Berg aan de Maas

First attested as berge in 1294-1295. Derived from berg (“hill, elevated place”). The identifier aan de Maas ("on the Meuse") was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from nearby villages also called Berg.

See also Limburgish Berg.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrx aːn də ˈmaːs/
• Hyphenation: Berg aan de Maas
• Rhymes: -aːs

Berg aan de Maas n

1. A village in Stein, Limburg, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN