Lingewaal
 flag |
 coat of arms |
| province |
 Gelderland
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| local community | West Betuwe |
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Area - land - water |
54.49 km 2 50.39 km 2 4.1 km 2 |
| Residents | 11,235 (Sep 30, 2018) |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 53 ' N , 5 ° 7' E |
| Important traffic route |
   
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| prefix | 0183, 0345, 0418 |
| Postcodes | 4147, 4161, 4171, 4211-4212, 4214 |
| Website | Homepage of Lingewaal |
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Lingewaal ( ) was a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland .
The municipality was formed in 1986 from the municipalities Asperen, Heukelum, Herwijnen and Vuren and had 11,235 inhabitants on September 30, 2018.
Location and economy
The municipality is located east of Gorinchem and south of Leerdam on the Waal . The A15 Dordrecht - Tiel motorway runs north of the villages in Lingewaal. There are no railroads in Lingewaal.
The main sources of income are agriculture and fruit growing.
History; Attractions
Asperen (in 893 already mentioned in a document) and Heukelum allowed to call cities, because both places were in the Middle Ages , the town charter . Traces of this are still visible in the street plan and in the buildings. Between 1816 and 1860 the New Dutch Waterline was built, a ring of forts around the fortress of Holland . Two of them are in the municipality of Lingewaal: one in Vuren, one in Asperen. Both forts can be visited as part of a cycling or walking route. Fort Asperen, which is well worth seeing, also serves as an exhibition or performance space for artists. The community as a whole is suitable as a destination for lovers of typical Dutch farming villages. The bicycle is the most suitable means of transport.
politics
fusion
Lingewaal merged with Geldermalsen and Neerijnen to form the new municipality of West Betuwe on January 1, 2019 .
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
The municipal council was formed as follows from 2002 until the municipality was dissolved:
| Political party | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | |
| ChristenUnie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th |
| CDA | 5 | 4th | 4th | 4th |
| PvdA | 5 | 5 | 4th | 3 |
| VVD | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| SGP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| total | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th |
Due to the merger on January 1, 2019, the elections for the council of the new West Betuwe municipality took place on November 21, 2018.
mayor
From December 15, 2006 until the municipality was dissolved, Loes van Ruijven-van Leeuwen ( CDA ) was the acting mayor of the municipality. To their college , the Assistant Secretary Govert van Bezooijen (included ChristianUnion ), Ed van Sambeek (CDA), Griedo Bel ( PvdA ) and the municipal secretary Kees Verweij.
structure
The community was divided into the following districts:
| No. | place | Residents |
|---|---|---|
| 00 | Asperen | 3,120 |
| 01 | Heukelum | 3.215 |
| 02 | Vuren | 2.130 |
| 03 | Herwijnen | 2,680 |
| local community | 11,158 | |
Web links
- Website of the municipality (Dutch)
- Website of the village of Vuren (Dutch)
- Fort Asperen website (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed January 1, 2019 (Dutch)
- ↑ Erik Wijnacker: Naam nieuwe gemeente bekend: West Betuwe. In: de Gelderlander . Wegener, April 26, 2017, accessed July 13, 2018 (Dutch).
- ↑ Result of the local elections: 2010 2014 , accessed on July 13, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2002 2006 2010 2014 , accessed on July 13, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Herindelingen Kiesraad , accessed on July 13, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Burgemeester Loes van Ruijven-van Leeuwen Gemeente Lingewaal, accessed on July 13, 2018 (Dutch)
- ^ College van B en W Gemeente Lingewaal, accessed on July 13, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on July 13, 2018 (Dutch)