Montferland

Montferland municipality

flag	coat of arms
province	Gelderland
mayor	Peter de Baat ( VVD )
Seat of the municipality	Didam
Area  - land  - water	106.64  km 2 105.71 km 2 0.93 km 2
CBS code	1955
Residents	36,036 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density	338 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates	51 ° 56 '  N , 6 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 56 '  N , 6 ° 9'  E
Important traffic route
prefix	0314, 0316
Postcodes	6941-6942, 7035-7039, 7041, 7044-7048
Website	Homepage of Montferland

Montferland ( listen ^{? / I} ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland and is located in the Liemers region . It has a total area of ​​106.64 km² and on January 31, 2019, according to the CBS, had 36,036 inhabitants. The inhabitants of the community are predominantly Roman Catholic .

places

The following localities belong to the municipality (number of inhabitants in brackets; as of January 1, 2017):

Locality	Residents	annotation
Didam	12,200	Headquarters of the municipal administration
's-Heerenberg	8,365	Branch of the municipal administration
Azewijn	780
Beek	2.015
Braamt	1,325
Kilder	1,475
Lengel	235
Loil	1,535	Pronunciation like: Lool
Loerbeek	675
Nieuw-Dijk	1,600
Stokkum	1,145
Zeddam	2,515

Location and economy

Coat of arms of the former municipality of Didam

Coat of arms of the former municipality of Bergh

Montferland is located southwest of Doetinchem and east of Zevenaar , right on the border with the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia . 's-Heerenberg, Stokkum and Beek are located on the Montferland forest area, on the German border, not far from Elten and Emmerich on the Rhine . Didam, Nieuw-Dijk and especially the farming village of Azewijn are a little further north in the De Liemers area .

The A12 motorway, which crosses the German border in Beek and merges into the German A 3 Arnheim - Oberhausen , has several exits into the municipality, including two German ones (including exit 3 to 's-Heerenberg). At Oud-Dijk, the A 18 motorway to Doetinchem splits off from the A12.

Didam has a train station on the Arnhem - Doetinchem - Winterswijk local line .

The municipality's main sources of income are tourism, small businesses (in Didam there is a larger industrial area) and agriculture. Many residents also commute to work in Arnhem or Doetinchem every day .

history

The municipality was created as part of a municipality reform on January 1, 2005 by amalgamating the municipalities of Didam and Bergh .

The place 's-Heerenberg is a small town that was founded in the Middle Ages around Huis Bergh , the ancestral seat of the Lords of Bergh . In 1379 it was granted city rights , and later even a right to mint . The house where the coins were minted still exists. 's-Heerenberg was walled for a long time and only had two city gates. The castle, called Huis Bergh, fell into the hands of the wealthy textile magnate JH van Heek in 1912, who housed his private art collection there.

Several Roman coins were found during archaeological excavations in Didam. At the time of Christ, the Germanic Chamaven had a settlement there.

A moth later named Montferland had been in Zeddam since 1000 . It is possibly a reference to the great crusader castle in Montferrand, Syria .

The villages of Azewijn and Braamt have also existed since the Middle Ages.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018

 %

40

30th

20th

10

0

31.3

21.0

13.8

13.1

12.3

8.6

no

CDA

LBM

LGM

PvdA

VVD

D66

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 2014

 % p

 10

   8th

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

  -8th

-10

-9.6

+3.5

+10.0

+1.1

+1.5

+1.5

-8th

CDA

LBM

LGM

PvdA

VVD

D66

Otherwise.

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 2004:

Political party	Seats
	2004	2010	2014	2018
CDA	13	10	11	8th
Lokaal Belang Montferland	3	5	4th	6th
Lijst Groot Montferland	-	-	1	3
PvdA	4th	4th	3	3
VVD	3	3	2	3
D66	-	1	1	2
Burger matters	2	2	1	-
Eerlijk Montferland	-	-	0	-
LM	0	-	-	-
total	25th	25th	23	25th

mayor

Peter de Baat ( VVD ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since January 6, 2017 .

College of Mayors and Aldermen

The College is for the period 2018 to 2022 of members of the parties CDA , D66 , Lokaal Belang Montferland and VVD . They were appointed at a council meeting on April 26, 2018. The following people belong to the college and are responsible in the following areas:

Surname	Political party	Department
Walter Gerritsen	CDA	spatial development, logistics, cooperation between the West-Achterhoek industrial parks, housing, licensing, monuments, environmental law, project: Bloemenbuurt Didam , basic problems
Wim Sinderdinck	Lokaal Belang Montferland	Social welfare law, youth welfare, regional cooperation between social areas of competence, public health, welfare
Martin Som	VVD	Work and income, economic affairs, recreation and tourism, finance, taxes, communal real estate (buildings)
Ruth Mijnen	D66	administrative renewal, art and culture, young talent, sport, project: football facilities, project: swimming pool de Hoevert , supply policy of the town centers, education, educational institutions, project: broad school concept 's-Heerenberg
Oscar van Leeuwen	CDA	public work, personnel and organization, information and automation, service, communication and education, sustainability, project: Masterplan Didam

The office of community secretary is carried out by Ted Evers.

photos

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  's-Heerenberg, Castle: Huize Bergh

• 

  's-Heerenberg, restaurant at Huis Bergh

• 

  Zeddam, church: de Sint Oswaldkerk

• 

  Didam, church: Onze Lieve Vrouw van Altijddurende Bijstand

• 

  Zeddam, mill: de Volharding

• 

  Stokkum, mill: Düffels Möl

Attractions

• Huis Bergh in 's-Heerenberg is now a museum with an important art collection: many manuscripts, paintings and coins from the late Middle Ages. A beautiful palace garden around the castle
• the hilly (up to 93 meters above sea level) forest area of ​​Montferland, which continues across the border in Elten , offers many opportunities for cycling and hiking
• the Zeddam Mill, built in 1441
• in Braamt is a small amusement park for small children ( Land van Jan Klaassen )
• A Corpus Christi procession is held in Azewijn every year at the start of the fair

Web links

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

• Website of the municipality (Dutch)
• Website of Huis Bergh (Dutch, German, English)
• Website of the region's tourist board (Dutch, German)
• Heemkundekring Bergh website - historical information (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
2. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on July 15, 2018 (Dutch)
3. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on July 15, 2018 (Dutch)
4. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2004 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on July 15, 2018 (Dutch)
5. ↑ Peter de Baat officieel benoemd dead burgemeester van Montferland. In: de Gelderlander . Wegener, December 7, 2016, accessed July 15, 2018 (Dutch). 
6. ^ Nieuw college in Montferland. In: montferlandnieuws.nl. Achterhoek Nieuws BV, April 30, 2018, accessed July 15, 2018 (Dutch). 
7. ↑ Samenstelling college Gemeente Montferland, accessed on July 15, 2018 (Dutch)