Borculo

Borculo

flag	coat of arms
province	Gelderland
local community	Berkelland
Area  - land  - water	55.9  km 2 55.02 km 2 0.88 km 2
Residents	10,540 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Coordinates	52 ° 7 '  N , 6 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 7 '  N , 6 ° 31'  E
Important traffic route
prefix	0545
Postcodes	7241, 7244, 7261, 7271
Location of Borculo in the municipality of Berkelland
Fountain, Bloemersstraat

Borculo ( Low German Borklo , older spellings: "Borkelo" and "Borkulo") is a Dutch city ​​in the Achterhoek in the province of Gelderland . The city on the Berkel owes its name to the lordship and the Kasteel Borculo .

Borculo was an independent municipality until January 1, 2005 , when it was merged with Eibergen , Ruurlo and Neede to form today's municipality of Berkelland .

history

The Lords of Borculo were first mentioned in writing in the 12th century. Around this time, the Borculo Castle and settlement were built. In 1375 Borculo got city ​​rights . Until 1616 Borculo belonged to the diocese of Münster and was Catholic. Then the Reformation was introduced.

photos

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  Church: de Onze Lieve Vrouw Tenhemelopnemingkerk

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  Church: de Joriskerk

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  Drawbridge at de Burg. Bloemersstraat

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Until the municipality was dissolved, the following distribution of seats had been made since 1990:

Political party	Seats
	1990	1994	1998	2002
VVD	4th	4th	5	5
PvdA	5	4th	5	4th
CDA	4th	3	3	3
Borculo municipality	2	3	2	3
D66	-	1	-	-
total	15th	15th	15th	15th

Web links

Commons : Borculo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• History of the city and glory of Borculo (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on July 2, 2018 (Dutch)
2. ^ Joannes Henricus Hofman: Het oude kerspel Borkelo . In: Archief voor de geschiedenis van het bisdom Utrecht , Vol. 1 (1874), pp. 179–207, here p. 206.
3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1990–2002 , accessed on July 2, 2018 (Dutch)