| Landbouwbelang | |
|---|---|
 A street view on Landbouwbelang in 2010. | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | industrial |
| Address | Biesenwal 3 |
| Town or city | Maastricht |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 50°51′19″N 5°41′40″E / 50.85528°N 5.69444°E / 50.85528; 5.69444 |
| Current tenants | Cultural Freezone Landbouwbelang |
| Completed | 1939 |
| Owner | City of Maastricht |
| Website | |
| landbouwbelang | |
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 (Dutch: 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. 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.
The space served as a venue for community events before being squatted on 6 April 2002. Landbouwbelang reported 10 000 annual visitors in 2015. Several artists, designers and social entrepreneurs have working spaces at Landbouwbelang.
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. According to the communications of the City of Maastricht there were currently none as of 2016.
See also
References
- Vereniging Landbouwbelang Roermond 1914–1939. Vereniging Landbouwbelang Roermond. 28 September 1939. pp. 19–21.
- ^ Zuidgeest, Arjen. "Landbouwbelang history". landbouwbelang.org. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- Roland Ockhuysen (12 January 1996). "Regisseurs vieren vakantie in kennisland aan de Maas – Archief – Voor nieuws, achtergronden en columns". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- Zuidgeest, Arjen. "LBB annual review 2015". landbouwbelang.org. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- Janssen, Bert (29 September 2013). Cultural Freezone Landbouwbelang (in Dutch). Maastricht: Organic Press. ISBN 978-90-75924-12-1. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019.
- Kim Aupers (29 March 2016). "Krakers ontruimen". Van Till advocaten. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- "Landbouwbelang". Belvédère Maastricht. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
Further reading
- "Landbouwbelang – The Cultural Underground of Maastricht". Landbouwbelang. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- Janssen, Bert (29 September 2013). Cultural Freezone Landbouwbelang (in Dutch). Maastricht: Organic Press. ISBN 978-90-75924-12-1.
- Cleo Freriks (13 January 2016). "We are a rainbow-like community". observantonline.nl. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
External links
Media related to Landbouwbelang at Wikimedia Commons
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