordland
Berg is a village in Sømna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village lies along the Norwegian County Road 17, about north of the village of Vik, just south of the border with Brønnøy Municipality. The village of Trælnes lies ju ...
, a village in Sømna Municipality in Nordland county
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Berg concentration camp
Berg interneringsleir (Berg internment camp) 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
The camp at Berg ...
, located near Tønsberg in Vestfold county
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Berg, Oslo
Berg is a neighbourhood in the west side of Oslo. It is located in the borough 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 abandoned far ...
Berg Municipality
Berg 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.
As often in ...
, a municipality in Jämtland County
* Berg, Åtvidaberg, a locality in Åtvidaberg Municipality in Östergötland County,
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Berg, Gävle
Berg is a locality situated in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the ...
, a locality in Gävle Municipality in Gävleborg County
Switzerland
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Berg, Thurgau
Berg is a municipality in the district of Weinfelden in the canton of Thurgau,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 Ber ...
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city (United States), independent city in Northern Virginia, United States. It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately south of Washington, D.C., D.C. The city's population of 159,467 at the 2020 ...
, United States
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Berg Lake
Berg 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 Glacie ...
, in British Columbia, Canada
* Berg River, Western Cape Province, South Africa
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Cape Berg
Cape Berg (, ''Mys Berga'') is a headland in Severnaya Zemlya, Russia.
This cape was named after prominent Soviet geographer and biologist Lev Berg (1876 – 1950).
Geography
Stretching out towards the Laptev Sea east of the Rusanov Glacier, ...
, Severnaya Zemlya, Russia
Businesses
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Berg Automobile
Berg Automobile Company was a manufacturer of automobiles in Cleveland, Ohio, established by Hart O. Berg and operational from 1903 to 1904. The New York Bergs were made by the Worthington Automobile Company.
The 1904 ''Berg'' was a touring ca ...
Company, a former manufacturer of automobiles in Cleveland, Ohio
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Berg Propulsion
Berg 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 manoeuvre systems.
Berg Pro ...
, a Swedish company that makes maritime propellers
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Berg Publishers
Berg Publishers was an academic publishing company based in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England and Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It was founded in the United Kingdom in 1983 by Marion Berghahn. Berg published monographs, textbooks, refer ...
, an academic publishing company based in Oxford, England
Berg (novel)
''Berg'' (1964) was the first novel by the British experimental writer Ann Quin.
Writing and publication
Quin wrote the novel while working as a secretary. She then had a nervous breakdown, suffering from hallucinations, but received treatmen ...
, a 1964 book by Ann Quin
* Berg Fighter or Berg D.I, an Austrian single-engine, single-seater fighter biplane used in World War I
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Berg connector
Berg connector is a brand of electrical connector used in computer hardware. Berg connectors are manufactured by Berg Electronics Corporation of St. Louis, Missouri, now part of Amphenol.
Overview
Berg connectors have a pitch of . Pins are sq ...
, a brand of electrical connector used in computer hardware
* Berg Party, a local political party in Berg, Sweden
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Berg Balance Scale
The Berg Balance Scale (or BBS) is a widely used clinical test of a person's static and dynamic balance abilities, named after Katherine Berg, one of the developers. For functional balance tests, the BBS is generally considered to be the gold s ...
, a clinical test of a person's static and dynamic balance abilities
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The Berg
The Berg was a proposed landscaping project by Germans, German architect Jakob Tigges to build the world's largest artificial mountain at the location of the present Berlin Tempelhof Airport, Tempelhof airport in Berlin, Germany.Berg report, published by the World Bank in 1981
* Barg (disambiguation)
* Birg (disambiguation)
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Borg (disambiguation)
The Borg is a fictional alien faction from the ''Star Trek'' franchise.
Borg may also refer to:
People
* Borg (surname), list of people with the surname
* Lawrence Springborg, an Australian politician also known as "The Borg"
Places Antarct ...
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Burg (disambiguation)
The German word Burg means castle. Burg or Bürg may refer to:
Places Placename element
* ''-burg'', a combining form in Dutch, German and English placenames
* Burg, a variant of burh, the fortified towns of Saxon England
Settlements
* Burg, Aar ...
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Bergen
Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo.
By May 20 ...
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Bergh
Bergh is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The municipality included the villages of 's-Heerenberg, Zeddam, and Stokkum.
In 2005, it merged with Didam to form the new municipality of Montferland
Montferland () i ...