Gennep

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Gennep municipality
Flag of the municipality of Gennep
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Gennep
coat of arms
province Limburg Limburg
mayor Willibrord van Beek ( VVD ; acting)
Seat of the municipality Gennep
Area
 - land
 - water 		50.42  km 2
47.65 km 2
2.77 km 2
CBS code 0907
Residents 17,063 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 338 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 42 ′  N , 5 ° 58 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 42 ′  N , 5 ° 58 ′  E
Important traffic route A77 E31 N264 N271 N291
prefix 0485
Postcodes 6591, 6595-6596, 6598-6599
Website Homepage of Gennep
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Gennep ( listen ? / I ) is a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands , in the province of Limburg . The community has 17,063 inhabitants (as of January 31, 2019) on an area of ​​50.42 km². Gennep is located at the confluence of the Niers in the Meuse , about 20 km south of Nijmegen . The municipality borders the German cities of Kleve and Goch in the east . In 2015 Gennep was awarded the honorary title of “ European Reformation City ” by the Community of Evangelical Churches in Europe . Audio file / audio sample

View over Gennep to the north

Localities and municipality structure

In addition to the city of Gennep itself, the following localities belong to the municipality of Gennep: Aaldonk, Dam, De Looi, Diekendaal, Heijen, Hekkens, Milsbeek , Ottersum, Smele, Ven-Zelderheide en Zelder.

The community consists of five so-called “cores”, to which the above-mentioned localities are subordinate. The cores are as follows (population as of January 1, 2018):

  • Gennep (9,173)
  • Ottersum (2,316)
  • Heijen (2,035)
  • Milsbeek (2,733)
  • Ven-Zelderheide (795)

  • Gennep, tower de Sint Martinustoren

  • Gennep, mill: beltmolen De Reus

  • River de Maas between Gennep and Oeffelt

  • Ottersum, Church de Johannes de Doperkerk

  • Milsbeek, Church Onze Lieve Vrouwe van Altijddurende Bijstand

  • Ven-Zelderheide, Kapelle de Sint Antonius abbot chapel

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
40
30th
20th
10
0
31.2
21.2
19.5
16.3
11.8
n. k.
CORE
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
 14th
 12
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
-12
-14
-16
+13.2
-8.5
+6.7
+0.7
+3.1
-15
CORE

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 1982:

Political party Seats
1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
CDA 4th 4th 4th 5 4th 4th 4th 4th 3 5
SP - - - - - - - - 5 4th
VVD 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 3
D66 4th 4th 4th 3 3 4th 5 4th 3 3
PvdA 2 3 2 3 4th 3 4th 3 1 2
CORE a b - - 5 5 4th 4th 3 4th 3 -
Combinatielijst 3 3 - - - - - - - -
Eenheidslijst 2 2 - - - - - - - -
total 17th 17th 17th 17th 17th 17th 17th 17th 17th 17th
a Up to and including 2006, the KERN party took part in the elections under the name “Combinatie Eenheids Lijst”.
b The Combinatie Eenheids Lijst was created in 1990 from the parties Combinatielijst and Eenheidslijst.

College of Mayors and Aldermen

The parties CDA , SP and VVD have united to form a coalition for the 2018–2022 legislative period. They each provide an alderman for the college . These were appointed during a council meeting on May 14, 2018. The following people belong to the college and are responsible in the following areas:

function Surname Political party Department annotation
mayor Willibrord van Beek VVD general administrative matters, public order and security, various projects acting; in office since October 14, 2019
Alderman Rob Peperzak CDA spatial development, housing, permits, sports, core politics, environment, spatial and physical projects -
Peter Lucassen SP social domain, art and culture, education, various projects deputy mayor
Janine van Hulsteijn VVD Funds, economy and employment, leisure industry, mobility, front office, various projects -
Community Secretary Jacqueline Nijland - - in office since June 2012

history

Reformed Church, the first Protestant church building in the Netherlands

The city of Gennep received city ​​rights in 1371 . During the Reformation, from 1530 onwards, evangelical refugees from the Netherlands, Belgium and northern France came to Gennep, where they lived in denominational tolerance and cooperation with the Catholic residents and priests. Due to its border location , the city had a checkered history and was among others to Duchy of Cleves (until 1815) to Prussia , was from the French occupied, came in the proceedings of the Congress of Vienna to the United Kingdom of the Netherlands . From 1830 to 1839 Gennep was briefly part of Belgium . Since then, the city has been part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands .

In the early modern period, ceramics, including earthenware, were produced in the city . With the commissioning of the Boxteler Bahn railway line in 1873, the city experienced an economic boom. The route was gradually discontinued before and after the Second World War .

During the Second World War, disguised Wehrmacht soldiers captured the railway bridge at Gennep on the night of May 9-10, 1940 . In February 1945 the battle in the Reichswald took place in the nearby Klever Reichswald and also near Gennep . On March 24, 1945 , troops of the Western Allies crossed the Rhine near Wesel .

Attractions

The Pietershuis museum. The typical Limburg architectural style with Flemish influence is striking
Gennep, old town hall; left behind the new town hall

The city has a medieval center with city ​​walls and numerous historical buildings, including the 17th century town hall , the Het Petershuis Museum , the Martinus church tower and the Reformed Church , the "oldest Protestant church in the Netherlands". The ruins of the Genneperhuis fortress are located directly at the mouth of the Niers in a scenic area .

Personalities from Gennep

literature

Web links

Commons : Gennep  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Gennep in the Topographia Westphaliae (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Jos Gröniger: Willibrord van Beek waarnemend burgemeester in Gennep. In: De Limburger . Media Groep Limburg, October 10, 2019, accessed on October 16, 2019 (Dutch).
  2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  3. ↑ a b c On the importance of Gennep in the history of the Reformation see the city ​​portrait of the project Reformation Cities of Europe: Gennep - a safe haven for everyone. In: reformation-cities.org/cities, accessed June 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ Gemeente Gennep Gemeente Gennep, accessed on July 28, 2018 (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on 28 July 2018 (Dutch)
  6. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on July 28, 2018 (Dutch)
  7. ↑ Coalitieakkoord gemeente Gennep 2018-2022.pdf (PDF, 7.27 MB) Gemeente Gennep, accessed on July 28, 2018 (Dutch)
  8. ↑ Gennep heeft een nieuwe college. In: Gennep.News. May 14, 2018, accessed July 28, 2018 (Dutch).
  9. ↑ Samenstelling college van B&W Gemeente Gennep, accessed on July 23, 2018 (Dutch)
  10. ↑ [1] ; Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog (Volume 3), page 75
  11. ↑ Aerial photograph and map