Harderwijk

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Harderwijk municipality
Flag of the municipality of Harderwijk
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Harderwijk
coat of arms
province Gelderland Gelderland
mayor Harm-Jan van Schaik ( CDA )
Seat of the municipality Harderwijk
Area
 - land
 - water 		48.27  km 2
38.86 km 2
9.41 km 2
CBS code 0243
Residents 47,602 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 986 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 52 ° 21 '  N , 5 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 21 '  N , 5 ° 37'  E
height 2  m NAP
Important traffic route A28 E232 N302 N303
prefix 0341
Postcodes 3841-3849
Website Harderwijk homepage
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City view from Zeepad
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Harderwijk ( listen ? / I ) is a town and municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland with 47,602 inhabitants. The village of Hierden, which has 3,085 inhabitants, also belongs to the municipality. Audio file / audio sample

Location and economy

Topographic map

The city is located on the Veluwemeer , on the A28 Amersfoort - Zwolle motorway and on a railway line, about halfway between these two cities; but only local trains stop in Harderwijk.

An aqueduct in the Veluwemeer crosses the road that leads to the neighboring province of Flevoland (road to Lelystad ).

Harderwijk has port facilities for tourists and commercial shipping.

The city's main occupations are tourism, industry (mainly small businesses), the military (several barracks) and the service sector (including hospital, district court (cantonal law) , tax office). Agriculture and fishing, which were still important until 1932, are rather insignificant today. However, due to its fishing past, the city is still strongly associated with eel fishing and smoked eel .

history

The not insignificant farming village of Selhorst was located in the vicinity of Harderwijk in the Middle Ages . The city itself was first mentioned in 1231 (Herderewich) when Count Otto II von Geldern granted the town charter to the market town .

It developed into a nationally important fishing and port city, joined the Hanseatic League in the 15th century , and had a relatively good connection via land to the Rhine ( karweg , cart road to Arnhem ).

In 1584 Harderwijk received the right to mint the coins of the province of Gelderland. Between 1647 and 1811, when Ludwig Napoleon dissolved it, Harderwijk had a university , where some later famous scholars such as Carl von Linné and Herman Boerhaave received their doctorates.

Harderwijk experienced a major economic decline in the 18th century. In 1814/15 it became a garrison town with the establishment of the Koloniaal Werfdepot . The Koloniaal Werfdepot was a training and retirement center for soldiers who were supposed to serve in the Dutch East Indies , today's Indonesia . The neighboring forest and heath areas were later used as military training areas for infantry and artillery . The military brought an improvement to the Harderwijk economy. Another setback was the loss of fishing in 1932, when the Zuidersee was no longer connected to the North Sea .

After the Second World War , small industry and tourism were strongly promoted. After 1980, Harderwijk was greatly enlarged with many new building districts, and many apartments are still being built every year.

politics

mayor

Harm-Jan van Schaik ( CDA ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since January 11, 2013 .

College of Mayors and Aldermen

The College is for the period 2018 to 2022 of members of the parties CDA , ChristenUnie , Harderwijk Anders and VVD . They were appointed during a council meeting on May 24, 2018. The following people belong to the college and are responsible in the following areas:

Surname Political party Department
Gert Jan van Noort Harderwijk different Social welfare law, youth, participation law, domestic violence, safe home, social care and support, student affairs, appropriate education, child care, welfare, culture
Christianne van der Wal VVD Economy and labor market, commercial areas, recreation, tourism and events, sustainability, water, the waterfront project , three countries and the train station area
Marcel Companjen ChristenUnie Environmental law and service Noord-Veluwe , integral maintenance, city supervision, health, educational institutions, sport, quality of life, district-specific work
Jeroen de Jong CDA Finances, management, services, vital holiday parks, living and the rest of the space, city operations, greenery, monuments and archeology, mobility, traffic safety and parking

The office of the community secretary is exercised by Jan Peter Wassens.

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
20th
10
0
19.0
18.7
17.1
11.5
8.7
6.7
5.7
5.7
3.8
3.1
HA
GBHH
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
+3.5
+4.3
-3.5
-7.2
+0.5
-5.8
+5.7
-3.0
+3.8
+1.6
HA
GBHH
Otherwise.

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 1982:

Political party Seats
1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Harderwijk different - - - - - 2 3 4th 4th 6th
Stadspartij Harderwijk - - - - - 3 4th
VVD 5 4th 4th 4th 5 4th 4th 6th 4th 6th
ChristenUnie - - - - - 4th 5 5 6th 5
CDA 9 8th 9 8th 7th 7th 5 5 6th 4th
D66 - - - 2 4th - - - 2 3
Progressief Harderwijk 2 3 3 2 - - - - -
PvdA 2 4th 4th 3 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 2
GroenLinks - - - - - - - - - 1
Municipality of Harderwijk / Hierden - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 1
SGP 5 3 4th 5 1 1 0 - - 1
RPF 3 - - - - -
GPV - - - - -
total 23 23 25th 25th 25th 27 27 27 29 29
  1. ↑ Parties that took part in the election but were unable to obtain a seat on the council will not be considered.

Attractions

  • The Dolphinarium Dolfinarium Harderwijk
  • The coast of the Veluwemeer (marina, bathing beach)
  • The Veluwe hinterland with its forests and heathland
  • The city center with the late Gothic Church of Our Lady (15th century), the picturesque city gate Vischpoort ( Fish Gate ), the small Linnaeustorentje tower (17th century) and several old houses from the 17th – 19th centuries. century
  • In the old farming village of Hierden, the old women still wear traditional costumes from time to time .
  • The local history museum Stadsmuseum Harderwijk in the city center
  • Several tourist events, including the annual fishing days, recall earlier times when Harderwijk was still an important fishing port.

photos

  • Gate de Vischpoort

  • Windmill de Hoop

  • Gate to the Blauweverversteeg

  • Linnaeustorentje tower

  • City wall, cannon and church tower

  • place Smeepoortenbrink

  • Vischmarkt

Town twinning

Daughters and sons of the city

People associated with the city
Honorary citizen

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Paul Hartman: Burgemeester aangekomen in Harderwijk. In: de Stentor . Wegener, January 11, 2013, accessed July 12, 2018 (Dutch).
  2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Wethouders nieuwe college Harderwijk beëdigd ( Memento of the original of July 13, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Gemeente Harderwijk, May 25, 2018, accessed on July 12, 2018 (Dutch) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.harderwijk.nl
  4. ↑ Samenstelling Gemeente Harderwijk, accessed on July 12, 2018 (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on July 12, 2018 (Dutch)
  6. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1990–2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on July 12, 2018 (Dutch)