Maassluis

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Maassluis municipality
Flag of the municipality of Maassluis
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Maassluis
coat of arms
province South Holland South Holland
mayor Edo Haan ( PvdA )
Seat of the municipality Maassluis
Area
 - land
 - water 		10.12  km 2
8.49 km 2
1.63 km 2
CBS code 0556
Residents 32,807 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 3242 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 55 '  N , 4 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 55 '  N , 4 ° 15'  E
Important traffic route A20 E25
prefix 010
Postcodes 3141-3147
Website Homepage of Maassluis
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Maassluis, city center (aerial view)

Maassluis ( listen ? / I ) is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands , province of South Holland . It has 32,807 inhabitants (as of January 31, 2019). Their total area is about 10.1 km². Audio file / audio sample

Location and economy

Maassluis is located on the Nieuwe Waterweg , not far from the Maeslant storm surge barrier built in 1997 . To the east of Maassluis lies Vlaardingen , to the north is the municipality of Westland , whose horticultural products are transported on via the port of Maassluis or by truck .

The city is located on the iron and motorway between Rotterdam and Hoek van Holland / Europoort (Rotterdam's outer port in the North Sea ). That is why Maassluis has many businesses that are dependent on this port operation, including workshops in which ship parts are manufactured and repaired.

history

Maassluis was part of Maasland, which is now a village in the municipality of Midden-Delfland , around 1600 . Today's town center was built around 1602 on a small, artificial island that was built as a redoubt in the war of liberation against the Spanish . The place, which never received official city ​​rights , lived from fishing in the 17th and 18th centuries and from shipping between 1800 and around 1970. The tugboat trade in Maassluis was particularly famous. These companies, such as Smit-Tak, and Wijsmuller (now part of the Danish Mærsk Line ) have now moved to another location.

The Dutch writer Maarten 't Hart was born in Maassluis on November 25, 1944 . His works are also read in German translation.

Attractions

The "Great Church" (built in 1602) stands out in the small town center. Inside this church there is an organ from 1733 by Redolph Garrelts , a pupil of Arp Schnitger .

In the city museum there is interesting information about Maarten 't Hart as well as information about the city's history. There is also the museum about tugboat transport (Nationaal Sleepvaartmuseum) . The old steamship “Furie”, a tugboat built in 1916, is located in the harbor and can be used for a tour in summer.

photos

  • Church: de Groote Kerk

  • Tugboat (de Furie) and church

  • Street scene: De Wip

  • Street scene in the center: de Doctor Kuyperkade

  • Bridge (de Fortegrachtbrug)

  • Pole before the flood

  • Artwork without title

  • Mill: de Wippersmolen

  • Sculpture (de calypso)

  • Artwork on a raft

  • Street scene: de Weverskade

  • Street scene: de Zuidbuurt

  • Furieade in Maassluis

  • National arrival from Sinterklaas in Maassluis

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
30th
20th
10
0
22.0
15.1
14.0
11.3
8.7
8.7
8.6
5.8
5.8
VSP
FvM
MB
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
+4.5
-1.4
-5.8
-4.8
+2.2
+8.7
-7.4
+5.8
-1.8
VSP
FvM
MB

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

Political party Seats
2006 2010 2014 2018
CDA 4th 3 4th 5
VVD 3 5 4th 4th
PvdA 8th 6th 4th 3
Verenigde Seniors Partij 3 3 4th 3
ChristenUnie 1 1 2 2
Forum voor Maassluis - - - 2
Maasslui's concern 2 3 4th 2
GroenLinks - - - 1
D66 0 1 1 1
SP 2 1 - -
total 23 23 23 23

mayor

Edo Haan ( PvdA ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since November 2nd, 2015 . His colleagues include the councilors Corine Bronsveld-Snoep ( CDA ), Gerard van der Wees ( VVD ), Sjoerd Kuiper (PvdA), Fred Voskamp (CDA) and the municipal secretary Sander Duijmaer van Twist .

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on June 5, 2018 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on June 5, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Zoetermeerse oud-wethouder Edo Haan wordt burgemeester van Maassluis. In: Omroep West. May 12, 2015, accessed June 5, 2018 (Dutch).
  5. ^ College van B en W Gemeente Maassluis, accessed on June 5, 2018 (Dutch)