Doesburg

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Doesburg municipality
Flag of the municipality of Doesburg
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Doesburg
coat of arms
province Gelderland Gelderland
mayor Loes van der Meijs ( VVD )
Seat of the municipality Doesburg
Area
 - land
 - water 		12.96  km 2
11.55 km 2
1.41 km 2
CBS code 0221
Residents 11,137 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 859 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 52 ° 1 ′  N , 6 ° 8 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 1 ′  N , 6 ° 8 ′  E
Important traffic route N317 N338
prefix 0313
Postcodes 6981-6984
Website Homepage of Doesburg
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De Waag
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Martini Church

Doesburg (standard pronunciation [ dusbɵrx ] ( listen ? / I ), dialect pronunciation [ du: sbœrx ]) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland . Audio file / audio sample

Location and economy

The municipality of Doesburg, which only includes the town of the same name, had 11,137 inhabitants on January 31, 2019 and is located at the confluence of the Oude IJssel with the IJssel , 10 km west of Doetinchem , 4 km east of Dieren and about 14 km northeast of Arnhem . The next motorway connection is the N317 (3.5 km), which leads to the A348 Arnheim - Dieren (Gem. Rheden) .

Doesburg is an important production site for solar modules ; there is also a concrete factory and a lot of small businesses. But tourism is the most important pillar of the local economy. Doesburg is known nationwide for its mustard (mosterd) .

history

Doesburg is of strategic importance because of its location on an estuary. The place was, as most Dutch historians believe, without any historical evidence, near the Drususgraben (Dutch Drususgracht ) waterway dug on behalf of Nero Claudius Drusus .

Doesburg was first mentioned in a document in the 11th century. The village, located in a moor, was granted city rights in 1237. Doesburg was destroyed by a flood in 1342 and a year later a city wall was added. From 1286 until it was taken over by the Protestants in 1586, the Teutonic Order had the patronage of the Martini Church, that is, the right to appoint the pastor. Due to trade and shipping on the IJssel, the city had its heyday in the 15th century and joined the Hanseatic League in 1447. When the Doesburg river port began to silt up and the IJssel was plagued by water levels that were too low, the decline began. Nevertheless, in 1697 the fortress builder Menno van Coehoorn provided it with a modern, strong fortification.

Up until the early 20th century, Doesburg was a provincial town whose medieval city center was largely preserved. In 1923 the military status as a fortress was dissolved and the city could be expanded. At the end of World War II it was fiercely contested; German troops in retreat destroyed, among other things, the tower of the Martinikirche in April 1945, which was later rebuilt true to the original. In 1974 Doesburg was declared a Beschermd Stadsgezicht (cityscape under monument protection).

Attractions

Some of the fortifications were well preserved; outside of this, the trenches with the surrounding fields today form an important natural area , especially for ornithologists .

Outstanding buildings are:

  • the Martinikirche
  • the mustard factory, a museum facility for the production of this product (closed on Sundays, Mondays and during the Christmas holidays)
  • Local museum "Rode Toren"
  • the 1950s-style Elvis Presley Café in the city center
  • the small Fotografica museum with old cameras etc.
  • the marina
  • Restaurant / Cafe 'De Waag', the oldest café in the Netherlands.
  • A large campsite by the river.

photos

  • Doesburg, monumental building

  • Doesburg, modern architecture

  • Street in Doesburg

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
30th
20th
10
0
26.9
20.0
16.2
13.1
12.0
11.8
n. k.
n. k.
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
 20th
 15th
 10
   5
   0
  -5
-10
-15
+5.7
+20.0
-4.7
+1.3
-1.3
-0.9
-13.1
-7

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 2006:

Political party Seats
2006 2010 2014 2018
City party Doesburg 2 3 3 4th
PvdA 3 2 2 3
GroenLinks - 1 1
SP 6th 4th 3 2
VVD 2 2 2 2
D66 1 1 2 2
CDA 1 2 2 2
Lijst van Elk - 0 - -
total 15th 15th 15th 15th

mayor

Loes van der Meijs ( VVD ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since December 18, 2015 . Her colleagues include the alderman Birgit van Veldhuizen-van Oort (Stadspartij Doesburg), Peter Bollen ( PvdA / GroenLinks ), Ellen Mulder-Metselaar (VVD) and the municipal secretary Peter Werkman.

Well-known citizens of Doesburg

Web links

Commons : Doesburg  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Doesburg in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on 7 July 2018 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on July 7, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ^ Loes van der Meijs nieuwe burgemeester Doesburg. In: de Gelderlander . Wegener, October 15, 2015, accessed July 7, 2018 (Dutch).
  5. ↑ Samenstelling college Gemeente Doesburg, accessed July 7, 2018 (Dutch)