Beek (municipality)
flag |
coat of arms |
province | Limburg |
mayor | Christine van Basten-Boddin ( D66 ) |
Seat of the municipality | Beek |
Area - land - water |
21.03 km 2 21.03 km 2 0 km 2 |
CBS code | 0888 |
Residents | 15,935 (Jan 31, 2019) |
Population density | 758 inhabitants / km 2 |
Coordinates | 50 ° 56 ' N , 5 ° 48' E |
Important traffic route | |
prefix | 046 |
Postcodes | 6176, 6191, 6199, 7037 |
Website | Homepage of Beek |
Beek ( Limburgish Baek ) is a Dutch municipality in the province of Limburg and, according to the CBS, had 15,935 inhabitants on January 31, 2019 . The Maastricht Aachen Airport is located in the municipality. Beek is located 15 km north of Maastricht and 20 km east of the Belgian city of Genk .
coat of arms
The coat of arms is divided and split at the bottom.
The top of the first field in a growing silver red doppelschwänziger rotgezungter Leo ( Limburgian Lion ), the black until reaching to the edge cross obscured; in the second field in red a silver double snake cross and in the third field in silver three (2; 1) red balls . The blue stripe on the flag symbolizes the Cötelbeek river , after which the municipality is named.
A golden crown rests on the shield .
Districts
The community consists of eight districts (population in brackets, as of January 1, 2017):
- Beek (8,400)
- Geverik (395)
- Grootgenhout (1,045)
- Kelmond (150)
- Kleingenhout (170)
- Neerbeek (2,425)
- Spaubeek (3,315)
- Vliegbasis Zuid-Limburg (30)
politics
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
The municipal council has been formed as follows since 2006:
Political party | Seats | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | |
Burger concerns beek | 6th | 7th | 6th | 5 |
Nieuwe Democrats Beek | ||||
CDA | 5 | 4th | 4th | 5 |
Progressief Beek a | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th |
VVD | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Seniors concern beek | - | - | 2 | 1 |
total | 17th | 17th | 17th | 17th |
College of Mayors and Aldermen
The following people belong to the college :
- mayor
- Christine van Basten-Boddin ( D66 ) (Appointed: February 16, 2016)
- Alderman
- Thijs van Es (Burger Belangen Beek / Nieuwe Democrats Beek)
- Ralph Diederen ( CDA )
- Hub Schoenmakers (Burger Belangen Beek / Nieuwe Democrats Beek)
- Hub Hodzelmans (CDA)
- Community Secretary
- Ron de Louw
Attractions
Sights include the Martinskirche and the ruins of Jansgeleen Castle, of which the forecourt and a windmill have been preserved.
Personalities
- Charles Henri Hubert Spronck (1858–1932), medic
- Pyke Koch (1901–1991), painter
- Sef Imkamp (1925–2013), administrative lawyer and politician
- Maud Welzen (* 1993), model
Web links
- Website of the municipality (Dutch)
- Beek tourist website (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
- ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on July 26, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on July 26, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on July 26, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Samenstelling en taakverdeling college van B&W ( Memento of the original from July 26, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Gemeente Beek, accessed July 26, 2018 (Dutch)