Borculo
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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 |
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.
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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 |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on July 2, 2018 (Dutch)
- ^ 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.
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1990–2002 , accessed on July 2, 2018 (Dutch)