Druten

Druten
Municipality
Church in Druten
Flag
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°36′E / 51.883°N 5.600°ECoordinates: 51°53′N 5°36′E / 51.883°N 5.600°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Luciën van Riswijk (CDA)
Area[2]
• Total	42.46 km^2 (16.39 sq mi)
• Land	37.71 km^2 (14.56 sq mi)
• Water	4.75 km^2 (1.83 sq mi)
Elevation[3]	7 m (23 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
• Total	18,221
• Density	483/km^2 (1,250/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	6630–6631, 6650–6655
Area code	0487
Website	www.druten.nl

Druten ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The municipality covers the eastern part of the Land van Maas en Waal region of the province of Gelderland. One of its key features is the town's church, designed by the famous Dutch architect Pierre Cuypers.

Population centres

• Afferden
• Deest
• Druten
• Horssen
• Puiflijk

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Druten, June 2015.

Notable residents

• Reginald Wolfe (died 1573), printer
• Peter Hans Kolvenbach (born 1928), Jesuit leader

References

1. "Samenstelling college" [Board members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Druten. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
3. "Postcodetool for 6651DA". 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. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

• Media related to Druten at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website