Bergen (Limburg)
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coat of arms |
province | Limburg |
mayor | Manon Pelzer ( CDA ) |
Seat of the municipality | Nieuw Bergen |
Area - land - water |
108.5 km 2 103.48 km 2 5.02 km 2 |
CBS code | 0893 |
Residents | 13,125 (Jan 31, 2019) |
Population density | 121 inhabitants / km 2 |
Coordinates | 51 ° 36 ' N , 6 ° 2' E |
Important traffic route | |
prefix | 0485 |
Postcodes | 5851, 5853-5856 |
Website | Homepage of Bergen |
Bergen ( Limburgish Baerge ) is a Dutch municipality in the province of Limburg and, according to the CBS, had 13,125 inhabitants on January 31, 2019 on a total area of 108.5 km².
geography
Bergen consists of a 20 km long strip along the Meuse , north of Arcen en Velden . The community borders on the German communities Goch and Weeze . In the municipality are the villages of Bergen and Nieuw-Bergen with the town hall, Aijen, Afferden, Wellerlooi and Well - all on the Maas - as well as Siebengewald on the road to Goch.
history
The whole area has only been part of the Netherlands since 1815. Before it belonged u. a. to Prussia and Austria . During the Second World War , the villages with their churches and castles were largely destroyed because they were on the front line from around November 1944 to March 1945. The evacuated places were also looted several times.
Infrastructure
There is a lot of agriculture in the community, some marinas, campsites and a gravel pit.
A lake was created near Well where water sports can be practiced. In the south of the municipality is the De Maasduinen National Park (German: the Maasdünen), in which many plants and animals under species protection live.
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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 | |
CDA | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6th |
Progressive Kombinatie Bergen a | 6th | 3 | 3 | 4th |
CORE | - | 3 | 5 | 3 |
VVD | 3 | 4th | 2 | 2 |
Partij Leefbaarheid Centraal | 1 | 0 | - | - |
total | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th |
College of Mayors and Aldermen
The following people belong to the college and the delegates manage the following departments:
- Mayoress
- Manon Pelzer ( CDA )
- Alderman
- Antoon Splinter (CDA): Space and Finance
- Lia Roefs (Progressieve Kombinatie Bergen): Quality of life
- Frans Pekema ( VVD ): Economy and Care
- Community Secretary
- Chris Jansen
See also
Personalities
- Lieke Martens (* 1992), soccer player
- Henk Nooren (* 1954), trainer and former show jumper
Web links
- Bergen Municipality website (Dutch)
- Afferden village website (Dutch)
- Website of the nature conservation organization “Natuurmonumenten” on the national park “De Maasduinen” (Dutch)
- Bergen, on the Niederrhein (Nord) site, in German
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (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)
- ^ Het college Gemeente Bergen, accessed July 26, 2018 (Dutch)