Bergschenhoek
 flag |
 coat of arms |
| province |
 South Holland
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| local community |
 Lansingerland
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Area - land - water |
15.52 km 2 14.89 km 2 0.63 km 2 |
| Residents | 18,475 (Jan 1, 2019) |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 59 ′ N , 4 ° 30 ′ E |
| Important traffic route |
 
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| prefix | 010 |
| Postcodes | 2661, 2662 |
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Bergschenhoek ( ) is a place and a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland north of Rotterdam . The De Rotte settlement also belonged to the municipality. On January 1, 2007 Bergschenhoek was merged with the neighboring communities Bleiswijk and Berkel en Rodenrijs to form the new community Lansingerland . All three former municipalities were part of the Rotterdam City Region ( Stadsregio Rotterdam ).
Bergschenhoek is a district in the country with many new buildings. There are quite a few more expensive apartments there. The new village center was inaugurated on November 24, 2004. Along the Rotte river there is a large nature and recreation area ("het Hoge en Lage Bergse Bos") with a climbing wall, mountain bike course and golf course.
Bergschenhoek is not far from Rotterdam Airport .
The partner community from 1976 to 2006 was the Austrian community of Maria Enzersdorf . Due to the amalgamation of the Bergschenhoek municipality with the surrounding municipalities, the partnership was terminated after 30 years, as it only makes sense between municipalities of roughly equal size.
history
Around the year 1000 there was a wadden area where Bergschenhoek is now . At the end of the Middle Ages the area was drained. Towards the end of the 15th century, people reported settling in a corner near a mountain ( den Hoek or ten Hoek nabij den Berch ). People quickly spoke of the Bergschen Hoek .
In the 18th century, various polders around Bergschenhoek were drained. The village was part of the Ambachts (area name) Hillegersberg and Rotteban. The three main residential areas were Hillegersberg, Terbregge and Bergschenhoek. An old border post that stood between Bleiswijk and Hillegersberg Rotteban now stands in front of Bergschenhoek's town hall. In 1811 Bergschenhoek separated from Hillegersberg.
From around 1990 the community grew enormously. In 2002 the municipality was the fastest growing in the whole of the Netherlands with 13.4%. Starting from 5,000 inhabitants, the population increased continuously and in 2008 would have been an estimated 23,000 inhabitants.
politics
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
A coalition of CDA, PvdA and ChristenUnie recently ruled in Bergschenhoek.
| Political party | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | |
| Leefbaar Bergschenhoek | - | - | - | 4th |
| CDA | 6th | 5 | 4th | 4th |
| VVD | 3 | 3 | 4th | 3 |
| PvdA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| ChristenUnie | - | - | - | 2 |
| GPV / RPF | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| GPV / SGP / RPF | 1 | - | - | - |
| total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15th |
Districts
Bergschenhoek and De Rotte.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Lansingerland in cijfers
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1990–2002 , accessed on June 3, 2018 (Dutch)