Reimerswaal

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Reimerswaal municipality
Flag of the municipality of Reimerswaal
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Reimerswaal
coat of arms
province Zeeland Zeeland
mayor José van Egmond ( CDA )
Seat of the municipality Kruiningen
Area
 - land
 - water 		242.42  km 2
101.8 km 2
140.62 km 2
CBS code 0703
Residents 22,714 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 94 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 27 '  N , 4 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 27 '  N , 4 ° 1'  E
Important traffic route A58 E312 N289 N659 N670 N673
prefix 0113
Postcodes 4400-4419
Website Homepage of Reimerswaal
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Reimerswaal ( listen ? / I ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Zeeland . Audio file / audio sample

geography

The Reimerswaal area represents a headland that connects the Zuid-Beveland peninsula with the mainland Netherlands; in the north is the Oosterschelde , in the south the Westerschelde . The municipality covers an area of ​​242.42 km² (140.62 km² of which is water) and has 22,714 inhabitants (as of January 31, 2019). The Reimerswaal in Zeeland also borders a municipality in North Brabant, namely Woensdrecht .

history

Reimerswaal was already important as a trading place in the Middle Ages . This was due to the favorable location on the trade route to Antwerp , and Reimerswaal was also the starting point for ships to England, France and the Baltic ports. The town had town charter since 1374.

Reimerswaal on a map by Jacob van Deventer , 1560

In the years 1530 to 1570, the place and its surroundings were considerably affected by repeated storm surges . Most of the surrounding villages around the town of Reimerswaal often went under during the St. Felix flood in 1530 and the All Saints flood in 1532 . Reimerswaal was now directly on the sea. In 1632 the "old" Reimerswaal had to be given up for good. The Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal can now be found as a submerged area in the Oosterschelde .

Reimerswaal did not start to re-establish until more than 300 years later, in 1961, south of the former town. Today's Reimerswaal municipality was created in the 1970s by merging the villages of Yerseke , Vlake , Hansweert , Kruiningen , Waarde , Oostdijk , Krabbendijke , Stationsbuurt , Rilland and Bath . The main town and administrative seat of Reimerswaal is Kruiningen.

Economy and Transport

Shipbuilding is important as an economic branch in a shipyard in the Hansweert district.

The Roosendaal – Vlissingen railway runs through the municipality. There are three train stations here on the way to Vlissingen:

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
40
30th
20th
10
0
36.2
17.6
14.9
12.3
9.9
9.1
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
+1.4
+1.3
+4.2
+0.4
-1.0
-6.3

The local elections on March 21, 2018 resulted in the following distribution of seats:

Political party Seats
2006 2010 2014 2018
SGP 7th 7th 7th 7th
Leefbaar Reimerswaal 3 3 3 3
CU 1 2 2 3
VVD 1 2 2 2
PvdA 4th 2 2 2
CDA 3 3 3 2
total 19th 19th 19th 19th

Political structure

The community is divided into the following districts:

No. place Residents
00 Yerseke 6,840
01 Kruiningen 4,390
02 Krabbendijke 4,365
03 Waarde 1,400
04 Rilland Bath 3.125
05 Hansweert 1,640
06 Oostdijk 585
local community 22,356
  1. ↑ District number
  2. ↑ (as of January 1, 2017)

Web links

Commons : Reimerswaal  - 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 municipal elections in Gemeente Reimerswaal, accessed on April 7, 2018 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on April 7, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on April 17, 2018 (Dutch)