Ridderkerk

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Ridderkerk municipality
Flag of the municipality of Ridderkerk
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Ridderkerk
coat of arms
province South Holland South Holland
mayor Anny Attema ( PvdA )
Seat of the municipality Ridderkerk
Area
 - land
 - water 		25.26  km 2
23.71 km 2
1.55 km 2
CBS code 0597
Residents 46,203 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 1829 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 52 ′  N , 4 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 52 ′  N , 4 ° 36 ′  E
Important traffic route A15 E31 A16 E19 A38 N915 S105
prefix 0180
Postcodes 2981-2989
Website Homepage of Ridderkerk
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The A15 and the A16 meet in Ridderkerk

Ridderkerk ( listen ? / I ) is a municipality in the Netherlands , province of South Holland . Audio file / audio sample

places

In addition to the main town of Ridderkerk (where the municipal administration is based), the villages of Bolnes , Rijsoord , Oostendam and Slikkerveer are located in this municipality.

Location and economy

Ridderkerk is located in the northeast of the river island IJsselmonde , only a few kilometers southeast of Rotterdam and Capelle aan den IJssel and, like Capelle, can be called a suburb of Rotterdam. Many of the residents are commuters .

In the municipality, at Bolnes and Rijsoord, there are junctions of the many motorways that lead from Rotterdam through the municipality of Ridderkerk in many directions. Ridderkerk does not have a train station; There are several bus routes and a high-speed ferry Rotterdam-Ridderkerk- Dordrecht also serves the shuttle service.

Ridderkerk has had a tradition of shipping companies and shipyards since around 1870 - but these industries went down in the 1970s, despite attempts by the government to save them. Many smaller businesses of all kinds came back for this.

history

The name Ridderkerk has nothing to do with a "knight". The village originated in the polder Riederwaard (roughly: Schilfwerder) and received a regular administration in 1446 . The church was dedicated to St. George , the dragon slayer. As elsewhere in this area, fishermen and farmers lived in Ridderkerk who kept cattle and grew hemp for making ropes . The Huys ten Donck country estate was built in Bolnes at the end of the 18th century. A shipbuilding industry emerged around 1870. During this time, the community coat of arms was also created , with the holy knight St. George, who pierces the dragon / evil with the sword.

In the school in the village of Rijsoord, after the German invasion on May 15, 1940 , General Winkelman signed the document of surrender in which the Netherlands surrendered to the National Socialist German Reich : the start of a five-year occupation . Today there is a private museum with a planetarium in the former school. A lot of flax was cultivated in Rijsoord until around 40–45 years ago .

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
20th
10
0
16.8
14.0
13.2
9.7
9.1
8.9
8.8
6.3
4.6
8.6
18PLUS
EVR
LR
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
 12
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
-12
+11.4
-2.6
-2.1
+0.8
-0.7
-11.2
+0.2
-0.5
+4.6
+0.2
18PLUS
EVR
LR
Otherwise.

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

Political party Seats
2006 2010 2014 2018
Partij 18PLUS - - 1 5
SGP 6th 5 5 4th
Really voor Ridderkerk - - 5 4th
PvdA 8th 4th 2 3
CDA 3 2 3 3
Leefbaar Ridderkerk 4th 10 6th 3
ChristenUnie 3 2 3 2
VVD 3 2 2 2
GroenLinks - - - 1
Burger op 1 - - - 1
D66 - - - 1
D66 / GroenLinks 1 2 2 -
Lokaal Sociaal - 0 - -
Nieuw right 1 - - -
total 29 27 29 29

mayor

Anny Attema ( PvdA ) has been the incumbent mayor of the municipality since October 1, 2010 . The councilors include Henk van Os ( Partij 18PLUS ), Volbregt Smit ( SGP ), Cora van Vliet ( Echt voor Ridderkerk ), Peter Meij ( CDA ), Marten Japenga ( ChristenUnie ) and the municipal secretary Henk Klaucke.

Sons and daughters

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Historie van Ridderkerk , Stichting Oud Ridderkerk
  3. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on June 8, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on June 8, 2018 (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Anny Attema burgemeester Ridderkerk. In: RTV Rijnmond. August 27, 2010, accessed June 8, 2018 (Dutch).
  6. ↑ Samenstelling college Gemeente Ridderkerk, accessed June 8, 2018 (Dutch)