Duiven | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Flag Size: | 100x67px |
Map Alt: | Highlighted position of Duiven in a municipal map of Gelderland |
Coordinates: | 51.95°N 8°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Governing Body: | Municipal council |
Leader Party: | (VVD) |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Huub Hieltjes |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 10 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 6920–6924 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 0316 |
Duiven (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /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.
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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: