Berg en Dal (municipality)

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Berg en Dal municipality
Flag of the municipality of Berg en Dal
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Berg en Dal
coat of arms
province Gelderland Gelderland
mayor Mark Slinkman ( CDA )
Seat of the municipality Groesbeek
Area
 - land
 - water 		93.31  km 2
86.49 km 2
6.82 km 2
CBS code 1945
Residents 34,758 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 373 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 49 ′  N , 5 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 49 ′  N , 5 ° 55 ′  E
Important traffic route N325 N840
prefix 024, 0481
Postcodes 6561-6562, 6564, 6566, 6571-6579
Website Homepage of Berg en Dal
Map - NL - Municipality code 0241 (2015) .svg
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Map of the municipality

Berg en Dal is a municipality in the south of the Dutch province of Gelderland, right on the border with Germany .

geography

The municipal area is located south of the Rhine or the Waal , the largest arm of the Rhine in the river delta of the Rhine , and extends to the western end of the Lower Rhine ridge , so called "Zeven Heuvelen" ( German  seven hills ) , so that it is within the municipality An altitude difference of 90 meters can be found, a value that is not common for the Netherlands.

Berg en Dal borders Germany in the east with the municipalities of Kleve and Kranenburg , in the south with Gennep and Mook en Middelaar (both in the province of Limburg ), in the west with Heumen and Nijmegen and in the north, separated by the Rhine and Waal, with Lingewaard and Zevenaar .

Neighboring communities

Nijmegen Lingewaard Zevenaar
Hay Neighboring communities Kleve (Germany)
Mook en Middelaar Gennep Kranenburg (Germany)

history

The municipality was created on January 1, 2015 from the merger of the municipalities Groesbeek , Millingen aan de Rijn and Ubbergen . Originally it was named after the largest of the three original parishes, Groesbeek . In a referendum, the citizens of the new municipality could decide whether this name should remain or be changed to Berg en Dal, a proposal that had been discussed in advance of the merger. Berg en Dal is a village on the border between Groesbeek and Ubbergen, and the name “Berg und Tal” fits in with the topography of the municipality. In the vote, 50.8% voted for Berg en Dal and 49.2% for Groesbeek. Therefore, the municipality name was officially changed on January 1, 2016.

politics

The municipality will be governed by a coalition of CDA, GroenLinks, Groesbeekse Volkspartij and Polderbreed for the legislative period from 2018 to 2022 .

Municipal council

Local election on March 21, 2018
Turnout: 58.26%
 %
20th
10
0
15.1
13.5
10.4
10.0
9.5
9.0
7.7
7.2
6.8
10.9
PB c
GJS d
GVP e
VOLG f
VBenD g
SG h
Otherwise. j
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
 12
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
-12
+0.9
+5.8
+10.4
+2.2
-1.5
-3.1
-0.8
-4.5
+1.6
-11.0
PB c
GJS d
GVP e
VOLG f
VBenD g
SG h
Otherwise. j
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Remarks:
c Polderbreed
d Gemeente, Jeugd- en sports issues
e Groesbeekse Volkspartij
f For Openheid en een Leefbaar Groesbeek
g Voor Berg en Dal
h Sociaal Groesbeek
j PvdA 6.0 (–2.3%), D66 4.9% (–0.3%), Combinatie '90 Ubbergen 0.0% (–8.4%)

Since Berg en Dal was founded, the municipal council has been formed as follows:

Political party Seats
2014 2018
CDA 3 4th
GroenLinks 2 3
Polderbreed - 3
Gemeente-, Jeugd- en sports issues 2 2
Groesbeekse Volkspartij 3 2
For Openheid en a Leefbaar Groesbeek 3 2
Voor Berg en Dal 2 2
Sociaal Groesbeek 2 2
VVD 1 1
PvdA 2 1
D66 1 1
Combinatie '90 Ubbergen 2 -
total 23 23

College van B&W

The College van burgemeester en wethouders consists of one member from each coalition party. The councilors were appointed during a council meeting on May 17, 2018. The following people belong to the college and are responsible in the following areas:

function Surname Political party Department annotation
mayor Mark Slinkman CDA general and administrative matters, cooperation agenda, international cooperation, strategic concept, political coordination, management / personnel and organization, service, police, public order, fire brigade, security and disaster control, "civic father role" in crisis situations, asylum policy, integral security, education, representation , Communication and (local) media, coordination of surveillance and enforcement in office since September 16, 2015
Alderman Sylvia Fleuren CDA Finance, taxes, tourism and recreation, traffic, transport and mobility, public work, public utilities -
Nelson Verheul GroenLinks Coordination in the subject of sustainability, environment, energy, climate and waste, housing, spatial planning and development, coordinator of the environmental law, basic problems, licensing and retention, information technology, purchasing and tender management -
Irma van de Scheur Groesbeekse Volkspartij local gateway, welfare and public health, social welfare law and youth, work and income, economic affairs and job opportunities -
Annelies Visser Polderbreed Nature and landscape, monuments, genetic material and archeology, integral water management, coordination in the subject of quality of life, art, culture and museums, library, education and sport, facilities and subsidies -
Community Secretary Edwin van der Velde - Management, services, politics, public space, social affairs in office since April 3, 2017

Political structure

The community is divided into the following districts:

No. place Residents
(as of Jan. 1, 2018)
00 Beek 3675
01 Berg en Dal 2400
02 Breedeweg 2630
03 De Horst 1225
04 Erlecom 165
05 Groesbeek 12,860
06 Holy Landstichting 800
07 Kekerdom 480
08 Leuth 1695
09 Millingen aan de Rijn 5865
10 Ooij 2405
11 Persingen 105
12 Ubbergen 480
local community 34,785

Twin cities

There are town twinning with

traffic

On the southern edge of the Rhine lowlands, the N325 runs from Arnhem to the German border, where it is continued by Bundesstraße 9 . From here the N840 branches off to the north and Millingen, and the N841 to the south and Groesbeek. The N842 from Nijmegen and the N843 from Milsbeek also lead to Groesbeek .

Until 1991 there was a connection in the direction of Nijmegen and Cologne via the left-hand Lower Rhine route . Since spring 2008, draisine trips for up to 14 people between Kleve and Groesbeek have been possible on part of this section . The public transport is buses of NIAG offered (SB 58 and line 60 from Kleve to Nijmegen Millingen).

Web links

Commons : Berg en Dal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Gemeentenaam Berg en Dal, alle deelnemende partijen in raad ( memento of November 24, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ), accessed on January 3, 2016
  3. ↑ Gemeentenaam Berg en Dal gaat eerder ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at www.degroesbeek.nl, accessed on March 5, 2016 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.degroesbeek.nl
  4. ↑ a b Results of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on January 20, 2019 (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Thed Maas: Nieuw college Berg en Dal costs 40 mille per jaar sea. In: de Gelderlander . Wegener, May 7, 2018, accessed July 2, 2018 (Dutch).
  6. ↑ Samenstelling college . In: bergendal.nl . Gemeente Berg en Dal, accessed January 20, 2019 (Dutch)
  7. ↑ Dag 1 for eerste burgemeester nieuwe gemeente Berg en Dal. In: Omroep Gelderland. September 16, 2015, accessed July 2, 2018 (Dutch).
  8. ↑ Edwin van der Velde nieuwe gemeentesecretaris Berg en Dal Gemeente Berg en Dal, accessed on July 2, 2018 (Dutch)
  9. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2018 . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , October 26, 2018, accessed on January 20, 2019 (Dutch)