Bergakker | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Tiel - Bergakker.png |
Map Caption1: | The village (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Bergakker in the municipality of Tiel.--> |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Tiel |
Coordinates: | 51.8833°N 28°W |
Area Total Km2: | 3.51 |
Population Total: | 390 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
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]