Druten () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

and a town in the eastern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. The municipality covers the eastern part of the region of the province of

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

. One of its key features is the town's church, designed by architect

Pierre Cuypers Petrus Josephus Hubertus "Pierre" Cuypers (16 May 1827 – 3 March 1921) was a Dutch architect. His name is most frequently associated with the Amsterdam Central Station (1881–1889) and the Rijksmuseum (1876–1885), both in Amsterdam. ...

. The church is dedicated to the Two Ewalds, with statues for the two made in the studio , owned by Cuypers and Frans Stoltzenberg.

Population centres

Topography

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Druten, June 2015''

Notable residents

Reginald Wolfe Reginald (or Reyner) Wolfe (died 1573) was a Dutch-born English Protestant printer and one of the original members of the Royal Stationers' Company. Life Wolfe was born in Druten in the Netherlands. A learned and devout Protestant, he settled in E ...

(died 1573) a Dutch-born English Protestant printer, an original member of the Royal Stationers' Company * Josef van Schaik (1882–1962) & Steef van Schaik (1888–1968) Dutch politician and brothers * Ru Paré (1896-1972), a Dutch resistance member, and visual artist * Peter Hans Kolvenbach (1928–2016) the twenty-ninth

Superior General of the Society of Jesus The superior general of the Society of Jesus is the leader of the Society of Jesus, the Catholic religious order also known as the Jesuits. He is generally addressed as Father General. The position sometimes carries the nickname of the Black Po ...

* Jasmijn Lau (1999-) Dutch athlete, long distance runner

Gallery

File:Druten Kattenburg 39.jpg, Druten Kattenburg 39 File:Avondrood in Maas & Waal -sundowner (25747137444).jpg, Avondrood in Maas & Waal File:Druten Beeld Leste Mert.jpg, Druten Beeld Leste Mert File:Druten in Het Land van Maas en Waal met Hatsji-Bratsji's rode toverballon (Franz Karl Ginzkey), ooit de inspiratie van Boudewijn de Groot en Lennaert Nijgh. (Foto- Peter J. Fontijn) (29009370572).jpg, Druten in Het Land van Maas en Waal File:Op de grens- Afferden (4263134185).jpg, Op de grens- Afferden File:Druten Rijksmonument 14152 Heemtuin kioskje bij Waalbandijk 180.JPG, Rijksmonument Heemtuin Kiosk

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of Gelderland Populated places in Gelderland {{gelderland-geo-stub