Mijdrecht

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'''Mijdrecht''' is a town in the Netherlands with about 16,000 residents.<ref name="CBSwijken2019" /> It is located in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, about {{convert|7|km}} west of the main A2 motorway, between Utrecht and Amsterdam.

The main street is the Dorpstraat, where most shops and the municipal offices are located. There is a police office, a fire department, 6 supermarkets, sport facilities, and a coffee shop. There is no police or doctor at the weekends.

==History== [[File:Mijdrecht, Industrieweg - monumenten ensemble - img5745.jpg|thumb|left|Peatcutters houses, Frisian-style farmhouse and water tower]]

===Middle Ages=== In 1085 the parish of Mijdrecht, together with those of Wilnis, Tamen, Zevenhoven en Kudelstaart, was granted to the Deaconate of St. John (Proosdij van Sint-Jan), by Conrad, the Prince-bishop of Utrecht, in return for a depot in the Holland-Utrecht border region and the guarantee that the deaconate would develop the rugged terrain for habitation.<ref name="Cappon">{{cite journal|last1=Cappon|first1=C.M.|title=F. Doeleman, De heerschappij van de proost van Sint Jan in de middeleeuwen 1085-1594. Een rechtshistorische studie van de institutionele aard van een hoge heerlijkheid in het veen van Wilnis, Mijdrecht, Tamen, Kudelstaart en Zevenhoven in het grensgebied van Holland en het Nedersticht, alsmede in Achttienhoven.|journal=BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review|date=1983|volume=98|issue=3|pages=494–498|doi=10.18352/bmgn-lchr.2421|doi-access=free}}</ref> 1085 is the year taken as the founding of the municipality of Mijdrecht.

===19th century=== In 1815, soon after the French-Batavian period, the mayor of Mijdrecht, Hendrikus Abraham van Doorn van Noordscharwoude, submitted a questionnaire to the Minister of War. The questionnaire, about local conditions, reported a population of 3,000, including 5 carpenters, 2 smiths, 1 brazier, 2 brick-layers, 6 bakers, 8 tailors, and 6 cobblers.<ref name="Proosdijkoerier1">{{cite journal|last1=De Wit|first1=Fred|title=De Lindeboom: voor de oorlog een begrip in koekminnend Nederland|journal=Proosdijkoerier|date=2009|volume=25|issue=1|page=8|url=http://www.proosdijlanden.nl/index.php/pulicaties/proosdijkoerier/download/category/23-proosdijkoerier-jaargang-25-2009?download=79:proosdijkoerier-2009-1|accessdate=1 February 2018}}</ref>

===20th century=== Most parts of the town (like Hofland-Noord and Molenland) were built after 1980.

In 1989 the municipality of Mijdrecht was merged into De Ronde Venen.<ref name="Repertorium">{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}</ref>

===21st century=== The city has continued to grow through "Wickelhof I and II" expansions.

==Demographics== During the early 20th Century, Mijdrecht was a growing community. In 1925, the then-municipality of Mijdrecht had a population of 4,506,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek|title=Bevolking en Bevolkingsdichtheid der Gemeenten van Nederland op 1 Januari 1925|date=1925|page=18|url=http://www.dbnl.org/arch/_bev001bevo02_01/pag/_bev001bevo02_01.pdf|accessdate=25 April 2018}}</ref> which grew to 4,618 in 1940.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek|title=Bevolking en oppervlakte der gemeenten van Nederland op 1 januari 1940|date=1940|publisher=N.V. Drukkerij Albani|location='S Gravenhage|page=40|url=http://www.dbnl.org/arch/_bev001bevo18_01/pag/_bev001bevo18_01.pdf|accessdate=25 April 2018}}</ref> In 1950, the population of the municipality had grown to 5,379.<ref name="Bevolking1950">{{cite book|last1=Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek|title=Bevolking der gemeenten van Nederland op 1 Januari 1950|date=1950|publisher=W. De Haan N.V.|location=Utrecht|page=33|url=http://www.dbnl.org/arch/_bev001bevo22_01/pag/_bev001bevo22_01.pdf|accessdate=25 April 2018}}</ref> In 1988, the last year that Mijdrecht was a separate municipality, the municipality population was 16,414.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek|title=Bevolking der gemeenten van Nederland op 1 Januari 1988|date=1988|publisher=Staatsuigeverij|location=S Gravenhage|pages=22–23|url=http://www.historisch.cbs.nl/detail.php?nav_id=0-1&id=120853893|accessdate=25 April 2018}}</ref>

