Weesp

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Weesp municipality
Flag of the municipality of Weesp
flag 		Coat of arms of the community of Weesp
coat of arms
province North Holland North Holland
mayor Bas Jan van Bochove ( CDA )
Seat of the municipality Weesp
Area
 - land
 - water 		24.16  km 2
22.8 km 2
1.36 km 2
CBS code 0457
Residents 19,336 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 800 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 52 ° 19 ′  N , 5 ° 2 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 19 ′  N , 5 ° 2 ′  E
Important traffic route A1 E231 N236 N523
prefix 0294
Postcodes 1381-1384
Website Homepage of Weesp
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Location and economy

Weesp is about 15 km east of Amsterdam , on the former Zuiderzee , of which a marginal lake has been preserved. At Weesp, the car and train to Almere branch off from those to Amersfoort - Hengelo - Osnabrück . Weesp lies on the river Vecht . Weesp has a drug factory and other smaller businesses. Agriculture (cattle) is practiced in the area. A marina is used for water sports tourism.

history

The city originated in the Middle Ages on the border between the county of Holland and the principality of Utrecht . After much fighting, it finally fell to Holland in 1317. In 1355 the border fortress Weesp was granted city rights . After a failed siege by the French (1672) the fortress was renewed. In 1759, following the example of Meissen , the first porcelain manufactory in Holland was established, which produced remarkable products, but went bankrupt in 1770, after which production relocated to Loosdrecht in 1774 . Between 1850 and 1971, many residents found work in the Van Houten chocolate factory , which made chocolate from cocoa . The factory was closed in 1971 and the brand name "Van Houten" was sold to Leonhard Monheim AG .

Attractions

The Naardermeer bird reserve is located between Weesp and Naarden .

You can get from Weesp to Utrecht by boat across the Vecht or by bike on the banks of this river to Maarssen and Breukelen, and you can take a tour of many mansions and pleasure palaces built between 1600 and 1850 by wealthy merchants.

The town hall, built in Rococo style and completed in 1776, houses a beautiful collection of Weesper porcelain. The St. Laurens Church ( Lawrence of Rome Church ) from 1462 in the center has a Hemony -Glockenspiel.

photos

  • Weesp, church (1462)

  • Weesp, street: de Nieuwstad

  • Weesp, town hall

  • Weesp

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
40
30th
20th
10
0
30.0
18.4
15.5
13.1
10.0
8.2
4.9
WSP
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
+2.5
+5.1
+1.1
+3.0
-5.2
-5.3
-1.1
WSP
Otherwise.

The local elections on March 21, 2018 resulted in the following distribution of seats:

Political party Seats
2006 2010 2014 2018
Weesper Stads Partij 5 3 5 5
CDA 3 3 2 3
GroenLinks 2 2 3 3
VVD 2 3 2 2
D66 0 3 2 2
PvdA 3 2 2 2
Blanco Lijst 1 - - 0
Partij van de Ouderen - - - 0
Article50 - - 1 -
Democratic Eenheids Partij 1 1 - -
Nieuw Liberaal Weesp - 0 - -
total 17th 17th 17th 17th

mayor

Since April 1, 2014, Bas Jan van Bochove ( CDA ) has been the provisional mayor of the municipality. His colleagues include A. Heijstee-Bolt ( Weesper Stads Partij ), M. Miner ( GroenLinks ), LA de Lange ( D66 ), JM Vos (Weesper Stads Partij) and the community secretary M. de Haan .

Personalities

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. ↑ 180 years of history at vanhoutendrinks.com, accessed on August 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on May 19, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on May 19, 2018 (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Bas Jan van Bochove waarnemend burgemeester Weesp. In: Weesper Nieuws. March 13, 2014, accessed May 19, 2018 (Dutch).
  6. ↑ Samenstelling B&W Gemeente Weesp, accessed on May 19, 2018 (Dutch)