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Village in Gelderland, Netherlands
Berg en Dal
is a village in the
Dutch
province of
Gelderland
. It is located to the southeast of the city of
Nijmegen
. The village lies in the municipality of
Berg en Dal
.
One of the attractions in the village is the
Africa Museum
, which consists of a number of African villages, rebuilt on a 1:1 scale. Another attraction is the small amusement park of Tivoli.
History
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The name of the village means "Mountain and Valley"; it refers to the hills in the neighbourhood. The name was first used in 1867.
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The village has its origins in the early Middle Ages, and developed on a hill along the road from
Nijmegen
to
Kleve
. It used to be surrounded by heath and contained little farms. In the early 19th century, it developed into a villa ward.
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During
Operation Market Garden
, Berg en Dal was the scene of heavy fighting. The villagers were evacuated in November 1944. On 5 May 1955, an
obelisk
was revealed with the names of the 27 civilian casualties.
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In 1949,
Duivelsberg
and Wylerberg were annexed from Germany.
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In 1954, the
Africa Museum
was opened. It was an initiative of Father Piet Bukkems and other missionaries who had worked in Africa to provide a visual display. Later, an African village was built in the museum.
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