Nijkerk

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Nijkerk municipality
Flag of the municipality of Nijkerk
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Nijkerk
coat of arms
province Gelderland Gelderland
mayor Gerard Renkema ( CDA )
Seat of the municipality Nijkerk
Area
 - land
 - water 		72.04  km 2
69.42 km 2
2.62 km 2
CBS code 0267
Residents 43,026 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 597 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 52 ° 13 ′  N , 5 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 13 ′  N , 5 ° 29 ′  E
Important traffic route A1 E30 A28 E232 N301 N303 N798 N806
prefix 033
Postcodes 3861-3864, 3871
Website Homepage of Nijkerk
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Grote Kerk
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Nijkerk ( listen ? / I ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland . It has a total area of ​​72.04 km² and had 43,026 inhabitants on January 31, 2019, according to the CBS . The municipality consists of the small town of the same name, the village of Hoevelaken and the hamlet of Nijkerkerveen. Audio file / audio sample

Location and economy

Nijkerk is located in the far west of the province, west of the Veluwe and only about 11 km northeast of Amersfoort (Prov. Utrecht). The A28 Utrecht- Amersfoort- Zwolle motorway runs alongside Nijkerk. The city has a small train station on the Amersfoort - Harderwijk - Zwolle railway line . Hoevelaken is located south of Nijkerk, on the A1 Amsterdam - Hengelo - Bad Bentheim - Berlin motorway . One of the oldest motorway junctions (Knooppunt Hoevelaken, junction of A1 and A28) in the Netherlands is located at Hoevelaken. The Arkemheen polder is northwest of Nijkerk . This is crossed by a canal to the IJsselmeer with a lock , which was renewed in 1987 , so that Nijkerk can also be reached by inland waterways. Nijkerk and Hoevelaken both have a lot of small businesses. Livestock farming, the service sector and tourism are also important to the municipality's economy. Nijkerk is the seat of the branch of the Danish-Swedish dairy cooperative Arla for the Netherlands.

history

Nijkerk was built around 1225, whena "nije Kercke" (= new church) was builton the site of a chapel where St. Ludger is said to have preachedaround 800. The Erckemede polder, = Arkemheen, was diked in 1356. This gave the village large, fertile pastures. In the Middle Ages, Nijkerk, which lived from cattle farming and trading in hay, wason the border between the Duchy of Geldern and the diocese of Utrecht. After the destruction in 1412 the Duke granted funds to the brave Nijkerkern occasion of rebuilding their village a year later the city charter . However, the city of Nijkerk was not spared further disasters: it was ravaged by major fires (1421 and 1540), wars (the Eighty Years War 1568–1648), a flood (1916) and epidemics (including a plague epidemic in 1636). Some residents of Nijkerk escaped to the new colonies of North America in the 17th centuryand were involved in the establishment of the cities of Albany (New York) and Schenectady . In contrast to many other places in the Netherlands, the 18th century was a heyday for Nijkerk. Tobacco was grownin Nijkerk as early as 1636, andthis product was widely soldin Amsterdam and other cities. A canal to the Zuidersee was dug in 1720. Trade and shipping flourished. The good times ended in 1814 when Ludwig Napoleon banned tobacco growing as he extended the monopoly on French tobacco to the Netherlands. The printing and publishing house of the Callenbach company, known for u. a. Christian children's books, moved to Nijkerk in 1854, but moved to Kampen around1985. Nijkerk sufferedsome damagefrom fighting during World War II in 1940 and 1945.

Appel, mill: korenmolen de Hoop

Hoevelaken was built around 1132 when a castle was built there. It developed into a quiet farming village. The moors were reclaimed in long, narrow plots. In the 20th century, Hoevelaken expanded significantly when commuters who worked in the surrounding towns settled in the village. The A1 motorway also brought jobs and thus prosperity: industrial areas were created along this trunk road. Hoevelaken Castle was burned down in 1672 and the new building demolished in 1926. Today's country house is now an office building.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
30th
20th
10
0
27.9
22.8
18.3
15.6
15.4
CU / SGP
PRO21
DLP
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
+1.0
-1.1
+0.9
+1.4
-2.2
CU / SGP
PRO21
DLP

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 2006:

Political party Seats
2006 2010 2014 2018
CDA 6th 8th 7th 8th
ChristenUnie 5 5 6th 6th
SGP
PROgressief 21 a 3 4th 5 5
VVD 3 3 4th 4th
De local partij b - - 5 4th
Local concern b - 4th - -
Positieve Plaatselijke Politiek b - 1 - -
Partij Nijkerk 3 - - -
Hart voor Nijkerk 3 - - -
Hoevelaken Nú 2 - - -
total 25th 25th 27 27
aPROgressief 21 is an amalgamation of the parties D66 , GroenLinks and PvdA .
b De Local Partij emerged from the parties Lokaal Belang and Positieve Plaatselijke Politiek.

mayor

Gerard Renkema ( CDA ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since April 1, 2007 . His colleagues include the councilors Nadya Aboyaakoub-Akkouh (PROgressief 21), Harke Dijksterhuis ( ChristenUnie / SGP ), Wim Oosterwijk (ChristenUnie / SGP), Mariëlle Broekman-van der Pers ( VVD ) and the community secretary Gert van Beek.

Attractions

  • The old church ( Grote Kerk ) in the center of Nijkerk is one of the few buildings from before 1800 that have been preserved there.
  • Arkemheen Polder is a bird reserve. It contains a grinder ("stoomgemaal") from the 19th century, which can be viewed in summer.
  • The Salentein country estate, on the eastern edge of Nijkerk, is now a noble restaurant that is known nationwide for its wines from Argentina .

Born in Nijkerk

Twin town

Web links

Commons : Nijkerk  - 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 16, 2018 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on July 16, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ^ College B&W Gemeente Nijkerk, accessed on July 16, 2018 (Dutch)