Duiven

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Duiven

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Duiven panorama.JPG

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Duiven town centre

| image_flag = Flag of Duiven.svg

| flag_size = 100x67px

| flag_alt =

| image_shield = Coat of arms of Duiven.svg

| shield_size = 100x80px

| shield_alt =

| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 0226 (2009).svg

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

| map_caption = Location in Gelderland

| coordinates = {{coord|51|57|N|6|2|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Gelderland

| government_footnotes = {{cite web

|url = http://www.duiven.nl/politiek-en-organisatie/publicatie/college-van-bw

|title = College van B&W

|trans-title = Board of mayor and aldermen

|language = nl

|publisher = Gemeente Duiven

|access-date = 24 June 2014

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140627040454/http://www.duiven.nl/politiek-en-organisatie/publicatie/college-van-bw

|archive-date = 27 June 2014

|url-status = dead

}}

| governing_body = Municipal council

| leader_party = (VVD)

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Huub Hieltjes

| unit_pref = Metric

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

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

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

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

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web

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

|title = Postcodetool for 6921ES

|language = nl

|author =

|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland

|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis

|access-date = 24 June 2014}}

| elevation_m = 10

| elevation_max_footnotes =

| elevation_max_m =

| elevation_min_footnotes =

| elevation_min_m =

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

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

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

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

| population_demonym =

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 6920–6924

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 0316

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

| footnotes =

}}

Duiven ({{IPA|nl|ˈdœyvə(n)|-|Nl-Duiven.ogg}}) 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

Villages:

Hamlets:

=Topography=

File:Gem-Duiven-OpenTopo.jpg

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Duiven, June 2015

Transportation

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

Twin towns

Duiven is twinned with:

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* {{flagicon|GER}} Gemünden am Main, Bavaria, Germany

Gallery

File:Busy shopping at Duiven Plaza Intratuin at friday 27 December 2013 - panoramio.jpg|Duiven Plaza Intratuin

File:Duiven, zicht op winkelcentrum De Passage vanaf het brugje bij IKC Remigius IMG 9001 2019-04-01 14.09.jpg|Duiven, view of De Passage shopping centre, from the bridge next to IKC Remigius

File:Loowaerd-Loo (22).JPG|Loowaerd, Loo

File:The ugly rubbish incineration plant at Westervoort - panoramio.jpg|Rubbish incineration plant at Westervoort

References

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