Bergen (Limburg)

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Bergen municipality
Flag of the municipality of Bergen
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Coat of arms of the municipality of Bergen
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province Limburg 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 Coordinates: 51 ° 36 '  N , 6 ° 2'  E
Important traffic route N271
prefix 0485
Postcodes 5851, 5853-5856
Website Homepage of Bergen
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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.

photos

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
41.1
26.3
22.0
10.6
PK
CORE
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
-12
+8.1
+3.1
-10.7
-0.5
PK
CORE

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
aProgressieve Kombinatie Bergen is an amalgamation of the parties D66 and PvdA .

College of Mayors and Aldermen

The following people belong to the college and the delegates manage the following departments:

Mayoress
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

Web links

Commons : Bergen, Limburg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on July 26, 2018 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on July 26, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ^ Het college Gemeente Bergen, accessed July 26, 2018 (Dutch)