Emmen (Drenthe)
 flag |
 coat of arms |
| province |
 Drenthe
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| mayor | Eric van Oosterhout ( PvdA ) |
| Seat of the municipality | Emmen |
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Area - land - water |
346.26 km 2 335.17 km 2 11.09 km 2 |
| CBS code | 0114 |
| Residents | 107,118 (Jan 31, 2019) |
| Population density | 309 inhabitants / km 2 |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 47 ' N , 6 ° 54' E |
| Important traffic route |
        
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| prefix | 0591, 0524 |
| Postcodes | 7761, 7764-7766, 7801, 7811-7815, 7821-7828, 7831, 7833, 7844, 7881, 7884-7885, 7887, 7889, 7891-7892, 7894-7895 |
| Website | Homepage of Emmen |
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Emmen ( ) is a municipality in the southeastern Dutch province of Drenthe with 107,118 inhabitants (31 January 2019), of which live 56,000 in the same city and 51,000 in the belonging to the community villages and peat . The city lies on the southeastern end of the Hondsrug ridge .
City structure
The city of Emmen is divided into six districts ( Dutch gebieden ):
- Emmen-Noord (14,286 inhabitants)
- Emmen-Oost (19,108 inhabitants)
- Emmen-Zuid (23,095 inhabitants)
- De Monden (11,965 inhabitants)
- De Blokken (22,050 inhabitants)
- De Velden (16,686 inhabitants)
These are subdivided into the official city districts, which are named in the following table with their population figures for 2004 and 2010 (each January 1st):
| district | 2004 residents |
Residents 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Emmen | 51,510 | 57,452 |
| Klazienaveen | 10,930 | 12,036 |
| Emmer Compascuum | 5,340 | 8.003 |
| Nieuw-Amsterdam / Veenoord | 6,380 | 7.181 |
| Schoonebeek | 3,790 | 5,177 |
| Erica | 3,720 | 4,864 |
| Nieuw-Weerdinge | 3,310 | 3,655 |
| Zwartemeer | 3.130 | 3.118 |
| Nieuw-Dordrecht | 1,660 | 2,101 |
| Barger Compascuum | 1,480 | 2.003 |
| Weiteveen | 1,540 | 1,760 |
| Nieuw-Schoonebeek | 1,320 | 1.311 |
| Roswinkel | 500 | 832 |
photos
Emmen, church: de Grote of Pancratiuskerk
Emmen, Theater: het Atlas theater
near Emmen, Dolmen
Klazienaveen, the shopping center: 't Schip
Schoonebeek, Reformed Church
Nieuw-Schoonebeek, the separate church tower
Weiteveen, the ditch in the peat landscape
near Nieuw-Dordrecht, ditch in the peat landscape
history
The area was inhabited as early as the Bronze Age. The place Emmen was mentioned for the first time in the 12th century as Curtis Emne ("Hof von Emmen") and remained a rural village until the 20th century. After the Second World War , the economically weak region was subsidized by the state as a development area and, above all, the textile and metal industries were established. In the early years of the post-war period, Emmen was one of the fastest growing cities in the Netherlands. Emmen developed from a poor farming village to an important city. Extensive residential construction work became necessary. Some of these were planned at a large distance from the existing buildings so as not to destroy valuable landscape areas. As a result, the city takes up a relatively large area. Today Emmen is the largest city in the province of Drenthe , ahead of the provincial capital Assen . Toyism was founded in 1992 .
politics
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
The strongest party in the local elections for the 2018-2022 term was electoral association Wakker Emmen ( German "Proficient Emmen" ). The distribution of seats in the municipal council of Emmen has been made up as follows over the past 36 years:
| Political party | Seats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 | 1997 a | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | |
| Wakker Emmen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 15th | 11 |
| PvdA | 16 | 22nd | 15th | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18th | 11 | 6th | 7th |
| CDA | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8th | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| PVV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| VVD | 4th | 3 | 3 | 4th | 4th | 5 | 4th | 4th | 2 | 3 |
| SP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 |
| LEF! Emmen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| ChristenUnie | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| D66 | 1 | 1 | 4th | 6th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| GroenLinks | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 50PLUS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Drentse Ouderen Partij | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Burger issues in Gemeente Emmen | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Onafhankelijk Nieuw Emmen | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Leefbaar Emmen | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |
| RPF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| GPV | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| CPN | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Community concerns | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PSP | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EPP | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| PPR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| total | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
- Remarks
- ↑ Parties that took part in the election but were unable to obtain a seat on the council will not be considered.
