Cranendonck

Cranendonck community

flag	coat of arms
province	North Brabant
mayor	Roland van Kessel ( independent )
Seat of the municipality	Budel
Area  - land  - water	78.05  km 2 76.4 km 2 1.65 km 2
CBS code	1706
Residents	20,464 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density	262 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates	51 ° 17 '  N , 5 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 17 '  N , 5 ° 35'  E
Important traffic route
prefix	0495
Postcodes	6021, 6023-6024, 6026-6028
Website	Homepage of Cranendonck

Cranendonck ( listen ^{? / I} ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant ( Dutch Noord-Brabant ).

The municipality was formed as part of a regional reform on January 1, 1997 from the formerly independent municipalities Budel (with Budel-Dorplein and Budel-Schoot) and Maarheeze (with Gastel and Soerendonk). It has 20,464 inhabitants (as of January 31, 2019), an area of ​​around 78 km² and is at a height of a good 20 meters above sea level. The area of ​​the municipality is slightly hilly and consists mainly of agricultural land and larger forest areas, the water area is comparatively small.

Cranendonck is right on the border with Belgium , about 18 km south of Eindhoven , 8 km west of Weert and 40 km north of the Belgian city of Hasselt . The community is close to the A2 ( E25 ); the nearest train stations are in Eindhoven and Weert . The nearest regional airports are close to the cities of Eindhoven and Maastricht .

Tourism plays practically no role.

Attractions

The community was named after the very well-preserved Kasteel Cranendonck Castle .

politics

The CDA won the local elections on March 21, 2018 with 27.62% and forms a coalition with the VVD and Pro6 for the legislative period from 2018 to 2022 .

Municipal council

Local election on March 21, 2018

Turnout: 53.84%

 %

30th

20th

10

0

27.6

25.3

21.6

13.3

12.2

n. k.

CDA

Pro6

ELAN ^c

CA! ^d

VVD

PvdA

Gains and losses

compared to 2014

 % p

 30th

 25th

 20th

 15th

 10

   5

   0

  -5

-10

-15

-20

+7.9

+25.3

-6.3

-15.4

+2.1

-13.6

CDA

Pro6

ELAN ^c

CA! ^d

VVD

PvdA

Remarks:

^c Real local devotion Nu

^d Cranendonck Actief!

Since the founding of Cranendonck, the municipal council has been formed as follows:

Political party	Seats
	1996	1999	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018
CDA	4th	2	4th	4th	3	4th	6th
Pro6	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
Real local devotion	6th	7th	6th	4th	7th	5	4th
Cranendonck Actief!	-	5	5	3	3	6th	2
VVD	1	2	1	2	2	2	2
PvdA	2	3	3	5	4th	2	-
Nieuw Maarheeze a	-	-	-	1	0	-	-
Keerpunt	6th	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ons all concerns		-	-	-	-	-	-
total	19th	19th	19th	19th	19th	19th	19th

Remarks

^aIn 2006 the Nieuw Maarheeze party ran under the name Nieuw Cranendonck .

College of Mayors and Aldermen

The following people belong to the College van burgemeester en wethouders of the municipality of Cranendonck:

mayor

• Roland van Kessel ( independent ; took office: November 20, 2018)

Alderman

• Frans Kuppens ( CDA )
• Frits van der Wiel (Pro6)
• Marcel Lemmen ( VVD )

Community Secretary

• José van Aaken

Daughters and sons of the church

• Rober van der Vin (* 1969), racing cyclist, born in Budel-Schoot
• Antonius Mathijsen (1805–1878), inventor of the plaster cast, born in Budel

Web links

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

• Website of the municipality (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Results of the local elections: 1996–2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on December 28, 2018 (Dutch)
3. ↑ Samenstelling college . In: cranendonck.nl . Gemeente Cranendonck, accessed December 28, 2018 (Dutch)