Druten

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Druten

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Druten, kerk in straatzicht foto12 2010-08-01 12.19.JPG

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Church in Druten

| image_flag = Druten vlag.svg

| flag_size = 100x67px

| flag_alt =

| image_shield = Druten wapen.svg

| shield_size = 100x80px

| shield_alt =

| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 0225 (2009).svg

| map_alt = Highlighted position of Druten in a municipal map of Gelderland

| map_caption = Location in Gelderland

| coordinates = {{coord|51|53|N|5|36|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Gelderland

| government_footnotes =

| governing_body = Municipal council

| leader_party = VVD

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Sigrid Sengers

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}

| area_total_km2 = {{Dutch municipality total area|Druten}}

| area_land_km2 = {{Dutch municipality land area|Druten}}

| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Druten}}

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web

|url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool

|title = Postcodetool for 6651DA

|language = nl

|author =

|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland

|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis

|access-date = 24 June 2014}}

| elevation_m = 7

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| population_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}

| population_total = {{Dutch municipality population|Druten}}

| population_as_of = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}

| population_density_km2 = {{Dutch municipality population density|Druten}}

| population_demonym =

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 6630–6631, 6650–6655

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 0487

| website = {{URL|1=http://www.druten.nl}}

| footnotes =

}}

Druten ({{IPA|nl|ˈdrytə(n)|-|Nl-Druten.ogg}}) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The municipality covers the eastern part of the {{ill|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 {{ill|Atelier Cuypers-Stoltzenberg|nl}}, owned by Cuypers and Frans Stoltzenberg.{{cite book|title=Geloof in Nederland: 2000 jaar Nederlanders en hun kerstening|language=nl|page=377|publisher=Waanders/Museum Catharijneconvent|location=Utrecht|volume=12}}

Population centres

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=Topography=

File:Gem-Druten-OpenTopo.jpg

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Druten, June 2015

Notable residents

  • 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{{cite web|url=http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/Pare |title=Paré, Henrica Maria (1896-1972) |website=Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands|date=17 September 2019 |access-date=8 July 2020|language=nl}}
  • Peter Hans Kolvenbach (1928–2016), the twenty-ninth Superior General of the Society of Jesus
  • Pieter Roelofs (1972), art historian
  • Jasmijn Lau (1999-) Dutch athlete, long distance runner {{cite web |last1=World Athletics |title=Jasmijn Lau {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/netherlands/jasmijn-lau-14625025 |website=World Athletics |access-date=12 October 2021}} {{cite web |last1=Omroep Gelderland |title=Jasmijn Lau verovert Europese titel op 10.000 meter |url=https://www.gld.nl/nieuws/7269026/Jasmijn-Lau-verovert-Europese-titel-op-10-000-meter |website=Omroep GLD |publisher=Omroep Gelderland}}

Gallery

File:Druten Kattenburg 39.jpg|Druten Kattenburg 39

File:Avondrood in Maas & Waal -sundowner (25747137444).jpg|Avondrood in Maas & Waal

File:Druten Beeld Leste Mert.jpg|Druten Beeld Leste Mert

File:Druten in Het Land van Maas en Waal met Hatsji-Bratsji's rode toverballon (Franz Karl Ginzkey), ooit de inspiratie van Boudewijn de Groot en Lennaert Nijgh. (Foto- Peter J. Fontijn) (29009370572).jpg|Druten in Het Land van Maas en Waal

File:Op de grens- Afferden (4263134185).jpg|Op de grens- Afferden

File:Druten Rijksmonument 14152 Heemtuin kioskje bij Waalbandijk 180.JPG|Rijksmonument Heemtuin Kiosk

References

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