In recent years, Mijdrecht has had a declining population. In 2016 it had a population of 15,230, compared to 15,865 in 2010. This decline is particular in the 0-15 and 25-45 age ranges, with children (0-15) declining from 18% of the population in 2010 to 16% in 2016, and mid-range adults (25-45) declining from 25% in 2010 to 22% in 2016. By contrast, the percentage of seniors (65+) has grown from 14% in 2010 to 18% in 2016.<ref name="CBS">[http://www.cbsinuwbuurt.nl/#sub-buurten2016_aantal_inwoners Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (2018). Aantal inwoners - Buurten - 2016. ''CBS in uw buurt.'' Retrieved on February 2, 2018]</ref><ref name="CBS2010">[http://www.cbsinuwbuurt.nl/#sub-buurten2010_aantal_inwoners Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (2018). Aantal inwoners - Buurten - 2010. ''CBS in uw buurt.'' Retrieved on February 2, 2018]</ref>

==Neighborhoods== Mijdrecht consists of a downtown center around the Dorpstraat, and a number of planned residential neighborhoods, of which Proostdijland is the oldest.

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Neighborhoods (wijken) ! Population (2019)<ref name="CBSbuurten2019">{{cite web |last1=Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) |title=Aantal inwoners - buurten |url=https://cbsinuwbuurt.nl/#sub-buurten2019_aantal_inwoners |website=CBS in uw buurt |access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref> |- | Bedrijventerrein Mijdrecht | 170 |- | Hofland | 3,600 |- | Mijdrecht Dorp | 1,450 |- | Molenland | 3,200 |- | Proostdijland | 3,590 |- | Twistvlied-Wickelhof | 3,105 |- | '''Total''' | '''15,115''' |}

The rural area around the town is home to another 880 inhabitants.<ref name="CBSbuurten2019" />

==Governance== Ever since the mergers of the municipalities of Mijdrecht, Wilnis, and Vinkeveen/Waverveen in 1989, Mijdrecht has been governed by the Municipality of De Ronde Venen.<ref name="Repertorium"/><ref name="archief">{{cite web|last1=Regionaal Historisch Centrum Vecht en Venen|title=Korte geschiedenis|url=https://www.archieven.nl/nl/zoeken/0/toegang/www.prinsesirenebrigade.nl/vrijwilligers_uit_zuid-afrika.htm?mivast=0&mizig=210&miadt=386&miaet=1&micode=1049&minr=786436&miview=inv2&milang=nl|website=archieven.nl|publisher=DE REE Archiefsystemen|accessdate=31 January 2018|date=1 February 2015}}</ref> The municipality is governed by a Municipal Council (Dutch: ''gemeenteraad'') presently consisting of 27 councillors.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gemeente De Ronde Venen|title=Gemeenteraad|url=https://www.derondevenen.nl/bestuur/publicatie/gemeenteraad|website=Gemeente De Ronde Venen|accessdate=1 February 2018}}</ref>

Day-to-day executive administration is performed by the council of mayor and aldermen (Dutch: ''college van burgemeester en wethouders''). The mayor, Maarten Divendal, was appointed by the crown on 22 November 2011. The remainder of the council consists of three aldermen and the municipal secretary, who heads the municipal administration.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gemeente De Ronde Venen|title=College van B&W|url=https://www.derondevenen.nl/bestuur/publicatie/college-van-b-w|website=Gemeente De Ronde Venen|accessdate=1 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Gemeente De Ronde Venen|title=Organogram|url=https://www.derondevenen.nl/data/publicatie-website/_XA8906190156FA278377C81A61FF88F6/Organogram%202017pdf.pdf?_dc=1494316692415&_dc=1494316692427|website=Gemeente De Ronde Venen|accessdate=1 February 2018}}</ref>

==Business== Mijdrecht is the location for the Dutch branch of S. C. Johnson & Son, where it is housed in an office building designed by Hugh Maaskant on the Groot-Mijdrechtstraat.<ref>Maaskant van Dommelen Kroos, A. (1972). Johnson-Wax Mijdrecht (Holanda). ''Informes De La Construccion, 25''(242), 9-14.</ref>

