Beringe Explained

Beringe
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Limburg
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Peel en Maas
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:35
Area Total Km2:6.35
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,945
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5986
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:077
Coordinates:51.3358°N 5.9469°W

Beringe (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈbeːrɪŋə/; in Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish ˈbeːʀɪŋə/ is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Peel en Maas, and lies about 15 km west of Venlo.

The village was first mentioned in 1447 as to Bieringen, and means "settlement of the people of Bero (person)".[3]

The St Josef Church was built in 1928. On 15 November 1944, the tower was blown up and collapsed on the nave. The church was restored in 1951, and a new tower built in 1952.[4]

Beringe was home to 330 people in 1840.The population in 2021 was 1,945.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 5986AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 25 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 25 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Beringe . Etymologiebank . 25 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Jozef . Kerkengebouwen in Limburg . 25 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Beringe . Plaatsengids . 25 April 2022 . nl.