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Druten
Druten () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The municipality covers the eastern part of the region of the province of Gelderland. One of its key features is the town's church, designed by architect Pierre Cuypers. 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 (died 1573) a Dutch-born English Protestant printer, an original member of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, 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 * Jasmijn Lau (1999-) Dutch athle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puiflijk
Puiflijk is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Druten, and lies about 12 km south of Wageningen. Puiflijk was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Druten. History It was first mentioned in 1108 as Puueke. The etymology is unknown. The village is located on some small hills. The Old Tower is a church tower from the 15th century. The church was heavy damaged around 1800 during the French occupation, and was demolished in 1855 leaving only the tower. The St. John the Baptist church was built between 1868 and 1870. The area around Puiflijk was suitable for growing tobacco, and a tobacco industry developed in the village. In 1840, Puiflijk was home to 468 people. Gallery File:Puiflijk (Druten) Rijksmonument 14159 Toren voorm. NH-kerk.JPG, Church tower File:Puiflijk GM Van Mekerenstraat 3 Voorzijde.jpg, House in Puiflijk File:Puiflijk De Tabaksnijder Humphrey Dirks.jpg, The tobacco cutter by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deest
Deest is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Druten, and lies about 9 km south of Wageningen. History It was first mentioned in 814 as T(h)esta (CL I, no. 101) and 997 as Dheste. The etymology in unknown. In 1840, it was home to 451 people. Deest became an independent parish in 1858 when the first church was built. In 1919, the brickworks Vogelensangh opened, and is still in operation. On 3 February 1945, the monastery was hit by a V-1 flying bomb The V-1 flying bomb (german: Vergeltungswaffe 1 "Vengeance Weapon 1") was an early cruise missile. Its official Ministry of Aviation (Nazi Germany), Reich Aviation Ministry () designation was Fi 103. It was also known to the Allies as the buz ... killing seven sisters, two women and two childeren. On 8 February, another V1 hit the village killing 10 people. Most of the centre was destroyed. In 1953, the church was rebuilt. Gallery File:Deest (Druten) Rijksmonument 523802 Ui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afferden, Gelderland
Afferden is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Druten, and lies about 10 km northwest of Wijchen. Afferden was a separate municipality until 1818, when it became a part of Druten. History It was first mentioned in the 11th to 12th century as Afrithon. The etymology is unknown. The village started on a sandhill near the Meuse, and developed into a linear road settlement. The church was demolished in 1838, but the tower from the 14th century has remained. The St. Victor en Gezellen Church was completed in 1891. In 1840, it was home to 838 people. The grist mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the Mill (grinding), grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist i ... De Drie Waaien was built in 1869. Gallery File:Afferden, de Kerktoren RM14153 IMG 8504 2021-03-24 11.40.jpg, Churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molenhoek, Druten
Molenhoek is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Druten, and lies about 11 km northwest of Wijchen Wijchen () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of the Netherlands. Population centres Number of residents per population centre per 12 December 2009: Source: Statis .... It was first mentioned in 1899 as Molenhoek, and means "wind mill corner" after a wind mill which was demolished in 1922. The postal authorities have placed Molenboek under Horssen References Populated places in Gelderland Druten {{Gelderland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horssen
Horssen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Druten, and lies about 10 km northwest of Wijchen. Horssen was a separate municipality until 1984, when it was merged with Druten. History It was first mentioned in 1242 as "de Horsne". The etymology is unclear. The village developed on a sand hill. It contains three churches close to one-another. The Saint Boniface Church was a tower from the 14th century. The current church dates from the 19th century. The Dutch Reformed Church was built from 1821 to 1822. The Saint Anthony church has built from 1909 to 1910. Huis te Horssen was a manor house from the 17th century. It was demolished in 1879 and replaced by a farm which was remodelled into an estate. It used to be owned by the Jurgens family, one of the founders of Unilever. In 2004, it was restored to its original condition. In 1840, Horssen was home to 813 people. Notable people * Merel Smulders Merel Smulders (born 23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Hans Kolvenbach
Peter Hans Kolvenbach (30 November 1928 – 26 November 2016) was a Dutch Jesuit priest and professor who was the 29th superior general of the Society of Jesus, the largest male Catholic religious order. Early years Kolvenbach's childhood was born and grew up in Druten, near Nijmegen in the Netherlands. There he attended Canisius College for his secondary studies, where he concentrated on modern languages. He entered the novitiate at Mariendaal on 7 September 1948. After completing philosophy studies at Berchmans Institute in Nijmegen, he was assigned to Lebanon, where he completed his doctorate in Sacred Theology at Université de Saint-Joseph in Beirut. On 29 June 1961, he was ordained a priest in the Armenian Catholic Church, an Eastern-rite church in communion with Rome. The next years of his life were spent in academia, specifically in linguistics. From 1964 to 1976 he taught general and Oriental linguistics in The Hague, Paris, and then Beirut where he became Profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ru Paré
