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Duiven

Duiven town centre

Duiven town centre

Flag of Duiven

Flag

Coat of arms of Duiven

Coat of arms

Highlighted position of Duiven in a municipal map of Gelderland

Location in Gelderland

Coordinates: 51°57′N 6°2′E / 51.950°N 6.033°E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorHuub Hieltjes ((VVD))
Area

• Total

35.19 km2 (13.59 sq mi)
 • Land33.90 km2 (13.09 sq mi)
 • Water1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Elevation10 m (30 ft)
Population

 (January 2021)[4]

• Total

25,066
 • Density739/km2 (1,910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode

6920–6924

Area code0316
Websitewww.duiven.nl

Duiven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdœyvə(n)] ⓘ) 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.

Villages:

Hamlets:

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Duiven, June 2015

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.

Duiven is twinned with:

  • Duiven Plaza Intratuin

    Duiven Plaza Intratuin

  • Duiven, view of De Passage shopping centre, from the bridge next to IKC Remigius

    Duiven, view of De Passage shopping centre, from the bridge next to IKC Remigius

  • Loowaerd, Loo

    Loowaerd, Loo

  • Rubbish incineration plant at Westervoort

    Rubbish incineration plant at Westervoort

  1. ^ "College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Duiven. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 6921ES". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.