Weesp
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coat of arms |
province | 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 |
Important traffic route | |
prefix | 0294 |
Postcodes | 1381-1384 |
Website | Homepage of Weesp |
Weesp ( Dutch city and municipality in the province of North Holland .
) is aLocation 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 .
- See also the list of porcelain manufacturers and manufacturers
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.
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politics
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
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
- Joachim Jan Oortman (1777–1818), engraver
- Coenraad J. van Houten (1801-1887), inventor of cocoa powder
- Ed Kea (1948–1999), Dutch-Canadian ice hockey player
Web links
- Website of the municipality (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
- ↑ 180 years of history at vanhoutendrinks.com, accessed on August 30, 2013.
- ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on May 19, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on May 19, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Bas Jan van Bochove waarnemend burgemeester Weesp. In: Weesper Nieuws. March 13, 2014, accessed May 19, 2018 (Dutch).
- ↑ Samenstelling B&W Gemeente Weesp, accessed on May 19, 2018 (Dutch)