Roerdalen

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Roerdalen municipality
Flag of the municipality of Roerdalen
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Roerdalen
coat of arms
province Limburg Limburg
mayor Monique de Boer-Beerta ( VVD )
Seat of the municipality Sint Odiliënberg
Area
 - land
 - water 		88.79  km 2
88.22 km 2
0.57 km 2
CBS code 1669
Residents 20,619 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 232 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 8 ′  N , 6 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 8 ′  N , 6 ° 0 ′  E
Important traffic route A73 N274 N293 N570
prefix 0475
Postcodes 3197, 6061, 6063, 6065, 6074-6075, 6077
Website Homepage of Roerdalen
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Roerdalen ( listen ? / I ) ( German Rurtäler ) is a Dutch municipality in the province of Limburg . Audio file / audio sample  

The municipality was originally created in 1991 through the incorporation of the previously independent municipality of Vlodrop into the municipality of Melick en Herkenbosch. It has been called Roerdalen since 1993. On January 1, 2007, the neighboring community of Ambt Montfort was incorporated, which means that the community doubled its population.

Districts

Part of these six districts are u. a. the residential areas and farmers' associations Aan de Berg, Etsberg, Holst, Lerop, Paarlo, Reutje, Varst and Vlodrop-Station.

(As of January 1, 2018)

Geographical location

The villages are in the lowlands of the Rur . The villages of Posterholt and Vlodrop, and the northern forest and heather area of De Meinweg National Park are on the German-Dutch border.

history

Sint Odiliënberg Basilica

The villages Melick and Vlodrop were first mentioned in documents in 858 and 943 respectively.

The single-track railway line Iron Rhine has been running through the municipality since 1879 . The reactivation of the disused route is controversial. Attempts to mine coal were stopped after a few years with the closure of the Beatrix mine in the northern municipality in 1962.

coat of arms

Blazon : Split, in front in red an upright, two-tailed, black-eyed, silver lion, divided behind, divided six times at the top by silver and blue, below a red heraldic lily in silver. A looking upright lion with an open mouth in natural colors serves as a shield holder - he holds the shield in front of his body, with his front paws on the upper corners of the shield, so that the shield covers the entire lion except for the head and four paws.

The coat of arms held by a lion combines the coats of arms of the three villages: the lion from Melick and Herkenbosch, the red lily from Vlodrop and the three blue bars from Posterholt.

Town twinning

  • There is a city partnership with the community of Birkenfeld an der Nahe in Rhineland-Palatinate.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
30th
20th
10
0
28.8
23.2
17.7
12.2
9.5
8.5
RL
DR
ONS
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
-1.1
-3.4
+5.0
-3.5
+3.1
-0.1
RL
DR
ONS

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

Political party Seats
1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Roerstreek Lokaal! a - - - - 6th 6th 6th
CDA 5 5 6th 6th 4th 5 6th 5
Democrats Roerdalen - - - - - 1 2 3
Ons Roerdalen - - - - - - 3 2
PvdA 1 1 1 1 - - 1 2
VVD 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1
Jongerenlijst - - - - 3 2 - -
Lijst Nissen - - - - 4th 2 - -
Jongeren voor Jong & Oud 4th 4th 4th 4th 2 - - -
Aktief mountain - - - - 3 - - -
Seed Verder - - - - 1 - - -
Gemeentelijk Platform 4th 4th 3 3 1 - - -
D66 0 - - - - - - -
Lijst Frijsinger 0 - - - - - - -
total 15th 15th 15th 15th 19th 19th 19th 19th
aRoerstreek Lokaal! emerged from the local parties Jongeren voor Jong & Oud, Aktief Berg, Samen Verder and Gemeentelijk Platform.

College of Mayors and Aldermen

The following people belong to the college :

Mayoress
Alderman
  • Eugenie Cuijpers ( CDA )
  • Jan Smits (Democrats Roerdalen)
  • Jan den Teuling (Roerstreek Lokaal!)
Community Secretary
  • Jan L'Ortije

leisure

Meinweg National Park visitor center

The Meinweg National Park invites for hiking and horseback riding. A visitor center provides insights into the natural and cultural history of the area.

Attractions

Romanesque basilica in Sint Odiliënberg an der Rur
Prins Bernhardmolen
  • Romanesque basilica from the 11th century in Sint Odiliënberg
  • Prins Bernhardmolen (Prinz-Bernhard-Mühle) between Melick and Herkenbosch: After being destroyed in the Second World War, the post mill was reconstructed and functional until 1999 . Next to the mill there is a museum with historical agricultural machinery from before 1950.
  • St. Ludwig College . From 1909 to 1979 the monastery building served as a boarding school and since then as a meditation center under the name Maharishi European Research University (MERU). In 2001 the listed building was partially destroyed and left to decay. A new building is planned and has been visualized since summer 2007 with a building-high image in front of the main front of the building. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi died here in February 2008.

Web links

Commons : Roerdalen  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Kolleg St. Ludwig  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2018 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on August 15, 2018 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on August 15, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1990–2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on August 15, 2018 (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Samenstelling Gemeente Roerdalen, accessed on August 15, 2018 (Dutch)
  6. ↑ publication of Arnhem Cuypersgenootschap ( Memento of 27 September 2007 at the Internet Archive )