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Dronten parish
Flag of the municipality of Dronten
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Coat of arms of the municipality of Dronten
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province Flevoland Flevoland
mayor Jean Paul Gebben ( VVD )
Seat of the municipality Droned
Area
 - land
 - water
423.89  km 2
333.69 km 2
90.2 km 2
CBS code 0303
Residents 40,840 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 96 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 52 ° 31 '  N , 5 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 31 '  N , 5 ° 43'  E
Important traffic route A6 N305 N306 N307 N309 N708 N709 N710 N711
prefix 0321
Postcodes 8251-8256
Website Homepage of Dronten
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Dronten ( listen ? / I ) is a municipality on the Veluwemeer and Ketelmeer in the east of the Dutch province of Flevoland . About 20 km west of Dronten is the provincial capital Lelystad , about 15 km east is the city of Kampen and about 14 km southeast is the city of Elburg . Audio file / audio sample

The community was rebuilt in 1972 and had 40,840 inhabitants on January 31, 2019, according to the CBS . It has an area of ​​424 km², of which almost 334 km² is land that is mainly used for agriculture. In addition to the town of Dronten itself, the municipality of Dronten also includes the two villages of Biddinghuizen and Swifterbant .

Due to its location on the Veluwemeer, Dronten is a popular destination for tourism , which is why there are many camping and leisure opportunities here . This also includes the amusement park Walibi Holland in Biddinghuizen.

A very striking building in the city is the De Meerpaal culture and exhibition hall .

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
30th
20th
10
0
22.1
20.5
12.2
12.1
9.1
8.8
8.7
5.5
1.0
LD
Otherwise. i
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
+5.6
-6.2
+2.3
+1.5
-2.1
+1.5
+0.3
-1.1
-1.9
LD
Otherwise. i
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Remarks:
i Jezus Leeft 1.0% (+1.0%), Ouderen Politiek Actief Dronten 0.0% (-1.7%), Groep Hop 0.0% (-1.2%)

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 1982:

Political party Seats
1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
VVD 5 4th 3 5 6th 5 4th 6th 4th 7th
CDA 8th 7th 7th 6th 6th 7th 7th 7th 8th 6th
Leefbaar Dronten a - - - - - 6th 2 3 3 4th
ChristenUnie - - - - - 2 3 2 3 3
D66 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 3 2
SP - - - - - - 3 - 2 2
GroenLinks - - - 4th 2 2 1 2 2 2
PvdA 4th 6th 4th 3 3 5 3 2 1
PPR - - - - - - -
Jezus Leeft - - - - - - - - - 0
Ouderen Politiek Actief Dronten - - - - - - - - 0 -
Groep Hop - - - - - - - - 0 -
RPF 1 1 1 1 2 - - - - -
SGP - - - - - -
Community concerns 1 1 1 2 1 - - - - -
GPV 0 0 1 1 1 - - - - -
Algemeen Ouderen Verbond - - - - 1 - - - - -
Unie55 + - - - - - - - - -
total 19th 19th 19th 21st 23 25th 25th 25th 27 27
Remarks
a Leefbaar Dronten emerged from the merger of the parties Algemeen Ouderen Verbond / Unie55 + and Gemeentebelangen.

Mayor and alderman

The coalition will be formed from 2018 to 2022 from ChristenUnie , Leefbaar Dronten and VVD . The VVD provides two councilors to the college , while the other coalition parties each have one councilor. The new councilors were appointed at a council meeting on May 31, 2018. The following people belong to the college and are responsible in the following areas:

function Surname Political party Department annotation
Mayoress Jean Paul Gebben VVD legal departments, street naming, communication, city marketing in office since June 14, 2019
Alderman Ton van Amerongen VVD Taxes, basic politics, acquisition grants, environment and sustainability, water policy, authorization and enforcement, art and culture, sport, information technology and policy -
Peter van Bergen Leefbaar Dronten Youth welfare, social welfare law, participation law, poverty policy, senior citizens' agenda, housing, district-specific work, services, equipment policy -
Jaap Oosterveld ChristenUnie Resident participation, environmental law, spatial development, wind, education, spatial implementation and administration, management and equipment management -
Irene Korting VVD Traffic and transportation, agrifood , recreation and tourism, public health, village interests -
Community Secretary Tineke van Lenthe - - in office since May 2018

coat of arms

Description: In the coat of arms, divided by blue and gold with a wavy cut, a silver lily at the top and three red entwined rings at the bottom . The larger middle ring is covered by a short black post ( bollard ) with a silver hood. A golden crown rests on the coat of arms held by two soaring black stallions .

Personalities

See also

Web links

Commons : Dronten  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b Herre Stegenga: Nieuwe burgemeester Dronten op June 14th geïnstalleerd. In: de Stentor . De Persgroep Nederland , May 17, 2019, accessed June 17, 2019 (Dutch).
  2. Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  3. Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on September 22, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on September 22, 2018 (Dutch)
  5. Herre Stegenga: Twee nieuwe gezichten in college van Dronten. In: de Stentor . Wegener, May 25, 2018, accessed September 22, 2018 (Dutch).
  6. ^ Burgemeester en Wethouders Gemeente Dronten, accessed on September 22, 2018 (Dutch)