Landbouwbelang (squat)
{{short description|Squatted industrial building in the Netherlands}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox building
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| image = Maastricht - Biezenwal 3 - Landbouwbelang 20100710.jpg
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| image_alt = A street view on Landbouwbelang in 2010.
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| architectural_style = industrial
| address = Biesenwal 3
| location_city = Maastricht
| location_country = Netherlands
| coordinates = {{Coord|50|51|19|N|5|41|40|E}}
| owner = City of Maastricht
| current_tenants = Cultural Freezone Landbouwbelang
| completion_date = 1939
| website = {{URL|landbouwbelang.org/}}
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Landbouwbelang (LBB) is a squatted industrial building in Maastricht, Netherlands. It offers working space for artists and social entrepreneurs and functions as a venue for cultural events. It has been squatted since April 2002.
Landbouwbelang is located in the Boschstraatkwartier neighbourhood, on the bank of river Meuse ({{langx|nl|Maas}}) and next to the production site of a paper manufacturer Sappi.
History
The building was constructed in 1939 for processing and storing cereals by Vereniging Landbouwbelang Roermond.{{cite book |author= |title= Vereniging Landbouwbelang Roermond 1914–1939|url= https://issuu.com/agrifirm/docs/landbouwbelang?e=2579768/2755304|publisher= Vereniging Landbouwbelang Roermond|pages=19–21 |date= 28 September 1939}} The cereal processing activities ceased in the 1970s and the building was acquired by the neighbouring paper mill until it was purchased by the City of Maastricht.{{Cite web | title = Landbouwbelang history | last = Zuidgeest | first = Arjen | work = landbouwbelang.org | access-date = 2017-02-12 | url = http://landbouwbelang.org/home/history }}
The space served as a venue for community events before being squatted on 6 April 2002.{{Cite web | title = Regisseurs vieren vakantie in kennisland aan de Maas – Archief – Voor nieuws, achtergronden en columns | author = Roland Ockhuysen | work = De Volkskrant | date = 12 January 1996 | access-date = 2017-02-12 | url = http://www.volkskrant.nl/archief/regisseurs-vieren-vakantie-in-kennisland-aan-de-maas~a419465/ | language = nl }} Landbouwbelang reported 10 000 annual visitors in 2015.{{Cite web | title = LBB annual review 2015 | last = Zuidgeest | first = Arjen | work = landbouwbelang.org | access-date = 2017-02-12 | url = http://landbouwbelang.org/home/history/lbb-annual-review-2015 }} Several artists, designers and social entrepreneurs have working spaces at Landbouwbelang.{{cite book |last1=Janssen |first1=Bert|date=29 September 2013|title=Cultural Freezone Landbouwbelang |url=http://www.bertjanssen.eu/essays/2014/02/cultural-freezone-landbouwbelang/|language=nl |location=Maastricht |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225011033/http://www.bertjanssen.eu/essays/2014/02/cultural-freezone-landbouwbelang/ |archive-date=25 February 2019|publisher=Organic Press |isbn= 978-90-75924-12-1}}
Despite the Dutch squatting ban, removing squatters requires an eviction court order and in order to have that granted, the owner of the building needs to present a development plan for the squatted building.{{cite web |url=https://vantill.nl/krakers-ontruimen/ |title=Krakers ontruimen |author=Kim Aupers |date=29 March 2016 |publisher=Van Till advocaten |access-date=10 December 2016 }} According to the communications of the City of Maastricht there were currently none as of 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.belvedere-maastricht.nl/projectenbeeld-overview/landbouwbelang/ |title=Landbouwbelang |publisher=Belvédère Maastricht |access-date=10 December 2016 }}
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{cite web |url=http://landbouwbelang.org/ |title=Landbouwbelang – The Cultural Underground of Maastricht |publisher=Landbouwbelang|access-date=10 December 2016 }}
- {{cite book |last1=Janssen |first1=Bert |date=29 September 2013|title=Cultural Freezone Landbouwbelang |url=http://www.bertjanssen.eu/essays/2014/02/cultural-freezone-landbouwbelang/|language=nl |location=Maastricht |publisher=Organic Press |isbn= 978-90-75924-12-1}}
- {{Cite web|url = http://www.observantonline.nl/English/Home/Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/10290/We-are-a-rainbow-like-community|title = We are a rainbow-like community|date = 13 January 2016|author = Cleo Freriks|work = observantonline.nl|access-date = 2017-01-13}}