Simpelveld

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Simpelveld municipality
Flag of the municipality of Simpelveld
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Simpelveld
coat of arms
province Limburg Limburg
mayor Richard de Boer ( VVD )
Seat of the municipality Simpelveld
Area
 - land
 - water 		16.03  km 2
16.03 km 2
0 km 2
CBS code 0965
Residents 10,501 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 655 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 50 ° 50 ′  N , 5 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′  N , 5 ° 59 ′  E
Important traffic route A76 E314 N281
prefix 045
Postcodes 6351, 6353, 6369
Website Homepage of Simpelveld
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Simpelveld ( listen ? / I ), in the local dialect Zumpelveld , is a Dutch municipality in the province of Limburg . In addition to the main town of Simpelveld, there are also the villages of Bocholtz and Molsberg. Audio file / audio sample

Simpelveld
Simpelveld Church

Until 1992 there was a train station in Simpelveld (located on the Aachen – Maastricht railway line ), but it was closed due to insufficient passenger traffic. Since 1995 the route has been operated as a museum railway by the Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij (ZLSM), which only offers a Sunday tourist train and also special summer trips. The Simpelveld train station is also the headquarters of ZLSM, which has also taken over the Schaesberg – Simpelveld railway line ( million line ), which runs from here via Schaesberg to Landgraaf and was so named because of its extremely high costs.

Simpelveld is located in the south Limburg hill country, the Mergelland . The well-known Simpelveld sarcophagus was found at a Roman villa Rustica near Simpelveld .

Population (by district)

Total population Simpelveld Bocholtz
10,555 5,425 5,130

(As of January 1, 2018)

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
30th
20th
10
0
27.3
21.5
17.6
16.1
12.8
4.8
BBS
LS
LA
SEEDS
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
 14th
 12
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-4.7
+3.3
-3.3
-1.6
+12.8
-6.4
BBS
LS
LA
SEEDS

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 1981:

Political party Seats
1981 a 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Burger matters Simpelveld - - - 2 3 3 4th 5 5 4th
CDA 1 2 3 4th 5 2 2 2 3 3
Leefbaar Simpelveld - - - - - 5 4th 4th 3 3
Lokaal Actief b 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 3 3 3 2 3
Seeds 1 - - - - - - - - - 2
PvdA 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0
Lijst Thewissen c - 1 1 1 1 2 - - - -
Local Democrats - - - - 1 - - - - -
Onafhankelijke Groepering d 2 2 2 2 - - - - - -
General concerns Groepering 4th 2 1 1 - - - - - -
Lijst Loozen 2 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Lijst Starmans - 2 2 0 - - - - - -
Alternative Democrats - 0 - - - - - - - -
Wiel Rutters voor Eenheid en Openheid 2 0 - - - - - - - -
VVD 0 0 - - - - - - - -
Lijst Burggraaff 0 - - - - - - - - -
total 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th
a Due to the incorporation of Bocholtz into Simpelveld on January 1, 1982, the municipal council elections took place in 1981.
bUp to and including 2014, Lokaal Actief ran under the name "Simpelveld Lokaal". Before that it was called "Fractie Franssen-Frijns" up to and including 1994.
c The Lijst Thewissen took part in the elections up to and including 1990 as "Lijst Vaessen".
d In 1981 the Onafhankelijke Groepering was called "Lijst Schrijvers / Ploumen".

College of Mayors and Aldermen

The following people belong to the college :

mayor
Alderman
  • Wiel Schleijpen (Burger Matters Simpelveld)
  • Hub Hodinius (Lokaal Actief)
  • Thijs Gulpen (Leefbaar Simpelveld)
Community Secretary
  • Marion Liu

Web links

Commons : Simpelveld  - collection of images, 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 25, 2018 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on 25 August 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1981–2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on August 25, 2018 (Dutch)
  5. ^ College Gemeente Simpelveld, accessed August 25, 2018 (Dutch)