Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht

Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht parish

flag	coat of arms
province	South Holland
mayor	Jan Heijkoop ( CDA )
Seat of the municipality	Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
Area  - land  - water	11.9  km 2 10.61 km 2 1.29 km 2
CBS code	0531
Residents	30,996 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density	2605 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates	51 ° 51 ′  N , 4 ° 38 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 51 ′  N , 4 ° 38 ′  E
Important traffic route
prefix	078
Postcodes	3341-3344
Website	Homepage of Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht

Hendrik Ido Ambacht, street photo: de Brink

Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht ( listen ^{? / I} ) is a large village and a municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland and, according to the CBS, had 30,996 inhabitants on January 31, 2019 . Their total area is 11.9 km².

Location and economy

Like the neighboring Papendrecht and the more southerly Zwijndrecht , the municipality is located on the Noord arm of the Rhine , opposite Dordrecht , on the IJsselmonde river island. These "Drechtsteden" have formed a community association for cultural and economic cooperation. Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht is connected to Alblasserwaard by a tunnel . The A15 and A16 Rotterdam - Dordrecht motorways are nearby. There is no rail link for passenger traffic; the route of the Betuweroute leads through a tunnel under the village.

Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht is primarily a commuter community. Many residents work in the surrounding cities, including a. Rotterdam and Dordrecht . There is still some agriculture on the outskirts of the village. Since the end of the 19th century there has been a plant in the village that has processed scrapped ships.

history

The place owes its unusual name to Hendrik van Brederode, who decided in 1331 as ambassador to dike the river island IJsselmonde, and to Hendrik Ydo Wittens, who helped finance the project.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018

 %

30th

20th

10

0

28.3

22.2

12.8

11.5

9.6

6.5

5.3

3.8

SGP / CU

GB

CDA

VVD

D66

PvdA

AUB

EVA

Gains and losses

compared to 2014

 % p

   8th

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

  -8th

+0.6

+7.1

-1.3

+1.2

-1.1

-2.4

-7.9

+3.8

SGP / CU

GB

CDA

VVD

D66

PvdA

AUB

EVA

The local elections on March 21, 2018 resulted in the following distribution of seats:

Political party	Seats
	2006	2010	2014	2018
SGP / ChristenUnie	5	6th	6th	7th
Community concerns	3	3	3	5
CDA	3	4th	3	3
VVD	3	3	2	3
D66	-	1	2	2
PvdA	5	3	2	1
Ambacht Uw Belang	-	1	3	1
Really Voor Ambacht	-	-	-	1
Onafhankelijk Nieuw Ambacht	0	-	-	-
total	19th	21st	21st	23

mayor

Jan Heijkoop ( CDA ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since February 22, 2012 . His colleagues include André Flach ( SGP / ChristenUnie ), Ralph Lafleur ( Gemeentebelangen ), Steven van Die (CDA) and the community secretary Jornt Ozenga .

Town twinning

• Bergen (district of Celle) , Germany

sons and daughters of the town

• Johann van den Honert (1693–1758), theologian
• Roeland Pruijssers (* 1989), chess player

• 

  Waaltje

Web links

Commons : Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
2. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 1, 2018 (Dutch)  
3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 1, 2018 (Dutch)  
4. ↑ January Heijkoop geïnstalleerd burgemeester as nieuwe van Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht. In: Ambacht.net. February 22, 2012, accessed June 1, 2018 (Dutch). 
5. ↑ College: samenstelling, taken en functies ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2016 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. Gemeente Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, accessed on June 1, 2018 (Dutch)