Berg en Dal (municipality)
| Berg en Dal | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in Gelderland | ||
| Coordinates: 51°47′N 5°56′E / 51.783°N 5.933°ECoordinates: 51°47′N 5°56′E / 51.783°N 5.933°E | ||
| Country | Netherlands | |
| Province | Gelderland | |
| Established | 2016 (renamed) | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Body | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Mark Slinkman (CDA) | |
| Area[2] | ||
| • Total | 44.14 km2 (17.04 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 44.14 km2 (17.04 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 0.00 km2 (0.00 sq mi) | |
| Elevation[3] | 34 m (112 ft) | |
| Population (May 2014)[4] | ||
| • Total | 18,891 | |
| • Density | 428/km2 (1,110/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postcode | 6560–6564, 6570–6572 | |
| Area code | 024 | |
| Website |
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Berg en Dal (English: Mountain and valley) is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. Berg en Dal has existed since 2016 and is named after the village of Berg en Dal. Previously it was known as Groesbeek,[5] a municipality that merged with Millingen aan de Rijn and Ubbergen in 2015.
Berg en Dal has about 19,000 inhabitants and covers an area of about 44 km². The municipality borders in the north on the Waal river and the Bijlands Kanaal, in the east on the German forest of the Reichswald, in the south on the province of Limburg, in the southwest on the forest of the Mookerheide (also Limburg), and in the west on the city of Nijmegen.
Berg en Dal is slightly hilly with altitudes reaching the 75 meters, like the Duivelsberg.
The International Four Days Marches Nijmegen crosses the municipality on the 3rd day (Day of Groesbeek).
Population centres
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Politics
The municipal council exists of 23 members, which are divided as follows:
- CDA, 3 seats
- Groesbeekse Volkspartij (GVP), 3 seats
- Voor Openheid en een Leefbaar Groesbeek (VOLG), 3 seats
- Combinatie'90 (C'90), 2 seats
- Gemeente-, Jeugd- en Sportbelangen (GJS), 2 seats
- GroenLinks, 2 seats
- PvdA, 2 seats
- Sociaal Groesbeek, 2 seats
- Voor Berg en Dal (VBenD), 2 seats
- D66 Berg en Dal, 1 seat
- VVD, 1 seat
CDA, Groesbeekse Volkspartij (GVP), Voor Openheid en een Leefbaar Groesbeek (VOLG), Combinatie'90 (C'90), Gemeente-, Jeugd- en Sportbelangen (GJS), and Voor Berg en Dal (VBenD) have formed a coalition.
The municipal executive consists of mayor Mark Slinkman (CDA) and four aldermen (1 CDA, 1 GVP, 1 C'90, 1 VOLG).
References
- ↑ "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Berg en Dal. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 6562AH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "Naam Berg en Dal toch op kombord Groesbeek". de Gelderlander. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- 1 2 Mainly in German Kranenburg municipality.
- ↑ Former hamlet.
- ↑ De facto a neighbourhood of Nijmegen.
External links
- (Dutch) Official website Berg en Dal
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Lingewaard | Rijnwaarden | | |
| Nijmegen, Heumen |  |
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| Mook en Middelaar (LI) | Gennep (LI) |
