Voerendaal

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Voerendaal municipality
Flag of the municipality of Voerendaal
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Voerendaal
coat of arms
province Limburg Limburg
mayor Wil Houben ( VVD )
Seat of the municipality Voerendaal
Area
 - land
 - water 		31.52  km 2
31.51 km 2
0.01 km 2
CBS code 0986
Residents 12,442 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 395 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 50 ° 53 '  N , 5 ° 55'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 53 '  N , 5 ° 55'  E
Important traffic route A76 E314 A79
prefix 045
Postcodes 6311-6312, 6343, 6367
Website Homepage of Voerendaal
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Voerendaal ( listen ? / I ) is a place and a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg . It is a member of the Parkstad urban agglomeration . Audio file / audio sample

language

In addition to the official language Dutch , the local population mostly speaks Limburgish . The highest windmill in the municipality is located on the 216 meter high Vrouwenheide .

History and origin

Voerendaal is in the hilly landscape between Heerlen, Simpelveld, Wittem, Gulpen, Valkenburg and Nuth. The community consists of five main villages. Voerendaal was already inhabited in Roman times. Remains testify to a bath house, a temple and a pond from that time. The foundations of a Roman villa have been found near the “Ten Hove” (“Zum Hof”) farm.

On January 1, 2008 Voerendaal had 12,757 inhabitants, who were distributed as follows:

Voerendaal, church: de Sint Laurentiuskerk
Kunrade, street view: Heerlerweg-Pontstraat
Ubachsberg, church: de Sint Bernarduskerk
  • Peter 2975
  • 3305
  • Kunrade 3670
  • Dublin 1577
  • Ransdaal 996
  • Smaller districts 234

Districts

  • Barrier
  • Colmont
  • Craubeek
  • Dolberg
  • Eyserheide
  • Fromberg
  • Heek
  • Hellebeuk
  • Climbing
  • Koulen
  • Kunrade
  • Mingersberg
  • Opscheumer
  • Overheek
  • Ransdaal
  • Retersbeek
  • Termaar
  • Termoors
  • Ubachsberg
  • Weustenrade
  • Winthagen

The municipal flag

In the resolution of February 20, 1995, the municipal council set a new municipal flag.

Description of the flag

The starting point for the new flag is the name Voerendaal. The name "Voerendaal" consists of a combination of the words "Voeren" and "Daal". The word "Voeren" denotes a shoal or ford and can be traced back to the Frisian word " Forda ". The word "Daal" means " valley ".

The chosen design consists of five strips that are divided in a ratio of 1: 1: 2: 1: 1. Two blue brooks flow through the yellow valley, the three French lilies are an element that can be traced back to the historical legacy of the municipality of Klimmen, which until 968 was the property of the French queen Gerberga.

The crest

Voerendaal belonged to Heerlen until 1777, except for seven years when it was owned by Willen van Cortenbach. From 1777 Voerendaal had its own council.

Because Heerlen, and thus Voerendaal, was one of the main aldermen's chairs in Valkenburg, the Valkenburg lion can be seen in the coat of arms. The person pictured is Saint Lawrence, a church patron.

The community at that time applied for the mirrored coat of arms in the first application, but the high council of the nobility placed the saint in the first field, the place of honor, and rejected the application.

The municipal coat of arms was used until 1991 for the stationery of the old municipality of Voerendaal. From January 1, 1992, the new logo was set, which is now used for all community documents. The logo can be seen in the top left of the official website of the municipality of Voerendaal. The “V” in the logo stands for Voerendaal; the four large windows symbolize the four largest villages (Ransdaal, Kunrade, Klimmen, Ubachsberg).

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
40
30th
20th
10
0
35.6
18.7
13.5
9.9
8.5
7.6
6.2
DV
VA
Conditions
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
 12
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
+10.6
-8.5
+1.2
-1.7
+4.2
-5.9
± 0.0
DV
VA
Conditions

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 1981:

Political party Seats
1981 a 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Democrats Voerendaal b 3 2 1 3 2 2 2 4th 4th 5
Voerendaal Actief - - - - - - - 2 4th 3
CDA 5 3 5 4th 3 4th 4th 3 2 2
PvdA 0 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 2
VVD 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
D66 0 - - 2 3 3 2 2 2 1
Algemeen Gemeenschapsbelang Voerendaal 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
Leefbaar Voerendaal - - - - - 1 1 0 - -
Politieke Groepering Ransdaal c - 2 2 - - - - - - -
Lijst Moonen 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Lijst Scheijen 0 0 - - - - - - - -
Lijst Winthagen 2 - - - - - - - - -
PPR 0 - - - - - - - - -
Lijst angels 0 - - - - - - - - -
total 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th
Remarks
a Due to the incorporation of Klimmen into Voerendaal on January 1, 1982, the municipal council elections took place in 1981.
b Up to and including 1990, the Democrats Voerendaal ran as "Lijst Lemmens".
cThe Politieke Groepering Ransdaal was absorbed into the local D66 parliamentary group in the municipal council elections in 1994 .

College of Mayors and Aldermen

The following people belong to the college :

mayor
Alderman
  • Ruud Braun (Democrats Voerendaal)
  • Harry Coenen (Democrats Voerendaal)
  • Peter Thomas ( CDA )
  • Pierre Verbraak ( PvdA )
Community Secretary
  • Bert Timmermans

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on September 2, 2018 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1981–2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on September 2, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Samenstelling B&W Gemeente Voerendaal, accessed on September 2, 2018 (Dutch)