Waalre
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Former monastery in Waalre
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Brabant | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Jan Brenninkmeijer (CDA) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 22.66 km2 (8.75 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 22.40 km2 (8.65 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | 19 m (62 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 16,826 | ||
| • Density | 751/km2 (1,950/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Waalrenaar | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 5580–5583 | ||
| Area code | 040 | ||
| Website | www |
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Waalre (<phonos file="233 Waalre.ogg">pronunciation</phonos>) is an affluent municipality and town in the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands, immediately south of the city of Eindhoven.
Population centres
- Aalst
- Waalre
Waalre is the so-called Groenfontein (Green fountain). This stems from its civic policy to provide a diverse tree population in streets and lanes.
Waalre is considered to be one of the richest villages in The Netherlands due to the numerous millionaires living there. It was voted 7th best Dutch municipality to live in, according to a 2010 Elsevier research. The municipality is surrounded by woods, fields, and lakes. The nearest city is Eindhoven, which is situated on the other side of the A67 motorway.
The spoken language is Kempenlands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).[5]
Town council
The current town council was elected at the 2014 local elections.
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| Party | 1998 | 2002[6] | 2006[7] | 2010[8] | 2014[9] |
| D66 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Aalst-Waalre Belang | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| VVD | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| CDA | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Zelfstandig Waalre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PvdA | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| GroenLinks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nieuw Elan Waalre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemeente Belangen '74 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Waalre Town Hall
In July 2012 the town hall of Waalre was destroyed by a fire that resulted from two cars driving into the building from opposite ends at night.[10]
References
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- ↑ Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN 9012090105
- ↑ NRC Handelsblad (2002) Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 6 maart 2002
- ↑ NRC Handelsblad (2006) Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 7 maart 2006
- ↑ Gemeente Waalre (2010) Verkiezingsuitslag 2010
- ↑ Gemeente Waalre (2014) Verkiezingsuitslag 2014
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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