Boxmeer

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Boxmeer parish
Flag of the municipality of Boxmeer
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Boxmeer
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province North Brabant North Brabant
mayor Karel van Soest ( VVD )
Seat of the municipality Boxmeer
Area
 - land
 - water 		113.84  km 2
111.44 km 2
2.4 km 2
CBS code 0756
Residents 29,133 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 256 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 39 ′  N , 5 ° 57 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 39 ′  N , 5 ° 57 ′  E
Important traffic route A73 A77 E31 N264 N621
prefix 0478, 0485
Postcodes 5441, 5447, 5821, 5823-5827, 5831, 5835-5836
Website Boxmeer homepage
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Boxmeer ( listen ? / I ) is a Dutch municipality in the province of Noord-Brabant on the border with the province of Limburg and only 10 kilometers from the border with the Federal Republic of Germany . The community had 29,133 inhabitants (as of January 31, 2019) on an area of ​​around 114 km². It is between 10 and 32  m NAP . Audio file / audio sample

The municipality, located directly on the Maas , was created in 1998 as part of a municipal reform from the merger of the municipalities Boxmeer and Vierlingsbeek. The municipal administration is located in the district of the same name.

places

The approximate number of inhabitants in brackets (as of January 1, 2018)

  • Boxmeer (12,300)
  • Bow (1,830)
  • Holthees (515)
  • Maashees (880)
  • Oeffelt (2,300)
  • Overloon (3,965)
  • Rijkevoort (1,660)
  • Sambeek (1,680)
  • Vierlingsbeek (3,050)
  • Vortum-Mullem (655)

Location and economy

Boxmeer is close to the A73 and A77 (German A57 ) motorway triangle between Nijmegen (Nijmegen) approx. 20 km north and 34 km southeast of Venlo . On the single-track railway line between the two cities, Boxmeer has a train station and Vierlingsbeek has a stop. The city of Goch is 16 km to the east.

The main town of Boxmeer has factories, among other things for animal medicines and vaccines from MSD Sharp & Dohme . These are located in the Saxe-Gotha industrial area. There are also many small businesses and transport companies ( trucks to and from Germany).

Overloon is a tourist center. Agriculture and horticulture are important sources of income (pig breeding, arable farming, tree nurseries, floriculture).

history

There were already numerous small trading and farming settlements here on the western bank of the Mosa (Maas) in Roman times . In the Middle Ages , the area of ​​today's municipality Boxmeer was a bone of contention in the border area between the duchies of Brabant and Geldern . The lord (at that time still count) von Geldern granted a certain Jan Boc van Mere sovereign rights to this area in the 13th century ; the name Boc's Meer became Boxmeer. When Noord-Brabant became part of the Republic of the United Netherlands in 1648 , Boxmeer remained outside the new state. As a result, Boxmeer was not forced to convert to Protestantism like its western neighbors . Catholics from all over Noord-Brabant went to Boxmeer on Sundays and public holidays to hear mass there. In addition, a miracle with the holy blood is said to have occurred in Boxmeer at the beginning of the 15th century . This made it a place of pilgrimage . During the French period (1795-1815) Boxmeer was incorporated into the province of Noord-Brabant. The area is separated from the western neighboring country by the extensive, then inaccessible De Peel moorland . Since the Nijmegen - Venlo railway was also built, Boxmeer turned to Nijmegen. In the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century , De Peel was partially reclaimed and the extraction of peat brought a little more work opportunities.

The Second World War had disastrous consequences for the municipality of Boxmeer. In October 1944 there was a major tank battle as part of Operation Market Garden . The Allies finally won this " Battle of Overloon " after bloody fighting: the last bridgehead west of the Meuse had been recaptured by Nazi Germany. But Overloon, Boxmeer and other places in this area had to be rebuilt in whole or in large part after the end of the war. The War and Resistance Museum ( Nationaal Oorlogs- en verzetsmuseum ) was established in Overloon in 1946 .

Sights and events

  • The War and Resistance Museum ( Nationaal Oorlogs- en verzetsmuseum ) in Overloon
  • The new zoo in Overloon
  • Sambeek has the oldest linden tree in the Netherlands, which is perhaps 1,000 years old
  • In Vortum-Mullem every year takes place on Carnival Monday a carnival tradition held that due in part to pre-Christian fertility rites: the "sausage race", a traditional horse race
  • The St. Peter's Basilica in Boxmeer, rebuilt in 1952, is still the center of a Holy Blood procession called 'de Vaart' on the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost .
  • One day after the end of the Tour de France , the Dutch professional cyclists, together with some foreign stars, meet for the Boxmeer road criterion
  • In the community there are still some picturesque chapels from the late Middle Ages , including in Groeningen and Holthees
  • In the region there are the so-called “Maasheggen”: a kind of landwehr very rich in special birds and plants made of impenetrable undergrowth
  • There are a few small marinas and campsites on the banks of the Meuse
  • The municipality is rich in small forest and other natural areas

politics

The CDA was able to defend its election victory in 2014 in the 2018 local elections with a percentage of 27%. Together with the local Onafhankelijke Fractie and Vijf Dorpen Belang / Lijst Overloon, they form the coalition for the 2018–2022 legislative period.

