West Betuwe

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West Betuwe municipality
Flag of the municipality of West Betuwe
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of West Betuwe
coat of arms
province Gelderland Gelderland
mayor Servaas Stoop ( SGP )
Area
 - land
 - water 		229.12  km 2
216.12 km 2
13.00 km 2
CBS code 1960
Residents 50,834 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 222 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 50 '  N , 5 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 50 '  N , 5 ° 13'  E
Important traffic route A2 E25 A15 E31 N327
prefix 0183, 0345, 0418
Postcodes 4061-4064, 4147, 4151-4153, 4155-4158, 4161, 4171, 4174-4176, 4181-4182, 4184-4185, 4191, 4194, 4196-4197, 4211-4212, 4214
Website Homepage of West Betuwe

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West Betuwe is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland , which was created on January 1, 2019 from the merger of the municipalities of Geldermalsen , Lingewaal and Neerijnen .

geography

The municipality is located in the middle of the Netherlands, north of the Waal , part of the Rhine-Maas Delta . In the west it borders on the provinces of Zuid-Holland and Utrecht , in the other directions there are the neighboring communities, which also belong to the province of Gelderland.

photos

  • Waardenburg, mill

  • Meteren, reformed church

  • Deil, Reformed Church

  • Ophemeral, view of the village

  • Varik, mill

Neighboring communities

Vijfheerenlanden Culemborg Boers
Molenlanden Neighboring communities Tiel
Gorinchem Zaltbommel
Maasdriel 		West Maas en Waal

politics

The first local council in the history of West Betuwe was elected on November 21, 2018. 52.53% of those eligible to vote took part in the election.

Municipal council

Local election on November 21, 2018
Turnout: 52.53%
 %
20th
10
0
15.8
14.8
12.0
11.3
9.0
9.0
8.0
6.9
6.7
6.6
DB a
LLB f
VWB g
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Remarks:
a Dorpsbelangen
f Leefbaar Lokaal Belang West Betuwe
g Verenigd West Betuwe

The new municipal council with a capacity of 31 seats is composed as follows:

Political party Seats
2018
Dorps concerns 5
SGP 5
CDA 4th
VVD 3
ChristenUnie 3
Leefbaar Lokaal Belang West Betuwe 3
Verenigd West Betuwe 2
PvdA 2
D66 2
GroenLinks 2
total 31

College van B&W

In the legislative period between 2019 and 2022, the municipal government will be formed from a coalition of ChristenUnie , Dorpsbelangen, Leefbaar Lokaal Belang West Betuwe and SGP . Dorpsbelangen is present with two councilors in the College van burgemeester en wethouders ( German  college of mayors of councilors ), while the other parliamentary groups are each represented by one councilor in the college. The college was appointed at a council meeting on January 29, 2019. The following people belong to the college and manage the following departments:

function Surname Political party Department annotation
mayor Servaa's stoop SGP public order and integral security, supervision and enforcement, granting of permits (municipal ordinance) and special laws, regional cooperation and Rivierenland FruitDelta region, crisis management and disaster control, complaint handling, public administration law and integrity, general and legal affairs, communication and cabinet, external Relationships in office since November 22, 2019
Alderman Ton van Maanen SGP Social affairs, accommodation for status bearers, public health, social issues and job opportunities, councilor for the areas of Beesd, Rumpt, Enspijk, Deil, Tricht and Buurmalsen first deputy mayor
Ed Goossens Dorps concerns Management and services, administrative coordination of the college program, economics and logistics, transport and traffic, purchasing and tendering policy, industrial areas, councilor for the areas of Spijk, Heukelum, Asperen, Acquoy, Rhenoy and Gellicum second deputy mayor
Govert van Bezooijen ChristenUnie Finance, education and training centers, social real estate, sustainability, nature, the environment and climate adaptation, alderman for the areas of Geldermalsen and Meteren third deputy mayor
Jacoline Hartman Leefbaar Lokaal Belang West Betuwe Spatial development, housing, spatial management, real estate business, matters and real estate, granting of permits, cultural history, archeology and monuments, sports and bonds, councilors for the areas Waardenburg, Neerijnen, Est, Opijnen, Ophemert, Varik and Heesselt fourth deputy mayor
Rutger van Stappershoef Dorps concerns area-specific work, recreation and tourism, culture, events, subsidy policy, councilor for the areas of Vuren, Herwijnen, Hellouw, Haaften and Tuil fifth deputy mayor
Community Secretary Karen Coesmans - - in office since January 1, 2019

traffic

Road traffic

Aerial view of driveway 14 Beesd (A2)
Martinus Nijhoffbrug south of Waardenburg

Two important main traffic axes in the Netherlands run through the municipality of West Betuwe. On the one hand, the north-south A2 motorway connects Amsterdam with Maastricht in Limburg in the south. Part of this motorway is the Martinus Nijhoffbrug , which connects to the southern municipality of Zaltbommel. The A15 runs in a west-east direction between the major cities of Rotterdam and Nijmegen . In addition, Provinciale Weg 327 , which is maintained by the province of Gelderland, leads from neighboring Leerdam to the village of Geldermalsen.

Rail transport

passenger traffic
Beesd train station
Railway station building in Geldermalsen

The municipality is connected to the national rail network via the MerwedeLingelijn and the Staatslijn H. The station in Beesd is on the MerwedeLingelijn , which runs between Geldermalsen and Dordrecht and is operated by the Qbuzz transport company . With the Geldermalsen train station , the municipality is connected to the Staatslijn H , which runs from Utrecht to Boxtel . The trains of the national railway company Nederlandse Spoorwegen are used on this route .

Freight transport

The Betuweroute , a railway line for freight traffic between the port of Rotterdam and Zevenaar, runs parallel to the A15 . It represents an important relief for the Dutch A1 and A15 motorways. In 2017 the route was used by around 475 trains per week.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Benoeming burgemeester West Betuwe. In: rijksoverheid.nl. Rijksoverheid, November 8, 2019, accessed November 24, 2019 (Dutch).
  2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Herindelingen. In: kiesraad.nl. Kiesraad , accessed November 28, 2018 (Dutch).
  4. ↑ Dorpsbelangen en SGP win sales in West Betuwe. In: Omroep Gelderland. November 21, 2018, accessed November 28, 2018 (Dutch).
  5. ↑ a b c Gemeenteraad November 21, 2018. In: Verkiezingsuitslagen.nl. Kiesraad , accessed January 18, 2019 (Dutch).
  6. ↑ Margreet Terpstra: Coalitie West Betuwe rond. In: de Gelderlander . Wegener, January 18, 2019, accessed February 10, 2019 (Dutch).
  7. ^ College van burgemeester en wethouders. In: westbetuwe.nl. Gemeente West Betuwe, accessed February 10, 2019 (Dutch).

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