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Beekdaelen

Coordinates: 50°55′N 5°53′E / 50.917°N 5.883°E / 50.917; 5.883
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Beekdaelen
Baekdale
Municipality
Old farmhouse in Arensgenhout
Old farmhouse in Arensgenhout
Flag of Beekdaelen
Flag
Coat of arms of Beekdaelen
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Beekdaelen in a municipal map of Limburg
Location in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°55′N 5°53′E / 50.917°N 5.883°E / 50.917; 5.883
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
Government
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 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorEric Geurts (PvdA)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6155, 6174, 6365, 6436-6439
Area code045, 046
Websitewww.beekdaelen.nl

Beekdaelen (Dutch: [beːɡˈdaːlə(n)] ⓘ; Limburgish: Baekdale [bɛːɡˈdaːlə])[tone?] is a municipality in the province of Limburg, situated in the southern Netherlands. It was formed as a merger of Nuth, Onderbanken and Schinnen.[2]

Beekdaelen has 35,853 inhabitants. It does not have a capital. The town hall of the municipality is currently situated in the village Nuth, which is the biggest population centre in the municipality with 6,520 inhabitants. The other fourteen villages in the municipality are Amstenrade with 2,670 inhabitants, Bingelrade with 796 inhabitants, Doenrade with 1,122 inhabitants, Hulsberg with 3,954 inhabitants, Jabeek with 752 inhabitants, Merkelbeek with 1,564 inhabitants, Oirsbeek with 3,733 inhabitants, Puth with 2,004 inhabitants, Schimmert with 3,236 inhabitants, Schinnen with 2,692 inhabitants, Schinveld with 4,629 inhabitants, Sweikhuizen with 690 inhabitants, and Wijnandsrade with 1,631 inhabitants. The other population centres belong to one of the following villages.

Politics

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The government of Beekdaelen is the government of the municipality of Beekdaelen in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands. Beekdaelen has been its own municipality since a merger of the old municipalities of Nuth, Onderbanken, and Schinnen. The municipality covers fifteen villages, the town hall is currently located in the village of Nuth. The first municipal election in Beekdaelen was in 2018.

Local government

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Results of the elections of 2018, and 2022:

City council seats[3]
Party % 2018 % 2022 S. 2018 S. 2022
Vernieuwingsgroep 21.0 25.6 6 7
Beekdaelen Lokaal 19.0 21.8 5 6
CDA 27.0 20.3 7 5
GreenLeft 9.8 11.6 2 3
VVD 10.9 10.9 3 2
D66 4.9 5.6 1 1
PvdA 5.0 4.3 1 1
VitaalBeekdaelen 2.6 – 0 –
Turnout 52.5 52.5 25 25

Municipal government 2018–2022

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Following the 2018 municipal elections a coalition was formed consisting of CDA (Christian democratic), Vernieuwingsgroep (translation: Renewal Group, a local party), GroenLinks (green left), and PvdA (labour). In total 8 parties took part in the election, with 7 parties obtaining at least one seat.

In September 2021, Leon Rijkx (a councillor from CDA) left his party. He cited "the problematic culture within the local department of CDA". He joined the Vernieuwingsgroep and took his council seat with him, this increased the seat total of the Vernieuwingsgroep to 7 and decreased the seat total of CDA to 6, making the Vernieuwingsgroep the biggest party in terms of seat total.[4]

Municipal executives
Name Portfolio Party
Eric Geurts[5] Mayor of Beekdaelen
General Affairs, Safety, Integrity, Legal Affairs, & Communications
 PvdA
Jan Hermans[6] Spatial Development, Public Space, Housing, & Traffic and Transport Vernieuwingsgroep
Jeannette Quadvlieg-van Dam[7] Wellbeing, Loneliness, Aircraft Noise Disturbance, Water and Sewage,
Civic Integration, & Social Affairs		 Vernieuwingsgroep
Jos Timmermans[8] Energy Transition, Business Terrain, Entrepreneurs, & Coordination CDA
Peter Janssen[9] Finance, Youth Care, & Education CDA
John Essers[10] Sport and Associations, Arts and Culture,
Quality of Life Initiatives, Health Care		 GL and PvdA
Municipal council
Party Seats
Christian Democratic Appeal 7
Vernieuwingsgroep 6
Beekdaelen Lokaal 5
VVD 3
GreenLeft 2
Democrats 66 1
Labour Party 1
VitaalBeekdaelen 0
Total 25

