Overberg | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Utrecht#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Utrecht |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Utrechtse Heuvelrug |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 8 |
Area Total Km2: | 9.09 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1,570 |
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: | 3959 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0343 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Transport |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Major roads |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | A12 |
Coordinates: | 52.0392°N 5.4969°W |
Overberg is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug. It is located on both sides of the Utrecht-Rhenen railway line, but has no station. It is around 5 km west of the centre of Veenendaal, and 25 km east of the city of Utrecht.
The village was first mentioned in 1846 as Overberg, and means "the other side of the hill (Amerongse Berg)".[3] In 1873, the Efratha Church and school were built.[4]