Marum
flag |
coat of arms |
province | Groningen |
local community | Westerkwartier |
Area - land - water |
64.89 km 2 64.46 km 2 0.43 km 2 |
Residents | 10,485 (Sep 30, 2018) |
Coordinates | 53 ° 8 ′ N , 6 ° 16 ′ E |
Important traffic route | |
prefix | 0594 |
Postcodes | 9361-9367, 9824-9825 |
Website | Homepage of Marum |
Marum ( ) was a municipality in the Dutch province of Groningen . It had 10,485 inhabitants (as of September 30, 2018) on an area of 64.89 km². Apart from Grootegast, Marum was the only bilingual municipality in the province, as Westerkwartiers ( Lower Saxony ) and West Frisian are spoken in the villages of Marum and De Wilp .
There are many agricultural activities in the community. In between there are some sights, such as a Romanesque church.
politics
fusion
On January 1st, 2019, Marum merged with Grootegast , Leek and Zuidhorn to form the new municipality of Westerkwartier .
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 | |
PvdA | 5 | 6th | 5 | 4th |
VVD | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3 |
CDA | 5 | 4th | 4th | 3 |
Gemeentebelangen Marum | - | - | - | 2 |
ChristenUnie | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Toekomst voor Marum | - | - | - | 1 |
total | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th |
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 May 1, 2013 until the municipality was dissolved, Henk Kosmeijer ( PvdA ) was the acting mayor of the municipality. His colleagues included the councilors Jan Vos (PvdA), Janny Hulshoff-Oost ( VVD ), Hans de Graaf ( ChristenUnie ) and the municipal secretary Jan Jellema.
Sons and daughters of the church
- Boelhouwer van Wouwe (1939–2017), politician (CDA)
Web links
- Website of the municipality (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed January 1, 2019 (Dutch)
- ↑ Herindeling. In: RTV Noord . Retrieved June 28, 2018 (Dutch).
- ↑ Result of the local elections: 2010 2014 , accessed on June 28, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2002 2006 2010 2014 , accessed on June 28, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Herindelingen Kiesraad , accessed on June 28, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Samenstelling college Gemeente Marum, accessed June 28, 2018 (Dutch)