Leek (Netherlands)

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Leek
Flag of the place Leek
flag 		Coat of arms of the village of Leek
coat of arms
province Groningen Groningen
local community Flag of the municipality of Westerkwartier Westerkwartier
Area
 - land
 - water 		64.28  km 2
63.18 km 2
1.1 km 2
Residents 19,662 (Sep 30, 2018)
Coordinates 53 ° 10 '  N , 6 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 10 '  N , 6 ° 23'  E
Important traffic route A7 E22 N372 N978 N979
prefix 050, 0594
Postcodes 9351, 9354-9356, 9359, 9811-9812, 9827-9828
Website Homepage of Leek
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Het Teken: Art in the Street

Leek ( listen ? / I ) was a municipality in the Netherlands in the province of Groningen , with 19,662 inhabitants (as of September 30, 2018) on an area of ​​64.28 km². Audio file / audio sample

The route of the A7 motorway , which leads from Amsterdam via Groningen to Germany , runs through Leek .

Until 1938 there was a tram connection that was used from 1957 to 1985 for freight transport from Drachten to Groningen. At that time the trains ran across the main street Leeks in the middle of the city. In 1987 the route was abandoned.

politics

fusion

On January 1st, 2019, Leek merged with Grootegast , Marum and Zuidhorn to form the new municipality of Westerkwartier .

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2014
 %
20th
10
0
19.1
18.8
16.1
15.4
15.3
14.2
1.3
Gains and losses
compared to 2010
 % p
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
+0.2
-8.1
-2.5
+7.0
+1.5
+0.7
+1.3

The municipal council was formed as follows from 2002 until the municipality was dissolved:

Political party Seats
2002 2006 2010 2014
CDA 4th 4th 3 3
PvdA 5 6th 5 3
VVD 4th 3 3 3
D66 0 0 2 3
GroenLinks 2 2 2 3
ChristenUnie 2 2 2 2
Jezus Leeft - - - 0
total 17th 17th 17th 17th

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

mayor

From December 1, 2005 until the municipality was dissolved, Berend Hoekstra ( VVD ) was the acting mayor of the municipality. His colleagues included the councilors Hans Morssink ( CDA ), Ben Plandsoen ( PvdA ), Karin Dekker ( GroenLinks ) and the municipal secretary Martin Schomper.

Districts

The community was divided into the following districts:

No. place Residents
00 Leek 10,815
01 Zevenhuizen 2,790
02 Tolbert 4,520
04 Midwolde 385
05 Lettelbert 160
06 Oostwold 650
07 Enumatil 315
local community 19,643
  1. ↑ District number
  2. ↑ (as of January 1, 2017)

literature

  • Art. Midwolde . In: Wiebe Jannes Formsma, Riektje Annie Luitjens-Dijkveld Stol, Adolf Pathuis: De Ommelander borgen en steenhuizen . Van Gorcum, Assen 1973, ISBN 90-232-1047-6 , pp. 274-282.

Web links

Commons : Leek  - 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. ↑ Herindeling. In: RTV Noord . Retrieved June 27, 2018 (Dutch).
  3. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2010 2014 , accessed on June 27, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2002 2006 2010 2014 , accessed on June 27, 2018 (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Herindelingen Kiesraad , accessed on June 27, 2018 (Dutch)
  6. ↑ Samenstelling college B&W Gemeente Leek, accessed on June 27, 2018 (Dutch)
  7. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on June 27, 2018 (Dutch)