Druten

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Druten parish
Flag of the municipality of Druten
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Druten
coat of arms
province Gelderland Gelderland
mayor Corry van Rhee-Oud Ammerveld ( PvdA ; acting)
Seat of the municipality Druten
Area
 - land
 - water 		42.46  km 2
37.7 km 2
4.76 km 2
CBS code 0225
Residents 18,794 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 443 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 53 '  N , 5 ° 36'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 53 '  N , 5 ° 36'  E
Important traffic route N322 N329
prefix 0487
Postcodes 6617, 6631, 6651-6655
Website Homepage of Druten
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Horssen, the two churches
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Druten ( listen ? / I ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland . Audio file / audio sample

places

The community consists of the following places; the approximate number of inhabitants in brackets (as of January 1, 2017):

  • Druten, seat of the municipal administration (12.275)
  • Afferden (1,670)
  • Deest (1,750)
  • Horssen (1,610)
  • Puiflijk (1,250)

Location and economy

The municipality is located in the "Land van Maas en Waal ", west of Beuningen and east of West Maas en Waal , on the south bank of the river Waal . The next bigger city is Nijmegen . The main road is the N322 to Nijmegen, south of the Waaldeich.

The economy of the community is supported by agriculture and small businesses in the main town of Druten.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
40
30th
20th
10
0
30.1
18.8
10.4
9.7
9.0
8.3
8.2
5.6
no
KD
DP / DZ
WD
THERE
SMW
DD
DH
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
-12
-14
+6.9
+4.3
-5.0
+0.2
+1.8
+0.4
+1.4
+2.7
-12.7
KD
DP / DZ
WD
THERE
SMW
DD
DH
Otherwise.

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 2006:

Political party Seats
2006 2010 2014 2018
Kernachtig Druten a 4th 4th 4th 5
Dorpslijst Puiflijk / Druten-Zuid 2 2 3 3
Welzijn Druten 2 2 3 2
Dorpslijst Afferden 1 2 2 2
Sociaal Maas en Waal b 2 2 2 2
Dorpslijst Deest 1 1 1 1
Dorpslijst Horssen 1 1 1 1
CDA 2 2 0 1
Seniors Partij Druten 1 1 1 -
Democrats Druten - - 0 -
VVD 1 0 0 -
D66 - 0 - -
total 17th 17th 17th 17th
Remarks
aUntil 2018 the party was called Dorpslijst Druten .
aUntil 2018 the party was named AKKOORD '94 .

mayor

Corry van Rhee-Oud Ammerveld ( PvdA ) has been acting mayor of the municipality since January 16, 2019 . To their college include the Assistant Secretary Michel Lepoutre (Kernachtig Druten), Sjef van Elk (Dorpslijst Puiflijk / Druten-Zuid), André Springveld (Dorpslijst Puiflijk / Druten-Zuid) and the church secretary Annick Buise-Jansen.

history

All five church villages in the parish were probably built in the 10th or 11th century. The village of Deest was accidentally hit by a V1 on February 3, 1945 . The town center was badly damaged.

In 1995 the dikes of the Waal threatened to collapse and all residents of the community had to be temporarily evacuated. In 1996 the dikes were raised.

photos

  • Druten, town hall

  • Druten, church on the street

  • between Horssen and Hernen, the farm in the polder

  • Horssen, the former Catholic Church

  • Deest, Catholic Church

  • Afferden, Mühle: " Korenmolen de Drie Waaien "

Town twinning

Sons and daughters of the place

Web links

Commons : Druten  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Leo Klaassen: Corry van Rhee wordt warns burgemeester in Druten. In: de Gelderlander . Wegener, December 14, 2018, accessed January 18, 2019 (Dutch).
  2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on July 8, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on July 8, 2018 (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Samenstelling college van burgemeester en wethouders ( Memento of the original from July 8, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Gemeente Druten, accessed July 8, 2018 (Dutch) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.druten.nl