Druten

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Druten

Total population

12,275

Air quality index

54Moderate

Land area42.43 km²

Coordinates51.89°, 5.60°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Druten 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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Peter Hans Kolvenbach

Superior General of the Society of Jesus (1928-2016)

Willem Joseph van Ghent

Dutch admiral

Julian Sas

Dutch guitarist

Jacob Hendrik van Rechteren van Appeltern

politician (Appeltern, 27 november 1787 – Spoolde, 9 juli 1845)

Annet Schaap

Dutch writer and illustrator (born 1965)

B

Bram Vermeulen

Dutch journalist

Hendrikus Berkhof

Dutch theologian (1914-1995)

Antoon van Welie

Dutch painter (1866-1956)

D

Dirk van Bronckhorst-Batenburg

(1347-1405)

Samuel Story

Dutch admiral (1752-1811)

Steef van Schaik

Dutch politician (1888-1968)

J

Jo Schrijnder

Dutch painter and politician (1894-1968)

Albert Marcusse

Dutch resistance fighter (1903-1944)

I

Ivo den Bieman

Dutch footballer

Marie de Brimeu

Dutch botanist (1550-1605)

M

Marijan Las

Dutch sculptor

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Gelderland

• Puiflijk
  0.9 mi away · pop. 1,250
• Afferden
  1.5 mi away · pop. 1,670
• Ochten
  2.1 mi away · pop. 4,940
• Boven-Leeuwen
  2.3 mi away · pop. 2,209
• Horssen
  2.3 mi away · pop. 1,610
• Deest
  2.6 mi away · pop. 1,750
• Dodewaard
  2.8 mi away · pop. 4,548
• Altforst
  3.1 mi away · pop. 533
• Opheusden
  3.1 mi away · pop. 6,303
• IJzendoorn
  3.3 mi away · pop. 1,153
• Kesteren
  3.6 mi away · pop. 5,812
• Bergharen
  3.7 mi away · pop. 1,790

Browse all places in Gelderland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

reed meadowgrass

Glyceria maxima

Seen 2026-05-31

Barren Brome

Bromus sterilis

Seen 2026-05-31

guelder-rose

Viburnum opulus

Seen 2026-05-31

Green Shield Bug

Palomena prasina

Seen 2026-05-31

French Flower Chafer

Trichius gallicus

Seen 2026-05-31

Six-spot Burnet

Zygaena filipendulae

Seen 2026-05-31

Field Cuckoo Bumble bee

Bombus campestris

Seen 2026-05-31

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

Seen 2026-05-31

Common Meadow-rue

Thalictrum flavum

Seen 2026-05-31

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Druten, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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