Geertruidenberg

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Flag of the municipality of Geertruidenberg
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Geertruidenberg
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province North Brabant North Brabant
mayor Marian Witte ( independent )
Seat of the municipality Geertruidenberg
Area
 - land
 - water 		29.64  km 2
26.63 km 2
3.01 km 2
CBS code 0779
Residents 21,516 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 726 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 42 ′  N , 4 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 42 ′  N , 4 ° 52 ′  E
Important traffic route A27 E311 A59 N623
prefix 0162
Postcodes 4931, 4941-4942, 4944, 5165
Website Homepage of Geertruidenberg
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Geertruidenberg, church tower in the street
Map of Geertruidenberg, Isaak Tirion 1747, 1749

Geertruidenberg ( listen ? / I ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant . On January 31, 2019, its population was 21,516. The total area of ​​the municipality is 29.6 km². Audio file / audio sample

The municipality consists of the town of Geertruidenberg and the villages of Raamsdonk and Raamsdonksveer, where the municipal administration is located.

Location and economy

The municipality is located in the north-west of the province, between the Biesbosch and Oosterhout , north of the A59 motorway and west of the Utrecht - Breda ( A27 ) motorway . From this motorway the exit leads to Raamsdonksveer and Waalwijk, 12 km to the east . Geertruidenberg lies on the Amer River (see Oosterhout) and has an inland port. There are two large power plants in the municipality, the 380 kV line Geertruidenberg – Eindhoven begins here . Because of the location on the water, a diverse industry as well as tourism and agriculture have developed.

history

The Count of Holland granted Geertruidenberg town charter in 1213, when it was the first town in Holland. After the flood disaster of 1421 , it lost its importance. Nevertheless, the area was still a hard-fought border fortress between Holland and Brabant until the end of the Eighty Years War . In 1793 the French revolutionary troops attacked Geertruidenberg and defeated the Swiss regiments in the Dutch service . The area belonged to Holland until 1813 .

The village of Raamsdonk was first mentioned in 1273; it is an elongated village in the Langstraat area, with a tradition of agriculture and leather and shoemaking. Raamsdonksveer was built as a settlement for boatmen and rush and reed workers near a ferry.

Attractions

In Raamsdonksveer, near the motorway, is the Louwman Collection (formerly the Nationaal Automobiel Museum ), one of the largest automobile museums in the Netherlands, which is only open in spring and summer.

In downtown Geertruidenberg is the gothic three-nave St. Gertrudis - Church . The old town hall and several small houses from the 17th and 18th centuries are located on the market square.

Both Geertruidenberg and Raamsdonksveer have a small marina.

The Biesbosch nature reserve is not far away.

politics

The local electoral list Keerpunt74 won the local election in 2018 with 22.6 percent of the vote and forms a coalition with the CDA , Lokaal + and Morgen! In the 2018–2022 legislative period . .

Municipal council

Local election on March 21, 2018
Turnout: 51.54%
 %
30th
20th
10
0
22.6
19.6
16.2
15.1
13.3
8.5
4.7
no
K74 a
L + b
M! c
LDP f
Otherwise. H
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
 20th
 15th
 10
   5
   0
  -5
-10
-15
-20
-25
-30
-35
-40
-45
-50
+11.4
+19.6
+16.2
+2.9
+2.2
+8.5
-12.8
-48
K74 a
L + b
M! c
LDP f
Otherwise. H
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Remarks:
a Keerpunt74
b Lokaal +
c morning!
f Lijst de Peuter
g the D66 ran in 2014 with GroenLinks as a joint electoral list
h Uw Drie Kernen 0.0% (-23.1%), SP 0.0% (-11.5%), Partij Samenwerking 0.0% (-8.0%), PvdA 0.0% (- 5.4%)

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 1982:

Political party Seats
1982 1986 1990 1994 1996 a 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Keerpunt74 4th 4th 5 8th 5 4th 6th 5 4th 2 5
Lokaal + b - - - - - - - - - - 4th
Tomorrow! - - - - - - - - - - 3
CDA 4th 3 3 2 6th 8th 5 3 3 2 3
VVD 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Lijst de Peuter - - - - - - - - - - 1
D66 - - - - - - - - - 4th 1
GroenLinks - - - - 2 1 2 1 2 -
Uw Drie Kernen - - - - - - - - 3 5 -
SP - - - - - - - 2 1 2 -
Partij Samenwerking - - - - 3 2 2 2 2 1 -
PvdA c 2 3 3 2 1 2 2 4th 2 1 -
Share '80 2 2 1 - - - - - - - -
total 13 13 13 13 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th
Remarks
a Due to the incorporation of Raamsdonk into Geertruidenberg on January 1, 1997, the municipal council election took place in 1996.
b Lokaal + emerged from the merger of Uw Drie Kernen and the Partij Samenwerking .
cThe members of the local PvdA parliamentary group joined the newly founded local party Morgen! .

College van B&W

The coalition parties CDA , Keerpunt74 , Lokaal + and Morgen! are each represented by an alderman in the College van burgemeester en wethouders . The following people belong to the college:

function Surname Political party annotation
Mayoress Marian Witte independent in office since October 4, 2019
Alderman John van Vugt Keerpunt74 -
Mike Hofkens Lokaal + -
Kevin van Oort Tomorrow! -
Adriaan de Jongh CDA -
Community Secretary Richard Nagtzaam - in office since February 2014

Personalities

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Nieuwe burgemeester in Geertruidenberg. In: rijksoverheid.nl. Rijksoverheid, July 11, 2019, accessed October 4, 2019 (Dutch).
  2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  3. ↑ a b Results of the local elections: 1982–2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on January 11, 2019 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Samenstelling College van B&W . In: geertruidenberg.nl . Gemeente Geertruidenberg, accessed on January 11, 2019 (Dutch)