Bergakker is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Tiel, and lies about 2 km west of Tiel.
Bergakker is known for the Bergakker sword sheath, which was found in a field in 1996.
It was first mentioned in 1899 as Bergakker, and means "farmland on a hill". The hamlet consists of about 80 houses.
References
"Runeninscriptie met het oudste Nederlands". Museum het Valkhof (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20190527005545/https://www.museumhetvalkhof.nl/collecties/archeologie/collectie-topstukken-archeologie/runeninscriptie-met-het-oudste-nederlands ↩
"Bergakker - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2022. https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/bergakker ↩
"Bergakker". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2022. https://www.plaatsengids.nl/bergakker ↩