Oost Gelre

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Oost Gelre municipality
Flag of the municipality of Oost Gelre
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Oost Gelre
coat of arms
province Gelderland Gelderland
mayor Annette Bronsvoort ( PvdA )
Seat of the municipality Lichtenvoorde
Area
 - land
 - water 		110.12  km 2
109.64 km 2
0.48 km 2
CBS code 1586
Residents 29,694 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 270 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 59 ′  N , 6 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 59 ′  N , 6 ° 35 ′  E
Important traffic route N18 N312 N313 N319
prefix 0544
Postcodes 7131-7132, 7134-7137, 7141-7142, 7263
Website Homepage of Oost Gelre
LocatieGroenlo Lichtenvoorde.png
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Oost Gelre is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland . It was created on January 1, 2005 from Groenlo and Lichtenvoorde . The new municipality has a total area of ​​110.12 km² and had 29,694 inhabitants on January 31, 2019, according to the CBS .

places

The municipality comprises the towns of Groenlo and Lichtenvoorde, where the municipal administration is temporarily based, and the villages of Lievelde, where the train station is on the Zutphen – Winterswijk railway line , Harreveld, Vragender, Zieuwent, Mariënvelde, Zwolle and a few smaller towns.

Location and economy

The municipality is located on the German border, in the east of the Achterhoek region , between Ruurlo in the west and Winterswijk in the east. The place used to be connected to the Lichtenvoorde – Bocholt railway line . Lichtenvoorde is an extensive village with small industrial and commercial enterprises and a lot of agriculture and fruit growing.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
40
30th
20th
10
0
33.6
23.4
21.0
8.6
6.8
6.5
OOG
NLOG
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
+0.8
+0.5
+2.5
+1.0
-4.1
-1.0
OOG
NLOG

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 2004:

Political party Seats
2004 2010 2014 2018
CDA 10 7th 7th 7th
Onafhankelijken Oost Gelre 4th 4th 5 5
VVD 5 9 4th 5
PvdA 3 2 2 2
Nieuwe Liberalen Oost Gelre - - 2 1
D66 1 1 1 1
Gezonde Gemeentepolitiek - -
total 23 23 21st 21st

mayor

Annette Bronsvoort ( PvdA ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since April 3, 2014 . To their college include the Assistant Secretary Jos Hoenderboom ( CDA ), Marieke Frank (CDA), Karel Bonsen ( VVD ), beard Porskamp (VVD) and the church secretary Marjan Nekkers.

Attractions

  • In Lievelde there is the small open-air museum Erve Kots with a pancake restaurant. It is open from Easter to mid-October. There is also a sawmill operated by steam engines , which is maintained as a museum facility.
  • A flower parade takes place in Lichtenvoorde every summer .
  • Carnival is celebrated in Groenlo every year , and the town center has historical landmarks from the Eighty Years War , during which Groenlo was besieged several times.

photos

  • Groenlo, chapel and church (de Nieuwe Calixtuskerk)

  • Lichtenvoorde, church: de Johanneskerk

  • Zieuwent, church: Sint Werenfriduskerk

  • Harreveld, church: de Sint Agathakerk

Sons and daughters of the church

Web links

Commons : Oost Gelre  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on July 17, 2018 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2004 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on July 17, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Beike Looijse: Nieuwe Burgemeester Oost Gelre. In: Omroep Gelderland. April 4, 2014, accessed July 17, 2018 (Dutch).
  5. ↑ Samenstelling college van B&W Gemeente Oost Gelre, accessed on July 17, 2018 (Dutch)