Giessenlanden

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Giessenlanden
Flag of Giessenlanden
flag 		Coat of arms of Giessenlanden
coat of arms
province South Holland South Holland
local community Molenlanden
Area
 - land
 - water 		65.11  km 2
63.52 km 2
1.59 km 2
Residents 14,587 (Sep 30, 2018)
Coordinates 51 ° 53 '  N , 4 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 53 '  N , 4 ° 57'  E
Important traffic route A15 E31 A27 E311 N214 N216
prefix 0183, 0184
Postcodes 3381, 4209, 4220, 4221, 4223, 4225, 4241
Website Homepage of Giessenlanden
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Giessenlanden ( listen ? / I ) was a municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland . It merged with Molenwaard on January 1, 2019 to form the new municipality of Molenlanden . Audio file / audio sample

Surname

A small moor river called Giessen runs through the municipality. The name of the river is etymologically related to the German verb pour .

history

The municipality was created on January 1, 1986 through the merger of the former municipalities Arkel, Giessenburg , Hoogblokland, Hoornaar, Noordeloos and Schelluinen.

  • Noordeloos, Mühle: Boterslootse molen

  • Noordeloos, church

  • Arkel, mill: korenstellingmolen Jan van Arkel

  • Hoogblokland, the village church

politics

fusion

Giessenlanden merged with Molenwaard on January 1, 2019 to form the new municipality of Molenlanden .

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2014
 %
40
30th
20th
10
0
31.2
23.1
20.8
15.5
7.4
2.0
Gains and losses
compared to 2010
 % p
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
+9.1
-6.9
-4.0
-1.0
+0.8
+2.0

The local elections on March 19, 2014 resulted in the following distribution of seats:

Political party Seats
2002 2006 2010 2014
CDA 3 3 3 5
VVD 4th 3 5 4th
PvdA 3 4th 4th 3
ChristenUnie 2 3 2 2
SGP 1 1 1 1
Jezus Leeft - - - 0
Community concerns 2 1 - -
Lijst Hosselet - 0 - -
total 15th 15th 15th 15th

Due to the merger on January 1, 2019, the elections for the council of the new municipality of Molenlanden took place on November 21, 2018.

mayor

Rinette Reynvaan was ( non-party ) acting mayor of the municipality from May 1, 2018 until the municipality was dissolved . The councilors included Elisabeth van Leeuwen ( CDA ), Jan de Groot ( VVD ), Harmen Akkerman ( SGP ) and the municipal secretary Boudewijn Marinussen .

Political structure

The community was divided into the following districts:

No. place Residents
00 Core Giessenburg 3,245
01 Giessenburg-West en -Zuid 1,135
02 Giessenburg-Oost 270
03 Promise Huizen Giessenburg 230
04 Arkel 3,390
05 Hoogblokland 1,435
06 Hoornaar 1,820
07 Noordeloos 1,790
08 Shell ruins 1,270
local community 14,596
  1. ↑ District number
  2. ↑ (as of January 1, 2017)

Sons and daughters of the parish and the former parishes

Web links

Commons : Giessenlanden  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed January 1, 2019 (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Molenlanden nieuwe naam gemeenten Giessenlanden en Molenwaard. In: Het Kontakt Alblasserwaard. September 25, 2017, accessed May 30, 2018 (Dutch).
  3. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2010 2014 , accessed on May 30, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2002 2006 2010 2014 , accessed on May 30, 2018 (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Herindelingen Kiesraad , accessed on May 30, 2018 (Dutch)
  6. ↑ Giessenlanden does not have a warring burgemeester. In: RTV Rijnmond. April 20, 2018, accessed May 30, 2018 (Dutch).
  7. ^ College Gemeente Giessenlanden, accessed May 30, 2018 (Dutch)
  8. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on May 30, 2018 (Dutch)