Eijsden

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Eijsden
Flag of the place Eijsden
flag 		Coat of arms of the place Eijsden
coat of arms
province Limburg Limburg
local community Flag of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten Eijsden-Margraten
Area
 - land
 - water 		20.76  km 2
19.76 km 2
1 km 2
Residents 11,565 (Dec. 31, 2010)
Coordinates 50 ° 47 '  N , 5 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 47 '  N , 5 ° 43'  E
Important traffic route A2 E25
prefix 043
Postcodes 6245, 6247
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Eijsden ( listen ? / I ) is a former Dutch municipality in the province of Limburg . On January 1, 2011, Eijsden was merged with Margraten to form the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten . According to the CBS, the town of the same name had 4,330 inhabitants on January 1, 2018 . Audio file / audio sample

places

  • Eijsden, where the administrative center of the municipality is located (including Breust 4,330 inhabitants)
  • Breust
  • Gronsveld (east of the A2 ; 2,330 inhabitants); until 1982 an independent municipality, which also included Rijckholt.
  • Mariadorp-Poelveld (2,905 inhabitants)
  • Mesch and Withuis (545 inhabitants in total)
  • Oost-Maarland (north of Eijsden; 930 inhabitants)
  • Rijckholt (east of the A2; 640 inhabitants)
  • Caestert.

Location and economy

View of Eijsden from the Dutch side of the Meuse

Eijsden is located on the Maas in the extreme south of the Limburg province, between Maastricht and the Belgian towns of Visé and Voeren . The stream Voer flows into the Meuse in Eijsden.

The A2 Maastricht – Liège motorway crosses the municipality. Eijsden has a train station on the Maastricht – Liège railway line. There are hourly S-Bahn trains of the S43 ( S-Bahn Liège ) on the Maastricht - Visé - Liège-Guillemins (- Tongeren - Hasselt) route. This traffic is operated by the Belgian railways SNCB / NMBS .

A lot of commuters who work in Maastricht live in Eijsden. Agriculture, fruit growing, horticulture and tourism are also of economic importance. The chemical factory in Eijsden, which produces zinc oxide from rock available on site , is controversial because of its environmental pollution.

Attractions

Eijsden Castle
  • The prehistoric flint mine in Rijckholt near Gronsveld
  • The Savelsbos nature reserve near Gronsveld
  • The Castle Eijsden (the park can be visited; Built in 1636 castle is inhabited by a noble family and can only every two years, one day be visited)
  • The Gronsveld Castle
  • The Rijckholt Castle
  • Terraces and beautiful houses on the Eijsden market square
  • The Corpus Christi procession Bronk
  • The marinas on the Meuse
  • There are many opportunities for cycling and hiking trips in the municipality, including to neighboring Belgium.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Until the dissolution of the municipality, the following distribution of seats resulted from 1981:

Political party Seats
1981 a 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006
Partij Groot Eijsden - 4th 6th 6th 6th 6th 6th
CDA 5 5 5 4th 4th 4th 4th
PvdA 1 2 2 3 2 2 3
VVD 2 3 2 2 3 3 2
Lijst Waterval b 3 - - - - - -
Lijst Spronck 2 1 - - - - -
Lijst Houten b 1 - - - - - -
Lijst Inden 1 - - - - - -
total 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th
a Due to the incorporation of Gronsveld into Eijsden on January 1, 1982, the municipal council elections took place in 1981.
b In the local council elections in 1986, the parties Lijst Houten and Lijst Waterval went into a new party called "Partij Groot Eijsden".

Personalities

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on July 28, 2018 (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2018 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on July 28, 2018 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1981–2002 2006 , accessed on July 28, 2018 (Dutch)