Laarbeek
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province | North Brabant |
mayor | Frank van der Meijden ( CDA ) |
Seat of the municipality | Beek en Donk |
Area - land - water |
56.17 km 2 55.36 km 2 0.81 km 2 |
CBS code | 1659 |
Residents | 22,354 (Jan 31, 2019) |
Population density | 398 inhabitants / km 2 |
Coordinates | 51 ° 40 ′ N , 5 ° 25 ′ E |
Important traffic route | |
prefix | 0492, 0499 |
Postcodes | 5735, 5737-5738, 5741 |
Website | laarbeek.nl |
Laarbeek ( municipality in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant . The municipality was created on January 1st 1997 through the merger of the previous municipalities Aarle-Rixtel, Beek en Donk and Lieshout . The Zuid-Willemsvaart canal crosses the municipality. The Wilhelminakanal begins in the municipality between Aarle-Rixtel and Beek en Donk. It runs above Eindhoven and Tilburg to Oosterhout .
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Villages
In brackets the population figures as of January 1, 2018:
- Aarle-Rixtel (5,610)
- Beek en Donk (10,320)
- Lieshout (4,275)
- Mariahout (1,965)
Further settlement areas
Achterbosch, Beemdkant, Broek, Croy, De Hei, Deense Hoek, Ginderdoor, Groenewoud, Heikant, Het Hool, Het Laar, 't Hof, Kruisschot, Scheepstal, Strijp and Wolfsputten
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Name of the parish
The community name "Laarbeek" was chosen on March 8, 1994 from many names. The residents of the previous parishes that made up Laarbeek were able to submit a new name for the parish. Other suggestions were: Beek en Donk, Bextelhout, Groenewoud, Grotendonk and Laarlanden.
The name Laarbeek is a combination of the word components “Laar” (named after “Het Laar”, which is the center of the municipality) and “Beek” (named after the various streams that flow through the municipality).
In addition, the name Laarbeek consists of parts of the earlier municipalities:
- "L" comes from Lieshout
- “Aar” comes from Aarle-Rixtel
- "Beek" comes from Beek en Donk
politics
The Partij Nieuw Laarbeek won the seventh local election in the history of the municipality on March 21, 2018 with over two fifths of the votes. During the 2018–2022 legislative period it forms a coalition with Algemeen Belang Laarbeek , the CDA , the PvdA and De Werkgroep .
Municipal council
The local council has been formed as follows since Laarbeek was founded:
Political party | Seats | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | 1999 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | |
Partij Nieuw Laarbeek | 4th | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 9 | 9 |
De Werkgroep | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 4th | 5 | 4th |
Algemeen Belang Laarbeek | 3 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
CDA | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
PvdA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Hart voor Laarbeek | - | - | - | - | - | ||
VVD | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |
Dorps concerns a | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
GroenLinks | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
total | 19th | 19th | 19th | 19th | 19th | 19th | 19th |
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College van B&W
The coalition parties Algemeen Belang Laarbeek , CDA, Partij Nieuw Laarbeek , PvdA and De Werkgroep are each represented by an alderman in the College van burgemeester en wethouders . The following people belong to the college:
function | Surname | Political party | annotation |
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mayor | Frank van der Meijden | CDA | in office since June 27, 2016 |
Alderman | Ria van der Zanden-Swinkels | Partij Nieuw Laarbeek | first deputy mayor |
Joan Briels | De Werkgroep | second deputy mayor | |
Monika Slaets-Sonneveldt | Algemeen Belang Laarbeek | third deputy mayor | |
Tonny Meulensteen | CDA | fourth deputy mayor | |
Greet Buter | PvdA | fifth deputy mayor | |
Community Secretary | Myriam Meertens | - | in office since June 2015 |
Personalities
Well-known sons and daughters of the community
- Piet Damen (* 1934), racing cyclist, born in Lieshout
- Eddy Bouwmans (* 1968), racing cyclist, born in Aarle-Rixtel
- Guus Meeuwis (* 1972), pop singer, born in Mariahout
Other personalities who worked on site
- Jacques de Croÿ (around 1436–1516), Prince-Bishop of Cambrai and patron of the arts, had Croy Castle built
Web links
- Website of the municipality (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
- ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2018 . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , February 1, 2019, accessed on March 4, 2019 (Dutch)
- ↑ a b Results of the local elections: 1996–2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on March 4, 2019 (Dutch)
- ↑ Samstelling college van B&W . In: laarbeek.nl . Gemeente Laarbeek, accessed March 4, 2019 (Dutch)