Beek

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For other uses, see Beek (disambiguation).
Beek
Baek
Municipality
Elsmuseum in Beek
Elsmuseum in Beek
Flag of Beek
Flag		 Coat of arms of Beek
Coat of arms
Location in Limburg
Location in Limburg
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Country Netherlands
Province Limburg
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Frans Weekers (acting) (VVD)
Area[2]
 • Total 21.03 km2 (8.12 sq mi)
 • Land 21.03 km2 (8.12 sq mi)
 • Water 0.00 km2 (0.00 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 81 m (266 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 16,295
 • Density 775/km2 (2,010/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Bekenaar
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 6176, 6190–6199
Area code 046
Website www.gemeentebeek.nl
File:Gem-Beek-OpenTopo.jpg
Topographic map of Beek, June 2015

Beek (Audio file "125 Beek.ogg" not found) (Limburgish: Baek) is a town and municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. As of 2012, Beek has a population of about 16,400, of which about 8,800 live in the town of Beek.

The municipality of Beek makes part of the region of South Limburg and lies between the city of Geleen in the north and Maastricht in the south, and lies furthermore southeast of interchange Kerensheide and the chemical industries of Chemelot. It has a slightly hilly landscape with altitudes differing between 70 and 120 metres (230 and 390 ft) above sea level, and has two small forests: Kelmonderbos between Beek and Kelmond, and Spaubekerbos near Spaubeek. The Keutelbeek flows through and has its source in the municipality of Beek.

Population centres

Settlements in the municipality of Beek (population within brackets on January 1, 2005).

Town:

  • Beek (8,770)

Villages:

Hamlets:

History

In 1982, Spaubeek merged with Beek and the municipality got his current size. In 2005, an archaeological site was found between Beek and Neerbeek, consisting of the remainings of a settlement from 5,000 BC. Because of this, Beek is considered the eldest village in the Netherlands.

Buildings

Noteworthy buildings:

Transportation

The municipality of Beek is surrounded by A2 motorway (Amsterdam-Belgian border) in the west and A76 motorway (Belgian border-German border) in the north.

The municipality has two railway stations:

Beek also contains an airport:

Economy

When KLM exel operated, its head office was on the grounds of Maastricht Aachen Airport in Beek.[5] When V Bird operated, its head office was on the grounds of the airport.[6]

Politics

The municipal council of Beek has 17 seats.

Municipal council seats
Party 2010 2014
BBB-NDB[7] 7 6
CDA 4 4
Progressive Beek[8] 4 4
VVD 2 1
Senior Interest Beek - 2
Total 17 17

The executive board (2010-2014) consisted of four persons:

Mayor:

Aldermen:

  • Jan Bijen (Progressief Beek)
  • Thijs van Es (BBB-NDB)
  • Maurice Wierikx (BBB-NDB)

References

Notes
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  5. ↑ "Directory: World airlines." Flight International. 23–29 March 2004. 94.
  6. ↑ "Contact." V Bird. 24 June 2004. Retrieved on 18 July 2010.
  7. ↑ Burger Belangen Beek - Nieuwe Democraten Beek (BBB-NDB) is a local party.
  8. ↑ Progressief Beek, a cooperation of PvdA, GreenLeft, and D66.
Bibliography

External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website (Dutch)
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