Henrica Maria Paré (Druten, 14 July 1896 — The Hague, 25 February 1972) was a Dutch resistance member, and visual artist. Ru Paré found shelter and took care of 52 Jewish children, who all survived World War II. Biography Henrica Maria Paré was born as the youngest of three children by Nicolaas Paré who owned a brickyard. She was usually called by her nickname ''Zus'' (sister). Paré had a talent for drawing from an early age, and when she moved to The Hague in 1919, she was instructed by the painter . The next year, she met the female singer Do Versteegh whom she befriended for life. She also participated in the painting classes at the Royal Academy of Art without enrolling, and was taught by Jan Toorop. From 1930 onwards, she signed her painting as ''Ru Paré''. Paré exhibited her work in Amsterdam and The Hague. She quickly became a known figure in the artistic circles of The Hague, and became a member of the Haagse Kunstkring. Paré's work was included in the 1939 exhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of The Netherlands
As of 24 March 2022, there are 344 municipalities ( nl, gemeenten) and three special municipalities () in the Netherlands. The latter is the status of three of the six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean. Municipalities are the second-level administrative division, or public bodies (), in the Netherlands and are subdivisions of their respective provinces. Their duties are delegated to them by the central government and they are ruled by a municipal council that is elected every four years. Municipal mergers have reduced the total number of municipalities by two-thirds since the first official boundaries were created in the mid 19th century. Municipalities themselves are informally subdivided into districts and neighbourhoods for administrative and statistical purposes. These municipalities come in a wide range of sizes, Westervoort is the smallest with a land area of and Súdwest-Fryslân the largest with a land area of . Schiermonnikoog is both the least pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steef Van Schaik
Theodorus Stephanus Gerardus Johannes Marie (Steef) van Schaik (8 December 1888, in Druten – 10 September 1968, in Arnhem) was a Dutch politician. Van Schaik was a Roman Catholic entrepreneur and government minister. He made a career at the Algemene Kunstzijde Unie in Arnhem. As a technocrat he became minister of Traffic and Energy in the cabinet-Schermerhorn/Drees. Upon him fell the difficult task to repair the heavily destroyed infrastructure as well as the detrimental fuel supply of The Netherlands just after World War II. After 1948 he became chief executive of the Algemene Kunstzijde Unie. Steef was a brother of the well-known Dutch politician Josef van Schaik Josephus Robertus Hendricus "Josef" van Schaik (31 January 1882 – 23 March 1962) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) and later co-founder of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian D .... References 1888 births 1968 deaths People from Druten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 England some time before 1530 and established himself as a bookseller at St. Paul's Churchyard, London. Wolfe began to print in 1542. He was the first printer in England to maintain a large stock of Greek type. Edward VI made him Royal Printer in Latin, Greek and Hebrew and awarded him an annuity of 26s. 8d. for life. Despite his Protestantism, Mary made him one of the original members of the Stationers' Company. Under Elizabeth, he served as Master of the Company in 1559, 1564, 1567 and 1572. Wolfe published works by Archbishop Cranmer, the antiquarian John Leland, Robert Recorde and Archbishop Parker. In 1548, he conceived a project for a "Universal Cosmography of the whole world, and therewith also certain particular histories of ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of The Netherlands
As of 24 March 2022, there are 344 municipalities ( nl, gemeenten) and three special municipalities () in the Netherlands. The latter is the status of three of the six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean. Municipalities are the second-level administrative division, or public bodies (), in the Netherlands and are subdivisions of their respective provinces. Their duties are delegated to them by the central government and they are ruled by a municipal council that is elected every four years. Municipal mergers have reduced the total number of municipalities by two-thirds since the first official boundaries were created in the mid 19th century. Municipalities themselves are informally subdivided into districts and neighbourhoods for administrative and statistical purposes. These municipalities come in a wide range of sizes, Westervoort is the smallest with a land area of and Súdwest-Fryslân the largest with a land area of . Schiermonnikoog is both the least pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neder-Betuwe
Neder-Betuwe () is a municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the east of the Netherlands. On 1 April 2003, it was established as the new name of the redivided municipality of Kesteren. Neder-Betuwe counted 25,042 inhabitants on 1 january 2022. History Archaeological excavations have found remains dating back to the Stone Age and Iron Age although it is not known if the area was permanently inhabited. The Neder-Betuwe area is along the northernmost border or limes of the Roman empire. Evidence suggests that a Roman fort (Castra) was maintained where the town of Kesteren now is. Around 1300 the first dikes were put up to protect the inhabitants and agricultural lands from flooding. Most churches are reformed, there are no Catholic churches in the Neder-Betuwe area. The eastern municipal border also marks an invisible religious border, to the east a considerable part of the population is Catholic. This can be explained by the presence of a dike called the Spanjaardsdijk or S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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