Municipal government 2022–present

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Following the 2022 municipal elections a coalition was formed consisting of Vernieuwingsgroep (translation: Renewal Group, a local party), Beekdaelen Lokaal (translation: Beekdaelen Local, a local party), and CDA (Christian democratic). In total 7 parties took part in the election, with all parties obtaining at least one seat.

Leon Rijkx and Ton Kollée left Vernieuwingsgroep over disagreements with the party and the coalition on the location for the new town hall, leaving Vernieuwingsgroep with 5 seats.[11] They currently sit on the municipal council as "Fractie Rijkx - Kollée".

Municipal executives[12]
Name Portfolio Party
Eric Geurts Mayor of Beekdaelen
Safety & Internal Affairs
PvdA
Henk Reijnders Housing, Economy & Environment Beekdaelen Lokaal
Jan Hermans Public Works & Energy Transition Vernieuwingsgroep
Peter Janssen Finance, Youth Care, & Education CDA
Levin de Koster Sport, Culture & Health Vernieuwingsgroep
Municipal council
Party Seats Change
from
2018
Vernieuwingsgroep 7 Increase 1
Beekdaelen Lokaal 6 Increase 1
Christian Democratic Appeal 5 Decrease 2
GreenLeft 3 Increase 1
VVD 2 Decrease 1
Democrats 66 1 Steady 0
Labour Party 1 Steady 0
Total 25 –

Topography

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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Beekdaelen, November 2018

Notable people

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Nadja Wijenberg, 2008
  • Auguste Kerckhoffs (1835 in Nuth – 1903) a Dutch linguist, cryptographer and academic
  • Frans de Wever (1869 in Nuth – 1940) a Dutch general practitioner, municipal doctor and hospital founder
  • Theo Rutten (1899 in Schinnen – 1980) a professor of psychology and a Dutch politician
  • Johannes Herman Frederik Umbgrove (1899 in Hulsberg – 1954) was a Dutch geologist and Earth scientist
  • Leo Wetzels (born 1951 in Schinnen) academic and Editor-in-Chief of Probus International
  • Peter Akkermans (born 1957 in Hulsberg) a Dutch archaeologist and academic

Sport

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  • Kasteel Amstenrade
    Kasteel Amstenrade
  • Kasteel Wijnandsrade
    Kasteel Wijnandsrade
  • Terstraten, Nuth
    Terstraten, Nuth
  • Hoeve Krekelberg, Schinnen
    Hoeve Krekelberg, Schinnen
  • Hulsberg, monastery
    Hulsberg, monastery
  • Jabeek, church: the Sint-Gertrudiskerk
    Jabeek, church: the Sint-Gertrudiskerk

References

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  1. ^ "Samenstelling college" [Board members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Beekdaelen. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Gemeenteraad Beekdaelen beëdigd in gemeentehuis Nuth" [Town council of Beekdaelen sworn in at Nuth municipality office] (in Dutch). 1Limburg. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Verkiezingsuitslagen voor de gemeente Beekdaelen (update 2022!)". AlleCijfers.nl. March 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Raadslid Beekdaelen stapt uit CDA vanwege omgangsvormen". 1Limburg | Nieuws en sport uit Limburg (in Dutch). September 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Eric Geurts". Beekdaelen.
  6. ^ "Jan Hermans". Beekdaelen.
  7. ^ "Jeannette Quadvlieg-van Dam". Beekdaelen.
  8. ^ "Jos Timmermans". Beekdaelen.
  9. ^ "Peter Janssen". Beekdaelen.
  10. ^ "John Essers". Beekdaelen.
  11. ^ Claessens, Geertjan (March 7, 2023). "Twee raadsleden stappen uit Vernieuwingsgroep vanwege discussie over gemeentehuis Beekdaelen". De Limburger (in Dutch).
  12. ^ "Municipal Executives". Beekdaelen. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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