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Druten

Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°36′E / 51.883°N 5.600°E / 51.883; 5.600
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Druten
Municipality
Church in Druten
Church in Druten
Flag of Druten
Flag
Coat of arms of Druten
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Druten in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°36′E / 51.883°N 5.600°E / 51.883; 5.600
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorCorry van Rhee-Oud Ammerveld (acting) (PvdA)
Area
[1]
 • Total42.46 km2 (16.39 sq mi)
 • Land37.64 km2 (14.53 sq mi)
 • Water4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Total18,991
 • Density505/km2 (1,310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6630–6631, 6650–6655
Area code0487
Websitewww.druten.nl

Druten (pronunciationⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The municipality covers the eastern part of the Land van Maas en Waal [nl] region of the province of Gelderland.

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 [nl], owned by Cuypers and Frans Stoltzenberg.[4]

Population centres

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Druten, June 2015

Notable residents

  • Druten Kattenburg 39
    Druten Kattenburg 39
  • Avondrood in Maas & Waal
    Avondrood in Maas & Waal
  • Druten Beeld Leste Mert
    Druten Beeld Leste Mert
  • Druten in Het Land van Maas en Waal
    Druten in Het Land van Maas en Waal
  • Op de grens- Afferden
    Op de grens- Afferden

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6651DA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ Geloof in Nederland: 2000 jaar Nederlanders en hun kerstening (in Dutch). Vol. 12. Utrecht: Waanders/Museum Catharijneconvent. p. 377.
  5. ^ "Paré, Henrica Maria (1896-1972)". Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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