Oude IJsselstreek

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Oude IJsselstreek municipality
Flag of the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek
coat of arms
province Gelderland Gelderland
mayor Otwin van Dijk ( PvdA )
Seat of the municipality Gendringen
Area
 - land
 - water 		137.95  km 2
136.32 km 2
1.63 km 2
CBS code 1509
Residents 39,424 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 286 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 54 ′  N , 6 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 54 ′  N , 6 ° 25 ′  E
Important traffic route A18 N18 N317 N318 N330 N335 N816 N817 N818
prefix 0315
Postcodes 7005, 7051, 7054-7055, 7061, 7064-7065, 7071, 7075-7078, 7081, 7083-7084, 7383
Website Homepage of Oude IJsselstreek
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Gendringen, parish hall
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Oude IJsselstreek is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland . It was created on January 1, 2005 from the communities of Gendringen and Wisch . The new community has a total area of ​​137.95 km² and had 39,424 inhabitants on January 31, 2019, according to the CBS . It takes its name from the river Alte Issel ( German  Oude IJssel ), which flows through the municipality.

The community lies on the German border with North Rhine-Westphalia. The largest of 15 settlement centers is the village of Ulft, but the town hall is in Gendringen. Regionally known is the DRU complex , a former industrial facility that is now used for culture and education.

geography

It is a rather rural, originally Catholic area with a few industrial areas. The largest village is Ulft with ten thousand inhabitants. Further settlement areas are Silvolde and Terborg , all of which are on the Oude IJssel river, and the more distant, Protestant Varsseveld .

In the south, the community borders the German cities of Isselburg , Rees and Emmerich and thus both the Borken district and the Kleve district.

politics

At a meeting of the municipal council in the DRU Cultuurfabriek , 2015

The town hall is in Gendringen , parts of the city administration are in Varsseveld, the main town of the former municipality of Wisch. Since 2009, the meetings of the municipal council have usually taken place in the cultuurfabriek DRU .

The main issue in local politics is an appropriate response to expected demographic developments. As a rather rural and structurally weak municipality, Oude IJsselstreek has a hard time keeping young people and attracting workers. While some politicians advocate making the community more attractive through larger projects such as the conversion of the former DRU industrial plant, others reject this with a view to the community finances.

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
40
30th
20th
10
0
37.0
21.8
13.5
11.3
11.2
5.3
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
+4.1
-1.8
-0.9
± 0.0
+3.7
-4.8

The local council elected in 2018 includes the local party Lokaal Belang GVS (10 seats), the Christian Democratic CDA (5), the left-wing socialist SP (3), the social-democratic PvdA (3), the right-wing VVD (3) and the social-liberal party D66 (1) . There are a total of 25 seats, corresponding to the size of the community. The municipal council has been formed as follows since 2004:

Political party Seats
2004 2010 2014 2018
Local concern GVS 8th 10 9 10
CDA 9 7th 6th 5
SP - - 3 3
PvdA 8th 5 3 3
VVD 2 2 2 3
D66 - 3 2 1
total 27 27 25th 25th

mayor

Mayor Otwin van Dijk ( PvdA ) has been in office since July 8, 2016. To their college include the Assistant Ria Ankersmit (Lokaal Belang GVS), Ben Hiddinga (Lokaal Belang GVS), Janine Kock ( CDA ), Bert Kuster (Lokaal Belang GVS), Peter van de Wardt (CDA) and the church secretary Marijke Verstappen.

Classification

In Oude IJsselstreek are

These are historical units that are administratively insignificant in the Dutch municipality system.

people

Culture

Sculptures from the Oerkracht , Silvolde / Terborg

The community is a member of the Ring of European Blacksmithing Cities , which has set itself the goal of promoting the regional diversity of the blacksmithing trade and metal design in the global unity of Europe at all levels.

The sculpture route Oerkracht (primal force) goes through the community . This name is a play on words . The Dutch word oer means: lawn iron ore , which was extracted and processed here until around 1900, but also corresponds to the German prefix ur- .

For over a hundred years, Ulft was one of the few places in the Netherlands where iron ore was extracted and processed. The area and several buildings of the DRU company were given new regulations in 2009. In addition to living space, the DRU complex is now used for cultural, social and educational offers. The most important part of the complex is called DRU Cultuurfabriek with the former Portiersgebouw (gatehouse) as the main building. The DRU-Cultuurfabriek replaces previous offers from the now demolished De Smeltkroes cultural center in the center of Ulft.

Town twinning

photos

  • Resistance monument in Varsseveld

  • Silvolde, Gerritsen's Molen

  • Ulft, Beltman complex at the DRU complex with water tower

  • Gendringen, Maartenskerk

  • Breedenbroek, Catholic Church (St. Peter and Paul)

  • Huis Landfort, near Megchelen

  • Netterden, St. Walburga

Web links

Commons : Oude IJsselstreek  - 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 19 July 2018 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2004 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on July 19, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Oude IJsselstreek heeft nieuwe eindelijk burgemeester. In: Omroep Gelderland. July 8, 2016, accessed July 19, 2018 (Dutch).
  5. ↑ Gemeente Oude IJsselstreek (Gelderland) Overheid in Gelderland, accessed on July 19, 2018 (Dutch)