Weert

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Weert community
Flag of the municipality of Weert
flag 		Coat of arms of the community of Weert
coat of arms
province Limburg Limburg
mayor Ina Leppink-Schuitema ( VVD ; acting)
Seat of the municipality Weert
Area
 - land
 - water 		105.54  km 2
104.43 km 2
1.11 km 2
CBS code 0988
Residents 49,870 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 473 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 15 ′  N , 5 ° 42 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′  N , 5 ° 42 ′  E
Important traffic route A2 E25 N280 N292 N564
prefix 0495
Postcodes 6001-6006, 6039
Website Weert's homepage
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Weert ( listen ? / I ) is a municipality in the Netherlands , Limburg province , with 49,870 inhabitants (as of January 31, 2019). The municipality includes the town of the same name and several small villages on the border with Belgium . Stramproy has also been part of Weert since 1998. Weert is about 25 kilometers from the German border. Audio file / audio sample

Location and economy

Weert is located on the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal , which connects the place with the Maas near Maastricht and ´s Hertogenbosch. The city is located on the car and railways between Eindhoven and Roermond , in the middle of the province. The municipality borders the province of Noord-Brabant and Belgium . There is a wide variety of industries in Weert, for example chemical and construction companies and many smaller companies. A Philips lamp factory with 250 employees closed in 2006.

history

Weert was created at the latest in the 11th century at an intersection of trade routes. It was in 1414 the town charter . The Counts of Horn , from whose line Philippe de Montmorency, Count of Hoorn comes, had a castle here for a long time (destroyed by the French in 1703).

Due to the Treaty of Venlo , the rule in the Duchy of Geldern, to which Weert belonged, was handed over to the Habsburgs . Weert thus became part of the Spanish Netherlands . Since the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, Weert has belonged to Austrian funds .

When new traffic routes emerged after 1850, the city flourished again.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
40
30th
20th
10
0
35.5
17.7
14.4
8.9
8.5
5.2
4.2
5.6
WL
DUS
Otherwise. H
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
+8.5
-2.7
-2.8
+8.9
-6.4
-4.1
-5.1
+3.6
WL
DUS
Otherwise. H
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Remarks:
h Partij voor Weert 2.9% (+ 2.9%), Juist495 2.7% (+ 2.7%), GroenLinks 0.0% (-2.0%)

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 1982:

Political party Seats
1982 1986 1990 1994 1997 a 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Weert Lokaal b - - - - - - 6th 5 8th 12
CDA 8th 7th 9 7th 8th 8th 7th 6th 6th 6th
VVD 4th 3 3 4th 4th 5 5 9 5 4th
DUS Weert - - - - - - - - - 3
SP - - 0 0 - 1 3 3 4th 2
D66 - - - - 0 1 1 2 3 1
PvdA 2 6th 5 6th 6th 5 7th 4th 3 1
Partij voor Weert - - - - - - - - - 0
Juist495 - - - - - - - - - 0
GroenLinks - - - - 1 - - 0 0 -
Werknemerspartij 6th 5 5 3 5 4th - - - -
Pact '97 - - - - 5 4th - - - -
Weerter Actie Partij - - - - - 1 - - - -
Groep Wiel Derckx c 2 2 3 3 - - - - - -
Weert U Waardig c 2 2 2 3 - - - - - -
Center Democrats - - - 1 - - - - - -
Oda concerns 1 0 - - - - - - - -
Weerter Minderheden Algemeen Belang - 0 - - - - - - - -
Partij Algemeen Belang - 0 - - - - - - - -
Democrats Weert 0 - - - - - - - - -
Weerter Samenwerkende Progressieven d 0 - - - - - - - - -
total 25th 25th 27 27 29 29 29 29 29 29
Remarks
a Due to the incorporation of Stramproy into Weert on January 1, 1998, the municipal council elections took place in 1997.
b Weert Lokaal emerged from the merger of the Pact '97 party and the Werknemerspartij.
c The Groep Wiel Derckx and Weert U Waardig merged in the 1997 local elections to form the new party Pact '97.
dThe Weerter Samenwerkende Progressieven were an association of the parties PPR , PSP and CPN .

College of Mayors and Aldermen

The parties CDA , D66 , SP , VVD and Weert Lokaal have formed a coalition for the 2018–2022 legislative period. The coalition parties provide the council with the councilors, with Weert Lokaal being represented by two councilors and the CDA, SP and VVD each contributing one delegate, while the D66 does not participate in the council. The following people belong to the college and are responsible in the following areas:

function Surname Political party Department annotation
Mayoress Ina Leppink-Schuitema VVD public order and security, integrity, human resources, administrative matters, college and council, information technology acting; in office since May 18, 2020
Alderman Geert Gabriëls Weert Lokaal Education, culture, sustainability, biodiversity, rural surroundings first deputy mayor
Martijn van den Heuvel Weert Lokaal Economy, participation, labor market, public space, De Risse (general administration) second deputy mayor
Wendy van Eijk VVD Finance, spatial planning, housing, permits, as well as surveillance and enforcement, traffic and transportation third deputy mayor
Tessa Geelen CDA Sport, quality of life, communication, citizen participation, tourism, strategic view, environmental law fourth deputy mayor
Paul Sterk SP Care, welfare, welfare law, youth welfare, organizational development, De Risse (management) fifth deputy mayor
Community Secretary Bertus Brinkman - - in office since September 7, 2017

Attractions

Weert has the St. Martinus Church from the 15th century, a ruined castle and some old houses and (former) monastery buildings. The area is rich in old water mills.

The recreation area "De IJzeren Man" (The Iron Man) includes a swimming pool, a forest with a small lake and a campsite.

A big fair is held at the end of September .

Personalities

photos

  • Sankt Martinuskirche in Weert at night

  • Church in Stramproy

  • Church in Tungelroy

Web links

Commons : Weert  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Weert in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Randy Beaumont, Jean van Hoof: Ina Leppink wordt waarnemend burgemeester Weert. In: 1limburg.nl. 1Limburg, May 16, 2020, accessed May 18, 2020 (Dutch).
  2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Philips sluit fabriek in Weert, 250 banen weg ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Frank Keverling Buisman: The Peace and Treatise of Venlo (1543) and the consequences for the administration of money and Zutphen . In: Duchy of Geldern (= Publications of the State Archives of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia , Series D: Exhibition Catalogs State Archives , Vol. 30), Vol. 1: Gelre - Geldern - Gelderland. History and culture of the Duchy of Geldern . Verlag des Historisches Verein für Geldern und Umgegend, Geldern 2001, ISBN 3-921760-35-6 , pp. 65–72, here pp. 67–68.
  5. ↑ AMJA Berkvens: "In wesen sal het Tractaet van Venlo onderhalden." Het Tractaat van Venlo as fundamentele wet van Spaans en Oostenrijks Gelre 1580–1794 . In: Frank Keverling Buisman (ed.): Verdrag en Tractaat van Venlo. Herdenkingsbundel, 1543-1993 . Lost Hilversum 1993, ISBN 90-6550-371-4 , pp. 153-170.
  6. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on September 2, 2018 (Dutch)
  7. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1982–2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on September 2, 2018 (Dutch)
  8. ↑ Coalitieprogramma 2018-2022 (PDF) Gemeente Weert, accessed on September 2, 2018 (Dutch)
  9. ↑ Portefeuilleverdeling BenW 2018-2022 ( Memento from September 2, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF, 497 kB) Gemeente Weert, accessed on September 2, 2018 (Dutch)
  10. ↑ http://molensinweert.com