Utrecht Province

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Utrecht
Province of the Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg
coat of arms flag
Utrecht provincie wapen.svg Utrecht (province) -Flag.svg
location
Zeeland Zuid-Holland Baarle (zu Belgien) Noord-Brabant Groningen Bundesrepublik Deutschland Limburg Friesland Flevoland Drenthe Noord-Holland IJsselmeer Utrecht Overijssel Gelderland Frankreich Belgien NordseeMap: Utrecht Province in the Netherlands
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Basic data
Capital Utrecht
Biggest town Utrecht
ISO 3166-2 code NL-UT
Website www.provincie-utrecht.nl
anthem Langs de Vecht en d'oude Rijnstroom
politics
Royal Commissioner Hans Oosters ( PvdA )
Ruling parties GroenLinks , D66 , CDA , PvdA and ChristenUnie
population
Residents 1,342,867 ( 5th of 12 )
Country share 7.8% of the Dutch
Population density 974 inhabitants per km² ( 3rd of 12 )
Religion (2015, CBS ) 13% - Roman Catholic
0 8% - Dutch Reformed
0 8% - Protestant
0 6% - Islam
0 5% - Reformed
0 7% - other
53% - none
geography
surface 1,449.13 km²
- country 1,378.25 km² (12th of 12)
- Water 70.88 km²
height - 5 to 69 m above sea level NAP
Coordinates 52 ° 6 ′  N , 5 ° 11 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 6 ′  N , 5 ° 11 ′  E
Administrative division
Communities 26th
Topography of the province of Utrecht

Topography of the province of Utrecht

Utrecht with the capital Utrecht is the smallest province in the Netherlands . It is located in the east of the Randstad agglomeration , which makes up the west of the Netherlands. As of January 31, 2019, the province had 1,342,867 inhabitants.

Their importance lies primarily in the areas of service and administration. In the city of Utrecht there is the headquarters of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) ( Dutch Railways ), some banks and (also in the second largest city in the province, Amersfoort ) insurance companies.

geography

The province is located in the middle of the Netherlands. The west consists of polders , the northeast half is a wooded sand area with hills that are up to 50-69 meters high. It is called the Utrechtse Heuvelrug ("Utrecht Hill Ridge").

In the north there used to be an access to the Zuidersee at Bunschoten , which today is limited to the Eemmeer , which is cut off from the IJsselmeer by Flevoland .

history

Utrecht was first mentioned as an area in 1375. Originally it was an ecclesiastical area ( Hochstift Utrecht : Dutch: t Sticht , in the dialect of the province: 't Stich ). Together with Overijssel (then: Oversticht ), the upper monastery, Utrecht , the lower monastery, was administered by the bishops of Utrecht as imperial princes. In the many conflicts between Holland and Geldern , the bishops of Utrecht were mostly on the Dutch side. In the Eighty Years War the States General took power.

The province has had its current structure since 1814.

politics

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15.31
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+11.60
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-4.10
+0.57
-3.43
Otherwise. j
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Remarks:
j SP 3.88% (-4.96%), SGP 3.54% (-0.40%), 50PLUS 2.88% (± 0.00%), DENK 2.13% (+2.13 %), other 1.06% (-0.20%)
Provincial election 2019
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A total of 49 seats

The provincial parliament ( Dutch Provinciale Staten ) has its seat in the Provinciehuis in the provincial capital Utrecht . According to the population in the province, the parliament has 49 seats.

In the provincial election on March 20, 2019, the parties obtained the following voting shares: GroenLinks 16.07% (8 seats), VVD 15.31% (8 seats), FvD 11.60% (6 seats), CDA 9.88% ( 5 seats), D66 9.45% (5 seats), PvdA 7.30% (4 seats), ChristenUnie 7.29% (4 seats), PVV 4.92% (2 seats), PvdD 4.71% ( 2 seats), SP 3.88% (2 seats), SGP 3.54% (1 seat), 50PLUS 2.88% (1 seat), DENK 2.13% (1 seat), other 1.06%. The turnout was 61.57%.

The next provincial election will take place on March 22, 2023.Template: future / in 2 years

At the head of the province is the king's commissioner . Since February 2019 this has been the social democrat Hans Oosters . The college van Gedeputeerde Staten , i.e. the government, has been formed since 2019 by a coalition of the Greens , left-liberals , Christian Democrats , Social Democrats and Calvinists .

Communities

Utrecht Cathedral

Since 2011, the province has 26 municipalities:

  1. Amersfoort (156,364)
  2. Baarn (24,709)
  3. Bunnik (15,192)
  4. Bunschoten (21,607)
  5. De Bilt (42,866)
  6. De Ronde Venen (44,125)
  7. Eemnes (9144)
  8. Houten (49,900)
  9. IJsselstein (34,123)
  10. Leusden (30,049)
  11. Lopik (14,485)
  12. Montfoort (13,980)
  13. Nieuwegein (63,132)
  14. Oudewater (10,204)
  15. Renswoude (5278)
  16. Rhenen (20,054)
  17. Soest (46,276)
  18. Stings Vecht (64,353)
  19. Utrecht (352,936)
  20. Utrechtse Heuvelrug (49,563)
  21. Veenendaal (65,575)
  22. Vijfheerenlanden (55,832)
  23. Wijk bij Duurstede (23,766)
  24. Woerden (52,184)
  25. Woudenberg (13,205)
  26. Zeist (63,965)

(Residents on January 31, 2019)

economy

In 2011, the regional gross domestic product per inhabitant, expressed in purchasing power standards , was 152.45% of the EU-28 average . In 2017 the unemployment rate was 4.2%.

literature

  • Renger de Bruin: "We and our successors shall do justice by all". Provincial Governement in Utrecht: a historical perspective . Translation from Dutch, Centraal Museum, Utrecht 2003, ISBN 90-73285-76-3

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Religieuze betrokkenheid; kerkelijke gezindte; regio. CBS , December 22, 2016, accessed November 19, 2018 (Dutch).
  2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Provinciale Staten 20 March 2019. In: Verkiezingsuitslagen.nl. Kiesraad , accessed May 3, 2019 (Dutch).
  4. ↑ Provinciale Staten 18 March 2015. In: Verkiezingsuitslagen.nl. Kiesraad , accessed May 3, 2019 (Dutch).
  5. ↑ Roel Breet: Onderhandelingen klaar, provincie Utrecht krijgt left-wing coalitie. In: rtvutrecht.nl. RTV Utrecht, May 27, 2019, accessed on July 12, 2019 (Dutch).
  6. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  7. ↑ Eurostat yearbook of the regions 2014 : ( Chapter 5: Economy ; PDF, 18 pages, approx. 2.0 MB) and ( Eurostat source data for Chapter 5: Economy ; XLS format, approx. 536 kB), ISBN 978-92 -79-11695-7 , ISSN  1830-9690 (English)
  8. ↑ Unemployment rate, by NUTS 2 regions. Retrieved November 5, 2018 .

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