Onderbanks
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coat of arms |
province | Limburg |
local community | Beekdaelen |
Area - land - water |
21.24 km 2 21.16 km 2 0.08 km 2 |
Residents | 7,791 (Sep 30, 2018) |
Coordinates | 50 ° 58 ′ N , 5 ° 58 ′ E |
Important traffic route | |
prefix | 045, 046 |
Postcodes | 6447, 6451, 6454, 6456 |
Website | Homepage of Onderbanken |
Onderbanken ( municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg . Its total area was 21.24 km², on September 30, 2018 it had 7791 inhabitants. On January 1, 2019, Onderbanken merged with Nuth and Schinnen to form the new municipality of Beekdaelen .
) was aVillages
- Bingelrade (820 inhabitants)
- Jabeek (720 inhabitants)
- Merkelbeek (1,585)
- Schinveld (4,665 inhabitants, seat of the municipal administration)
Location and economy
The community is located in South Limburg , between Sittard-Geleen and Brunssum , north of Heerlen, near the border with Germany. Gangelt is located directly to the north and Geilenkirchen further east . The villages have managed to keep their rural character, and there is no direct connection to motorways or railways. Due to its quiet location, the place has attracted sculptors , painters and other artists .
The inhabitants of Onderbanken are partly commuters who work in the surrounding towns. Agriculture is also important. By developing a German-Dutch nature reserve (Rode Beek / Rodebach: wetland, forest, bird reserve) together with Gangelt, the municipality tries to promote gentle tourism .
politics
fusion
On January 1, 2019, Onderbanken merged with Nuth and Schinnen to form the new municipality of Beekdaelen .
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
Until the municipality was dissolved, the following distribution of seats has been made since it was founded:
Political party | Seats | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1981 a | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | |
Democrats Onderbanken b | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4th | 5 |
Progressive Onderbanks c | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 2 | 3 |
CDA | 1 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 3 |
VVD | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Lijst Small Onderbanken | 4th | 2 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
Politieke Groepering Boy Goossens d | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
PvdA | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lijst Dohmen e | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lijst Renneberg e | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lijst De Lang | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Due to the merger on January 1, 2019, the citizens of the communities of Nuth, Onderbanken and Schinnen elected the council of the new community of Beekdaelen on November 21, 2018.
- Remarks
College of Mayors and Aldermen
The following people belonged to the last college of the municipality of Onderbanken, which existed from 2014 to 2018:
- Mayoress
- Odile Wolfs ( PvdA ) (acting) (Appointed: March 1, 2015)
- Alderman
- Jos Timmermans ( CDA )
- Peter Salden (Democrats Onderbanken)
- Community Secretary
- Frank Geraets
Origin of name
In the late Middle Ages , so-called “onderbanken” ( subordinate courts ) which were subordinate to the “Rechtsbank”, court in Heerlen , had their seat in Schinveld.
Schinveldse Bos
The “Schinveldse Bos” forest area also belonged to the community and is also located in the approach route of the nearby AWACS aircraft. For safety reasons, a swath was cut in the forest for the landing aircraft in January 2006, against which the residents of Onderbanken and the neighboring Brunssum defended themselves unsuccessfully.
Attractions
- The remaining part of the Schinveldse Bos and the half-timbered farm “Nonke Buusjke” with a small museum and restaurant
- The area is rich in old farms, small streams and wooded areas.
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Web links
- Website of the municipality (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed January 1, 2019 (Dutch)
- ↑ a b Twaalf herindelingen. In: Rijksoverheid. July 10, 2018, accessed August 9, 2018 (Dutch).
- ↑ Result of the local elections: 2010 2014 , accessed on August 9, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1981–2002 2006 2010 2014 , accessed on August 9, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Herindelingen In: Kiesraad , accessed on August 9, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Burgemeester en wethouders Gemeente Onderbanken, accessed on August 9, 2018 (Dutch)