Overbetuwe

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Overbetuwe parish
Flag of the municipality of Overbetuwe
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Overbetuwe
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province Gelderland Gelderland
mayor Patricia Hoytink-Roubos ( CDA )
Seat of the municipality Elst
Area
 - land
 - water 		115.08  km 2
109.19 km 2
5.89 km 2
CBS code 1734
Residents 47,573 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 413 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 55 '  N , 5 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 55 '  N , 5 ° 51'  E
Important traffic route A15 A50 E31 A325 N836 N837
prefix 026, 0481, 0488
Postcodes 6661-6662, 6665-6666, 6668, 6671-6678
Website Homepage of Overbetuwe
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Overbetuwe ( listen ? / I ) is a Dutch municipality in the province of Gelderland and had 47,573 inhabitants on January 31, 2019, according to the CBS . Audio file / audio sample

places

In Overbetuwe, which was created in 2001 from the merger of the municipalities of Elst , Heteren and Valburg, the following villages are located (the number of inhabitants in brackets):

  • Elst (21,914; as of January 1, 2017), where the municipal administration is located
  • Tedding (4,960)
  • Straight (5,078)
  • Driel (4,339)
  • Herveld (3,152)
  • Oosterhout (2,353)
  • Andelst (1,632)
  • Valburg (1,784)
  • Randwijk (1,456)
  • Slijk-Ewijk (484)

and the small towns of Hemmen (182), Homoet (66) and Loenen.

Location and economy

The municipality forms the eastern part of the Betuwe landscape between Arnhem and Nijmegen . The motorways A15 (Arnhem - Elst - Tiel - Dordrecht - Rotterdam ) and A50 (Arnhem - 's-Hertogenbosch ) cross their area and intersect at Valburg. The Rhine borders the community in the north and the Waal in the south; there is a dam in the Rhine near Driel . The municipality does not have any larger inland ports. Elst has a train station on the Zwolle - Arnhem - Nijmegen - 's-Hertogenbosch - Breda line and is the terminus of the Utrecht - Tiel - Elst local railway .

In the villages, especially in Elst, there are many commuters who work in Arnhem or Nijmegen. Agriculture and horticulture and fruit growing (apples) are important. There is a fruit auction in Elst . Elst has factories for chemical pesticides and confectionery as well as large storage rooms in supermarkets and drug stores . The community also has a lot of small businesses.

history

The area of ​​the municipality is the "insula Batavorum", where the Batavians lived in pre-Christian times . They built a temple on the spot where the “Great Church” (St. Martini) of Elst is now, which was discovered in 1945 during archaeological excavations. After the failure of the Batavian revolt against the Romans in 69 or 70 AD, a new temple was built there. This was 28 × 23 meters; the cella measured 15 × 13 meters. To which deity the temple was dedicated is still unknown. The Roman influence in the architectural style of the temple suggests that the new building came about in collaboration between Batavian nobles and Romans. The temple was probably in use until around 400 AD. A model of the building was placed in the Great Church. This is one of the most important ancient remains in the Netherlands. In 2002, traces of a second Roman temple were discovered about 600 meters away. A Roman fort is suspected in the villages of Driel and Randwijk.

The first church was built here in the 8th century, which was finally replaced by today's late Gothic church in the 15th century . The church can only be visited sporadically by appointment for groups; Tours are only in Dutch. Traces of Germanic settlements have also been found in the other villages of Overbetuwe. a. the Batavians, the Chamaven and the Saxons .

The village of Driel is mentioned in a document as early as 996; the village of Heteren 1232. In the Middle Ages they were administered by "ambtmannen", officials. These often noble lords were also dikemakers and judges of the region. An “Ambtmanshuis” is still in Elst. To this day these have remained quiet farming villages that have suffered many flood disasters in the course of their long history. The area suffered badly during World War II ; Driel, Heteren and Elst were badly damaged in Operation Market Garden in September 1944. A small war museum in Heteren still reminds of this. The village of Zetten has always been a center for children's and nursing homes. There is a small nursing museum (NMVV) there.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
30th
20th
10
0
27.6
14.3
12.2
12.2
11.1
7.9
7.4
4.7
2.6
no
GBO
BBO
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
-12
-14
-12.6
+2.2
+5.4
-3.3
+3.4
+4.1
+2.2
+1.2
-0.2
-2.4
GBO
BBO
Otherwise.

The parish council has been formed as follows since the parish was founded:

Political party Seats
2000 2006 2010 2014 2018
CDA 7th 7th 7th 13 9
Gemeentebelangen Overbetuwe a - 5 5 4th 4th
GroenLinks 2 2 2 2 4th
D66 4th 3 5 5 4th
VVD 3 3 5 2 3
BurgerBelangen Overbetuwe b - - - 1 2
PvdA 3 6th 4th 1 2
ChristenUnie 1 1 1 1 1
Over-Betuwe Lokaal a 3 - - - -
Dorpslijst Elst a 2 - - - -
total 25th 27 29 29 29
a The Gemeentebelangen Overbetuwe party emerged from the Dorpslijst Elst and Over-Betuwe Lokaal parties and took part in the 2006 elections for the first time.
b In 2014 the party BurgerBelangen Overbetuwe took part in the elections under the name “Lijst-Op de Weegh”.

mayor

Patricia Hoytink-Roubos ( CDA ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since April 18, 2019 . To their college , the Assistant Secretary-Jan van Baal (include CDA ), Wijnte Hol (CDA), Dimitri Horsthuis-Tangelder (Gemeentebelangen Overbetuwe), Rob Engels ( VVD ) and the municipal secretary Christian van den Berg.

gallery

  • Elst, church: de Grote of Sint Maartenskerk

  • Driel, the Reformed Church

  • Valburg, church: Jacobuskerk

  • Oosterhout, church

  • Randwijk, church

  • Slijk-Ewijk, church

  • Heteren, tower next cemetery

  • Heteren, former town hall

  • Herveld, the Reformed Church

  • Valburg, mill: molen Nieuw Leven

  • Herveld, mill: molen de Vink

  • Driel, the Polish Monument

  • Driel, hydraulic engineering: the Drielse Stuwdam

  • Valburg, the Betuweroute from the railway viaduct

  • Elst, railway overpass for cars

  • Elst, spoorwegovergang Eerste Weteringswal bij Brug De Oude Tol

  • Driel on the Rhine

  • near Herveld, river: de Waal

  • Elst, the Linge at the 1st Weteringswal

  • at Elst, die Linge on the morning of autumn

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Nieuwe burgemeester in Overbetuwe. In: rijksoverheid.nl. Rijksoverheid, April 5, 2019, accessed April 18, 2019 (Dutch).
  2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Groei gemeente 2001-2017 (aantal inwoners) (PDF, 29 kB) Gemeente Overbetuwe, accessed on July 20, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on July 20, 2018 (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2000 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on July 20, 2018 (Dutch)
  6. ↑ Samenstelling en portefeuilleverdeling Gemeente Overbetuwe, accessed on July 20, 2018 (Dutch)