Duiven

Duiven
Duiven
Municipality
	Duiven town centre
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Gelderland
	Coordinates: 51°57′N 6°2′E / 51.950°N 6.033°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Huub Hieltjes ((VVD))
Area
• Total	35.19 km2 (13.59 sq mi)
• Land	33.90 km2 (13.09 sq mi)
• Water	1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (January 2021)
• Total	25,066
• Density	739/km2 (1,910/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	6920–6924
Area code	0316
Website	www.duiven.nl

Duiven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdœyvə(n)] ^ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Duiven's name can be translated into English to mean "pigeons" or "doves". Although the coat of arms and logo of the municipality feature pigeons, the name is etymologically related to "dunes" (Dutch: duinen). The flag of the municipality of Duiven was granted and adopted on 25 June 1954.

Population centres[edit]

Villages:

Duiven
Groessen
Loo

Hamlets:

Topography[edit]

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Duiven, June 2015

Transportation[edit]

Duiven railway station is served by trains from Arnhem to Doetinchem and Winterswijk.

On weekdays there are 4 trains per hour between Arnhem and Doetinchem, with two of these continuing to Winterswijk. On weekends there are 2 trains per hour between Arnhem and Winterswijk.

Notable people[edit]

Dean Koolhof (born 1994) a Dutch professional footballer, with over 100 club caps, plays for Helmond Sport

Twin towns[edit]

Duiven is twinned with:

Calafat, Romania	Gemünden am Main, Bavaria, Germany

Gallery[edit]

Duiven Plaza Intratuin
Duiven, view of De Passage shopping centre, from the bridge next to IKC Remigius
Loowaerd, Loo
Rubbish incineration plant at Westervoort

References[edit]

^ "College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Duiven. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 6921ES". 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 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

External links[edit]

Media related to Duiven at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

This Gelderland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[mayor_now-1] "College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Duiven. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 6921ES". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 June 2014.

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]