Duiven

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Duiven municipality
Flag of the municipality of Duiven
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Duiven
coat of arms
province Gelderland Gelderland
mayor Huub Hieltjes ( VVD )
Seat of the municipality Duiven
Area
 - land
 - water 		35.19  km 2
33.9 km 2
1.29 km 2
CBS code 0226
Residents 25,321 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 720 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 57 '  N , 6 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 57 '  N , 6 ° 1'  E
Important traffic route A12 E35 N338 N810
prefix 0316
Postcodes 6921-6924
Website Homepage of Duiven
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The Remigiuskerk in Duiven
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Duiven ( listen ? / I ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland in the Liemers region between Arnhem and Zevenaar, six km to the north-west . On January 31, 2019, Duiven had a population of 25,321 and a total area of ​​35.15 km². The municipality includes the villages of Duiven, Groessen (pronounced: Chrussen) and Loo. Audio file / audio sample

The community has a direct connection to the A12 Arnhem - Oberhausen motorway . The Centerpoort business park is located directly on the motorway.

The new railway line (" Betuweroute ") for freight traffic, which connects Rotterdam with the Ruhr area , runs partly through the municipality. Passenger traffic takes place on the Winterswijk – Zevenaar (–Arnhem) railway . Trains on the Oberhausen – Arnhem line do not stop at Duiven station .

history

In the district of Loo there was a Roman border fort .

The history of the municipality until 1816 is very similar to that of the neighboring municipality of Zevenaar . But Duiven was often hit by floods. In the 18th century Duiven had an important brick factory and an important brewery .

From 1986 to 1994 Duiven was a state-designated growth community ("Groeigemeente"). During this time new residential areas were built and the number of residents grew rapidly.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
40
30th
20th
10
0
31.2
14.9
13.3
12.3
8.5
7.2
7.0
5.5
LA
PER
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
-3.9
+2.5
-0.5
-0.4
+3.7
-0.9
+1.5
-2.2
LA
PER

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 2006:

Political party Seats
2006 2010 2014 2018
Lokaal Alternative a - 6th 8th 7th
VVD 2 5 3 3
CDA 7th 3 3 3
SP - 1 3 3
GroenLinks 4th 2 1 2
D66 - - 1 1
Pro Duiven - 1 1 1
PvdA 3 3 1 1
ChristenUnie - 0 - -
Lijst Groessen a 2 - - -
Community affairs a 2 - - -
LPF 1 - - -
total 21st 21st 21st 21st
a In 2010 the parties “Gemeentebelangen” and “Lijst Groessen” were merged into the new “Lokaal Alternatief” party.

photos

  • Duiven, sculpture (Mamma ik zie een leeuw / Mama, I see a lion) by Dedden & Keizer

  • Duiven, in the Droopark at Talingstraat

  • Duiven, view of the shopping center (De Passage) from the bridge by the school

  • Loo, church (the Sint-Antonius Abtkerk)

  • Groessen, church (the Sint-Andreaskerk)

mayor

Huub Hieltjes ( VVD ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since February 21, 2020 . His colleagues include Ineke Knuiman (Lokaal Alternatief), Ton Spaargaren ( VVD ), Johannes Goossen ( CDA ), Gemma Tiedink-Koning (Lokaal Alternatief) and the community secretary Chris Papjes.

Town twinning

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Benoeming burgemeester Duiven. In: rijksoverheid.nl. Rijksoverheid, February 3, 2020, accessed February 21, 2020 (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 B & W Gemeente Duiven, accessed on July 8, 2018 (Dutch)