College of Mayors and Aldermen
The coalition parties for the 2018–2022 legislative period are the local Wakker Emmen party as well as the CDA and the PvdA . Wakker Emmen and the PvdA each provide the college with two councilors, while the CDA is present with one delegate. The following people belong to the college and are responsible in the following areas:
| function | Surname | Political party | Department | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mayor | Eric van Oosterhout | PvdA | Complete policy coordination, integral security, public order, police and fire brigade, coordination of inter-administrative relationships and external relationships, communication and representation, strengthening of local democracy, state-approved consulting partner for villages and districts | in office since March 15, 2017 |
| Alderman | Jisse Otter | Wakker Emmen | Finances and taxes, participation, organization and management, IT and automation, basic business, communal real estate and facilities, socio-cultural work, living and building, monitoring and enforcement, Rensenpark | first deputy mayor |
| Bouke Arends | PvdA | economic development, conservation and energy policy in the field of economy, accessibility (crossing the municipal boundary), knowledge and innovation, international relations, regional marketing, events, northern cooperation | second deputy mayor | |
| Robert Kleine | CDA | Youth, education, welfare and social care, recreation and tourism, art and culture, agriculture and horticulture | third deputy mayor | |
| René van der Weide | Wakker Emmen | Public space, accessibility (within the municipal boundary), spatial development and quality of life, permits, the environment, sustainability and energy, sport, animal welfare | fourth deputy mayor | |
| Raymond Wanders | PvdA | Public health, care, participation, income, integration and emancipation, school administration of public education | fifth deputy mayor | |
| Community Secretary | Ida Oostmeijer-Oosting | - | - | in office since March 2015 |
Twin cities
Emmens districts Emmer-Compascuum, Nieuw-Weerdinge, Roswinkel have been in a partnership with the Lower Saxony city of Langelsheim since 1991 .
economy
traffic
The city is the end of the Zwolle – Stadskanaal railway line , which is in operation up to Emmen station . A cross-border bus line leads to Meppen , 25 km away .
There has been the Autobahn 37 in the direction of Hoogeveen since 2002 . The connection to the German Autobahn 31 and to Meppen ( E 233 ) has also been expanded to four lanes since the end of 2007. This is particularly important for Emmen, as the city is one of the starting points for Dutch exports to Scandinavia .
Industry
The city has an important synthetic fiber industry . Nearby is natural gas , and also some for about 100 years of oil recovered. A “green business park” for high-tech companies is also one of the most densely concentrated industrial areas in the north of the Netherlands. Emmen is an important shopping and economic center in the area.
education
- Stenden Hogeschool (created from a merger of the "Christelijke Hogeschool Nederland" (CHN) and the " Hogeschool Drenthe ")
Tourism and sightseeing
Tourism is of great importance in Emmen. Events such as the Full Color Festival , the well-known zoo and the Veenpark open-air museum attract many guests to the city.
In the middle of Emmen is the Wildlands , the largest zoo in the Northern Netherlands. The Veenpark open-air museum is located in the village of Barger-Compascuum and provides information about life in the former raised bog near Emmen.
On the border between Veenoord and Nieuw Amsterdam, the painter Vincent van Gogh lived for a few months in 1883 . The building at Van Goghstraat 1 was converted into a small museum and café just a few years ago.
The International Nature Park Bourtanger Moor-Bargerveen also extends on the southern edge of the municipality of Emmen .
There are several small forests, moor and heathland areas in the area, which are ideal for hiking or cycling. The area is rich in barrows . There are several campsites and some smaller hotels.
Sports
- FC Emmen
- Stockcar Arena Emmen
sons and daughters of the town
- Albertus Rusius (1614–1678), legal scholar
- Dries van der Lof (1919–1990), racing car driver
- Harm Pinkster (* 1942), classical philologist
- Ben Feringa (* 1951), chemist, born in Barger-Compascuum
- Jaap Bos (* 1953), former soccer player
- Maruschka Detmers (* 1962), Dutch actress
- Gerald Sibon (* 1974), former soccer player
- Addy Engels (* 1977), cyclist and sports director
- Mark Bult (* 1982), handball player
- Jolanda Bombis-Robben (* 1984), handball player
- Miranda Schmidt-Robben (* 1986), handball player
- Bert-Jan Lindeman (* 1989), racing cyclist
- Jan Dekker (* 1990), dart player
- Jürgen Locadia (* 1993), Dutch soccer player
Web links
- Website of the municipality of Emmen (Dutch, partly German and English)
- Emmen. Maak het mee! (Dutch, German, English)
- Zoo website (German, Dutch)
- Open air museum website (Dutch, German)
- Website of the Hogeschool Drenthe (German, English, Dutch)
- Website of the Van Gogh House in Veenoord (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
- ↑ Brochure Emmen in cijfers 2010 ( Memento of the original dated February 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.7 MB)
- ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on September 10, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1982–2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on September 10, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Invest seeds! (PDF, 1.205 KB) Gemeente Emmen, accessed on September 10, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ College van burgemeester en wethouders Gemeente Emmen, accessed on September 10, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Benoeming burgemeester Emmen. In: Rijksoverheid. December 23, 2016, accessed September 10, 2018 (Dutch).
- ↑ Entry about the partner locations on the homepage of the city of Langelsheim . Accessed on April 18, 2019, 11:06 pm
- ↑ Meppen – Emmen timetable
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