Druten
Druten (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The municipality covers the eastern part of the Land van Maas en Waal region of the province of Gelderland.
Druten | |
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 Church in Druten | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°36′E / 51.883°N 5.600°ECoordinates: 51°53′N 5°36′E / 51.883°N 5.600°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Corry van Rhee-Oud Ammerveld (acting) (PvdA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.46 km2 (16.39 sq mi) |
| • Land | 37.64 km2 (14.53 sq mi) |
| • Water | 4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (January 2019)[3] | |
| • Total | 18,797 |
| • Density | 499/km2 (1,290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6630–6631, 6650–6655 |
| Area code | 0487 |
| Website | www |
One of its key features is the town's church, designed by architect Pierre Cuypers. The church is dedicated to the Two Ewalds, with statues for the two made in the studio Atelier Cuypers-Stoltzenberg, owned by Cuypers and Frans Stoltzenberg.[4]
Population centresEdit
TopographyEdit
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Druten, June 2015
Notable residentsEdit
- Reginald Wolfe (died 1573) a Dutch-born English Protestant printer, an original member of the Royal Stationers' Company
- Josef van Schaik (1882–1962) & Steef van Schaik (1888–1968) Dutch politician and brothers
- Ru Paré (1896-1972), a Dutch resistance member, and visual artist[5]
- Peter Hans Kolvenbach (1928–2016) the twenty-ninth Superior General of the Society of Jesus
GalleryEdit
Druten Kattenburg 39
Avondrood in Maas & Waal
Druten Beeld Leste Mert
Druten in Het Land van Maas en Waal
Op de grens- Afferden
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6651DA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ Geloof in Nederland: 2000 jaar Nederlanders en hun kerstening (in Dutch). 12. Utrecht: Waanders/Museum Catharijneconvent. p. 377.
- ^ "Paré, Henrica Maria (1896-1972)". Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 July 2020.
External linksEdit
Media related to Druten at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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