Duiven
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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 the 25th of June, 1954.
Hamlets: De Eng, Helhoek, Nieuwgraaf
On Weekdays there are 4 trains per hour between Arnhem and Doetinchem, with two of these continuing to Winterswijk. At Weekends there are 2 trains per hour between Arnhem and Winterswijk.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and a town in the eastern Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. 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 the 25th of June, 1954.
Population centres
Villages: Duiven, Groessen, Loo.Hamlets: De Eng, Helhoek, Nieuwgraaf
Transportation
- Duiven railway stationDuiven railway stationDuiven is a railway station located in Duiven, The Netherlands. The station was opened on 15 February 1856 and is located on the Oberhausen–Arnhem railway between Arnhem and Elten . The station is operated by Syntus. The station was closed between 4 October 1936 and 31 May 1980...
is served by trains from ArnhemArnhemArnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
to DoetinchemDoetinchemDoetinchem is a city and municipality in the east of the Netherlands. It is situated along the Oude IJssel river in a part of the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek . The municipality has 56,700 inhabitants and has an area of 79.66 km²...
and WinterswijkWinterswijkWinterswijk is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.Winterswijk is a town with a population of some 30,000 in the Achterhoek which lies in the most eastern part of the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. It was also known as Winethereswick, Winriswic or Wenterswic...
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On Weekdays there are 4 trains per hour between Arnhem and Doetinchem, with two of these continuing to Winterswijk. At Weekends there are 2 trains per hour between Arnhem and Winterswijk.