Berg, Upper Bavaria

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Berg within Starnberg district

(2020–26) Rupert Steigenberger^[1]Area

• Total36.63 km² (14.14 sq mi)Elevation

639 m (2,096 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total8,419 • Density230/km² (600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

82335

Dialling codes08151Vehicle registrationSTAWebsitewww.gemeinde-berg.de

Berg is a municipality in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria, Germany, on the shore of the Starnberg Lake. It is most famous for the royal Berg Castle.

Notable residents

German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau had a home in Berg, where he died in his sleep on 18 May 2012, at age 86.

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).