Overbetuwe

Overbetuwe
Municipality
Overbetuwe town hall

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Overbetuwe in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°55′N 5°51′E / 51.917°N 5.850°E / 51.917; 5.850Coordinates: 51°55′N 5°51′E / 51.917°N 5.850°E / 51.917; 5.850
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Established 1 January 2001[1]
Government[2]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Toon van Asseldonk
Area[3]
 • Total 115.08 km2 (44.43 sq mi)
 • Land 109.36 km2 (42.22 sq mi)
 • Water 5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Elevation[4] 10 m (30 ft)
Population (August 2017)[5]
 • Total 47,484
 • Density 434/km2 (1,120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode 6660–6662, 6665–6668, 6670–6678
Area code 026, 0481, 0488
Website www.overbetuwe.nl
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Overbetuwe, June 2015

Overbetuwe ( pronunciation ) is a municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 January 2001 as a merger of three former municipalities: Elst, Heteren and Valburg. Overbetuwe is bordered in the north by the river Rhine and in the south by the river Waal. The city hall is located in Elst, the largest town in the municipality. Together with eighteen other municipalities it forms the 'Knooppunt Arnhem-Nijmegen' (English: 'Arnhem-Nijmegen conurbation'), or simply 'KAN', which is a regional collaboration.

Towns

Town Inhabitants (2015)
Andelst1650
Driel4205
Elst21554
Hemmen184
Herveld3015
Heteren5109
Homoet76
Loenen47
Oosterhout (partly)2337
Randwijk1435
Slijk-Ewijk479
Valburg1780
Zetten5002

Transportation

Because of its central location between the cities of Nijmegen and Arnhem, many inhabitants of Overbetuwe commute between these cities. Three major highways are situated in the municipality; the A50, A15 and A325. Overbetuwe has two railway stations: Elst and Zetten-Andelst. Besides these two existing railway lines, a controversial freight line called the Betuweroute has been operational from 2007.

Politics

The gemeenteraad (city council) of Overbetuwe consists of 29 seats. Below is the composition of the city council since 2000:

Gemeenteraadszetels
Partij20002006201020142018[6]
CDA777139
PvdA36412
D6643554
VVD33523
Gemeentebelangen-5544
GroenLinks22224
ChristenUnie11111
Over-Betuwe Lokaal*3----
Dorpslijst Elst*2----
Burger Belangen Overbetuwe---12
SGP-----
Totaal2727292929

References

  1. ↑ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2001" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2001]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Samenstelling" [Members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Overbetuwe. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Postcodetool for 6661EH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  6. ↑ De Gelderlander, voorlopige verkiezingsuitslag 2018


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