Municipal council

Local election on March 21, 2018
Turnout: 62.3%
 %
30th
20th
10
0
27.0
22.1
18.2
14.6
10.0
8.1
no
LOF c
VDB / LO d
PK e
Otherwise. G
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
+2.9
-1.9
± 0.0
+3.8
-1.2
+2.1
-5.7
LOF c
VDB / LO d
PK e
Otherwise. G
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Remarks:
c Local Onafhankelijke Fractie
d Vijf Dorpen Belang / Lijst Overloon
e Progressive combination
g Politiek Overloon 0.0% (-2.9%), Nieuw Boxmeer 0.0% (-2.8%)

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 1982:

Political party Seats
1982 1986 1990 1993 a 1997 b 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
CDA 5 5 5 5 3 3 4th 6th 5 6th
SP - 0 0 2 3 4th 6th 4th 5 5
Local Onafhankelijke Fractie c - - - - - - - - 4th 4th
Vijf Dorpen concern - - - - 1 2 2 3 3 3
Lijst Overloon - - - - 2 2 2
Progressive combination - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 2
VVD 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1
Politiek Overloon - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nieuw Boxmeer - - - - - - - - 0 -
Dorpslijst Oeffelt - - - 1 2 2 2 2 - -
Politiek Bend d 4th 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 - -
Belangengroep Rijkevoort - - - 1 1 1 1 1 - -
BurgerBelangen '86 e f - - - - - - 1 - - -
Maaskant fractie - - - - 2 0 0 - - -
Sociaal Liberaal Zakelijk Boxmeer - - - - - 1 0 - - -
Boxmeer Concern '86 - 2 2 2 2 2 - - - -
Politiek Sambeek Vortum Mullem - - - - 1 0 - - - -
PvdA 3 4th 4th 2 - - - - - -
Sambeek's Concern '86 - 0 1 1 - - - - - -
Partij voor Socialisme en Ontwapening - 0 - - - - - - - -
Lijst Sambeek g 1 - - - - - - - - -
D66 1 - - - - - - - - -
total 15th 15th 15th 17th 21st 21st 21st 21st 21st 21st
Remarks
a Due to the incorporation of Oeffelt and Rijkevoort (municipality of Wanroij) into Boxmeer on January 1, 1994, the municipal council elections took place in 1993.
b Due to the incorporation of Vierlingsbeek into Boxmeer on January 1, 1998, the municipal council election took place in 1997.
cThe local Onafhankelijke Fractie emerged from the merger of Belangengroep Rijkevoort , Dorpslijst Oeffelt and Politiek Beugen .
d Politiek Beugen ran for Lijst Van Benthum until 1990 .
eThe local party BurgerBelangen '86 joined the local CDA parliamentary group in the 2010 local elections .
f BurgerBelangen '86 emerged from the merger of the local parties Boxmeers Belang '86 and Politiek Sambeek Vortum Mullem .
GIn the local elections in 1986, Lijst Sambeek was absorbed into the local CDA faction.

College of Mayors and Aldermen

The CDA is represented by two councilors in the College van burgemeester en wethouders , while the coalition parties Local Onafhankelijke Fractie and Vijf Dorpen Belang / Lijst Overloon each provide an alderman. The following people belong to the college and are responsible in the following areas:

function Surname Political party Department annotation
mayor Karel van Soest VVD public order and security, communication, organization and personnel, Euregio, community partnership Boxmeer-Sigmaringen, communal and regional cooperation, district and village councils in office since September 1, 2003
Alderman Peter Stevens CDA Spatial planning, economics, enforcement, permits, housing, land and lease matters, basic operations first deputy mayor
Willy Hendriks-van Haren Local Onafhankelijke Fractie Quality of life, social affairs, sport, art and culture, education, youth, senior citizens, health care, events (markets and fairgrounds) second deputy mayor
Jeu Verstraaten Vijf Dorpen Belang / Lijst Overloon Finance, transport and traffic, recreation and tourism, facility management, administration of public space, landscape and nature, waste and the environment, information technology third deputy mayor
Bouke de Bruin-van Vught CDA Sustainability, innovation, administrative renewal, climate adaptation and the energy transition fourth deputy mayor
Community Secretary vacant - - -

Parish partnership

Since 2001 there has been a community partnership with Sigmaringen ( Germany ). The connection goes back to a marriage between Maria Clara van de Berg from Boxmeer and Maximilian von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen in 1666 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2018 . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , October 26, 2018, accessed on December 23, 2018 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ a b Results of the local elections: 1982–2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on December 23, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Samenstelling college . In: boxmeer.nl . Gemeente Boxmeer, accessed December 23, 2018 (Dutch)