The following numbers of businesses by sector were reported by Statistics Netherlands for 2016:<ref name="CBS" /> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Businesses by sector ! Quantity |- | Total | 1,590 |- | Agriculture, forestry, and fishing | 10 |- | Industry and energy | 265 |- | Trade and catering | 395 |- | Transportation, information, and communication | 140 |- | Business services | 440 |- | Culture, recreation, and other | 150 |}

==Culture== ===Education=== ====Elementary==== Mijdrecht has seven elementary schools, one in nearly all of the residential neighborhoods. A number of these are public, Catholic and Protestant.<ref>{{cite web|title=03. Adressen van alle schoolvestigingen in het basisonderwijs|url=https://www.duo.nl/open_onderwijsdata/databestanden/po/adressen/adressen-po-3.jsp|website=Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs|publisher=Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap|accessdate=4 February 2018|date=1 February 2018}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! School ! Neighborhood ! Denomination |- | De Fontein | Proostdijland | Protestant |- | Driehuis | Molenland | Catholic |- | De Windroos | Proostdijland | Catholic |- | Hofland | Hofland-Zuid | Catholic |- | De Twister | Molenland | Public |- | De Eendracht | Hofland-Zuid | Public |}

====Secondary==== There is one high/secondary school called Veenlanden College. The Mijdrecht campus of the school contains around 1500 students in MAVO, HAVO and Atheneum levels.<ref name="VLC">{{cite web|url=http://www.veenlandencollege.nl/wp-content/uploads/Schoolgids-2017-2018.pdf |title=Veenlanden College (2017) {{!}} ''2017-2018 School Gids''|accessdate=January 2, 2018|website= www.veenlandencollege.nl}}</ref>

===Recreation=== Mijdrecht is home to the football and basketball club SV Argon, which was created after a merger of three football clubs in Mijdrecht and Wilnis in 1971.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sportvereniging Argon|title=De Club: Over SV Argon|url=http://www.svargon.nl/club.html|website=SV Argon|accessdate=31 January 2018|language=Dutch|date=9 September 2013}}</ref>

From 1982 until 2012, Mijdrecht was the location for an annual national festival called AJOC (''Algemene Jongeren Ontspannings Club'' - General Youth Recreation Club).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://0297.nl/nieuws/13236/nieuw-ajoc-seizoen-spectaculair-van-start|title=Nieuw AJOC seizoen specatulair van start!|last=AJOC|date=22 September 2009|website=0297.nl|access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://0297.nl/bedrijven/6126/ajoc-festival|title=AJOC Festival|last=AJOC Festival|website=0297.nl|access-date=January 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://0297.nl/nieuws/4312/geen-ajoc-festival-in-2013|title=Geen AJOC Festival in 2013|last=AJOC Festival|date=28 November 2012|website=0297.nl|access-date=January 25, 2018}}</ref>

===Religion=== In 1937, the provincial almanac of Utrecht reported Mijdrecht having a population of 4,717, of whom 1,838 were Roman Catholic, 1,646 Dutch Reformed, 877 Reformed, and 136 not being members of a church.<ref name="Proosdijkoerier2">{{cite journal|last1=Compier|first1=Fons|title=Vergelijking met Mijdrecht en Wilnis|journal=Proosdijkoerier|date=2009|volume=25|issue=1|page=25|url=http://www.proosdijlanden.nl/index.php/pulicaties/proosdijkoerier/download/category/23-proosdijkoerier-jaargang-25-2009?download=79:proosdijkoerier-2009-1|accessdate=1 February 2018}}</ref> Currently, there are numerous protestant churches, of various denominations and one Catholic Church. There was also a synagogue on the Kerkweg.

Presently, Mijdrecht also has a Muslim community with two mosques. One is the Hakyol Moskee in Twistvlied, which shares an address with the Veenhartkerk, a Christian Reformed church. The other is Moskee Omar, located in Hofland, which shares an address with the Koninkrijkszaal of Jehovah's Witnesses.

==Notable people==   * Irfan Bachdim, Indonesian footballer * Lesly de Sa, professional footballer * Anouk Hoogendijk, professional footballer * Henk Norel, professional international basketball player * Lorena Wiebes, professional cyclist

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Portal|Netherlands}} *{{commonscatinline}}

Category:Populated places in Utrecht (province) Category:Former municipalities of Utrecht (province) Category:De Ronde Venen