Krimpenerwaard (Municipality)

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Krimpenerwaard municipality
Flag of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard
coat of arms
province South Holland South Holland
mayor Roel Cazemier ( VVD )
Seat of the municipality Stolwijk
Area
 - land
 - water 		161.31  km 2
149.66 km 2
11.65 km 2
CBS code 1931
Residents 56,082 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 348 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 59 ′  N , 4 ° 47 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 59 ′  N , 4 ° 47 ′  E
Important traffic route N207 N210 N228
prefix 0180, 0182
Postcodes 2808, 2821, 2825, 2831, 2851, 2855, 2861, 2865, 2871-2572, 2931, 2935, 2941
Website Homepage of Krimpenerwaard
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Krimpenerwaard is a municipality in the province of Zuid-Holland , Netherlands . It was created on January 1, 2015 through the merger of the previously independent municipalities Bergambacht , Nederlek , Ouderkerk , Schoonhoven and Vlist . The name of the new municipality was set in the restructuring law.

geography

location

The municipality covers the main part of the landscape part called Krimpenerwaard ( waard is the term for flat landscape in a river area ). Because of the orientation towards Rotterdam , Krimpen aan den IJssel was not included in the new municipality. An area south of Gouda is in the Krimpenerwaard near Stolwijkersluis, but has belonged to Gouda since 1964. On the other hand, part of Haastrecht belongs to the municipality, although it does not belong to the Krimpenerwaard.

Neighboring communities

Krimpenerwaard borders in a clockwise direction in the northwest on the municipalities of Gouda , Bodegraven-Reeuwijk , Oudewater , Lopik , Zederik , Molenwaard , Krimpen aan den IJssel and Zuidplas .

Gouda cheese Bodegraven-Reeuwijk Oudewater
Zuidplas Neighboring communities Lopik
Krimpen aan the IJssel Molenwaard Cedar

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
30th
20th
10
0
21.3
13.8
13.3
11.3
9.3
9.0
8.7
7.0
6.1
n. k.
VGBK
PER
Lo1
GBS
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-1.4
+0.4
-0.7
+0.2
+6.0
+9.0
-1.6
-4.3
-1.1
-6.7
VGBK
PER
Lo1
GBS

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

Political party Seats
2014 2018
Vereniging Gemeentebelang Krimpenerwaard 7th 7th
VVD 4th 4th
SGP 5 4th
CDA 4th 3
Pro Krimpenerwaard 1 3
Lokaal op 1 - 3
ChristenUnie 3 3
PvdA 3 2
D66 2 2
Gemeentebelang Schoonhoven 2 -
total 31 31

mayor

Roel Cazemier ( VVD ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since April 4, 2016 . His colleagues include the councilors Lavinja Sleeuwenhoek ( Vereniging Gemeentebelang Krimpenerwaard ), Leon de Wit (Vereniging Gemeentebelang Krimpenerwaard), Ria Boere (VVD), Jan Vente ( ChristenUnie ), Bert Bening ( D66 ) and the community secretary Marjolein Plantinga .

Political structure

The community is divided into the following districts:

No. place Residents
00 Lekkerkerk 7,680
01 Krimpen aan de Lek 6,580
02 Ouderkerk aan den IJssel 5,690
03 Gouderak 2,650
04 Bergambacht 5,185
05 Bergstoep 1,725
06 Ammerstol 1,655
07 Berkenwoude 1,715
08 Haastrecht 4.130
10 Stolwijk 5,195
11 Vlist 635
12 Schoonhoven 12,390
local community 55.204
  1. ↑ District number
  2. ↑ (as of January 1, 2017)

Web links

Commons : Krimpenerwaard  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Act of June 19, 2014 on the merger of the municipalities of Bergambacht, Nederlek, Ouderkerk, Schoonhoven and Vlist , Staatsblad 2014, 252 op Officiëlebekendmakingen.nl
  3. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on June 2, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2014 2018 , accessed on June 2, 2018 (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Cazemier nieuwe burgemeester Krimpenerwaard. In: Leeuwarder Courant . NDC Mediagroep, February 3, 2016, accessed June 2, 2018 (Dutch).
  6. ↑ Samenstelling college van B&W Gemeente Krimpenerwaard, accessed on June 2, 2018 (Dutch)
  7. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on June 2, 2018 (Dutch)