Oud-Beijerland
 flag |
 coat of arms |
| province |
 South Holland
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| Seat of the municipality |
 Hoeksche Waard
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Area - land - water |
19.61 km 2 18.73 km 2 0.88 km 2 |
| Residents | 24,340 (Sep 30, 2018) |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 50 ' N , 4 ° 23' E |
| Important traffic route |
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| prefix | 0186 |
| Postcodes | 3261-3263 |
| Website | Homepage of Oud-Beijerland |
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Oud-Beijerland ( ) is a place and a former municipality in the Netherlands , province of South Holland . This had a total area of about 19.6 km². On September 30, 2018, Oud-Beijerland had 24,340 inhabitants. On January 1, 2019, it was merged with the municipalities of Cromstrijen , Korendijk , Binnenmaas and Strijen to form the new municipality of Hoeksche Waard .
Location and economy
Oud-Beijerland is officially a village, but it looks like a small town. The place is in the north of the island of Hoeksche Waard , southwest of Rotterdam . The municipality can be reached via the Rotterdam – Bergen op Zoom / Roosendaal motorway. The nearest train station is in Rotterdam, 15 km away. From Rotterdam's Zuidplein underground station (by the Ahoy hall), Oud-Beijerland can be reached in 15 minutes by bus that runs every half hour.
The location on the Oude Maas and Spui enabled a diverse industry along this river; Smaller factories, workshops and trading companies in particular have settled here. The center of the old village, on and under a high dike, is an important shopping center for the residents of the whole Hoeksche Waard.
history
Oud-Beijerland was founded in 1559 when Lamoral Count von Egmont polded the swampy area that was his property . The village was initially named Beijerland after his wife Sabina von Bayern (Dutch: Beieren ). After Count Egmont was beheaded in Brussels in 1567, Sabina took over the administration of this area. In 1582 it was renamed Oud-Beijerland when another village - Nieuw Beijerland - was created further west through new dikes .
The old town hall, built over the Vliet in 1622 , was used as such until 1977 and has been a listed building since then.
In the 19th century, the town experienced a new economic boom with the establishment of a sugar and cigar factory . Today the nearby port of Rotterdam determines the economic life of the community.
Attractions
A stroll through the town center is worthwhile: there is the old town hall (now the local history museum), a church from the 17th century as well as some picturesque houses from the same era.
politics
fusion
The municipalities of Binnenmaas , Cromstrijen , Korendijk , Oud-Beijerland and Strijen were merged into a new municipality with the name Hoeksche Waard on January 1st, 2019 .
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
The local elections on March 19, 2014 resulted in the following distribution of seats:
| Political party | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | |
| Beijerland's initiative low | 6th | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| D66 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| SGP | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| VVD | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| CDA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| ChristenUnie | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PvdA | 2 | 4th | 2 | 1 |
| GroenLinks | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| total | 19th | 19th | 19th | 19th |
Due to the merger on January 1, 2019, the elections for the council of the new Hoeksche Waard municipality took place on November 21, 2018.
mayor
From September 26, 2016 to December 31, 2018, Jon Hermans-Vloedbeld ( VVD ) was acting mayor of the municipality. The councilors included Ina van der Werf-Weeda ( CDA ), Piet van Leenen ( ChristenUnie / SGP ), Harry van Waveren ( Beijerlands Initiatief ) and the municipal secretary Rudie Heintjes .
Sons and daughters of the place
- Abraham Frank (born February 22, 1838 - † November 11, 1917 in Cologne), rabbi
- Bas Leenman (born September 4, 1920, † April 6, 2006 in Arnhem), Dutch reformed industrial pastor and social therapist
- Adri van Tiggelen (born June 16, 1957 in Oud-Beijerland), former Dutch football player and current coach.
- Ria Visser (born July 20, 1961) is a former speed skater, the 1980 silver medal at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid won
Web links
- Website of the municipality (Dutch)
- Website about the future of the municipalities in Hoeksche Waard (Dutch)
- Regional bus company website (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed January 1, 2019 (Dutch)
- ↑ oud-beijerland.nl (archived version) ; accessed on February 23, 2018
- ↑ Bestuurlijke toekomst Hoeksche Waard Gemeente Oud-Beijerland, accessed on June 8, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Result of the local elections: 2010 2014 , accessed on June 8, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2002 2006 2010 2014 , accessed on June 8, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Informatiebijeenkomst gemeenteraadsverkiezingen gemeente Hoeksche Waard Gemeente Oud-Beijerland, accessed on June 8, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Jon Hermans waarnemend burgemeester Oud-Beijerland. In: Nederlands Genootschap van Burgemeesters. Retrieved June 8, 2018 (Dutch).
- ↑ Samenstelling College B&W Gemeente Oud-Beijerland, accessed on June 8, 2018 (Dutch)