Swalmen

( Listen? / I ) Swalmen, Limburg Zjwame (pronounced " Schwame " soft "sh" ), is a district of Roermond in the Dutch province of Limburg. Swalmen between the Meuse and the parallel to her German border; neighboring German town is Brüggen.

The village Swalmen is named after the river Schwalm (Dutch Swalm ), which, coming from Germany, opens on Swalmener area in the River Meuse.

History

The place was first mentioned in the Middle Ages, in the 11th and 12th centuries as Sualmo to about 1200 as Sualmum and 1239 Swalmene.

The community Swalmen has been incorporated into the beginning of 2007 in the neighboring town of Roermond. She counted 8,826 inhabitants (as of 1 August 2006) and extended over an area of ​​22.96 km ² (of which 1.42 km ² water surface ). The community was out of the town center Swalmen (approx. 7,700 inhabitants) from the villages Asselt (about 180 inhabitants) and Boukoul ( about 970 inhabitants).

The incorporation was vehemently rejected by the vast majority of Swalmener. It was feared a future of deprivation Remember My Deten by the decision-making bodies with around 45,000 inhabitants much larger city.

In the Netherlands, not the municipalities decide on municipal reforms, but the " Eerste Kamer " of the Dutch Parliament. The merger has been approved by 35 against 34 senators by one vote in September 2006, when there were six senators absent.

The decision reached was commented by Swalmenern with humor: the beginning of 2007 stood at the entrance of Roermond direction Swalmen for a long time an official-looking sign for the term " Swalmen -South ".

Twinning

• Germany Marktredwitz, Bavaria, Germany

Sons and daughters of the town

• Han notes ( * 1958 ), politician
• Mathieu Cordang, Radrenner