Doesburg

For the surname, see Doesburg (surname).
Doesburg
Municipality
Square in Doesburg
Square in Doesburg
Flag of Doesburg
Flag
Coat of arms of Doesburg
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Doesburg in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Doesburg is located in Netherlands
Doesburg
Doesburg
Location within the Netherlands
Doesburg is located in Europe
Doesburg
Doesburg
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 52°1′N 6°8′E / 52.017°N 6.133°E / 52.017; 6.133
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Government
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 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorLoes van der Meijs (VVD)
Area
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 • Total12.96 km2 (5.00 sq mi)
 • Land11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
 • Water1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi)
Elevation
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13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total11,064
 • Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
DemonymDoesburger
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6980–6984
Area code0313
Websitewww.doesburg.nl
Dutch Topographic map of Doesburg, June 2015

Doesburg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈduzbʏr(ə)x] ⓘ) is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Gelderland. Doesburg received city rights in 1237 and had a population of 11,064 in 2021. The city is situated on the right bank of the River IJssel at its confluence with the River Oude IJssel. It is part of the Arnhem-Nijmegen Green Metropolitan Region (Dutch: Groene Metropoolregio Arnhem-Nijmegen), which aids planning and development in the region's eighteen municipalities.[5]

History

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Doesburg received city rights in 1237, one year later than the neighbouring town of Doetinchem. Because of its strategic position along the Oude IJssel and Gelderse IJssel, Doesburg has been an important fortified city for a long time. The fortification of the city made Doesburg an important economic and administrative city. The Martinikerk, the main church in Doesburg, is 94 meters tall. For many reasons, many of which have to do with the IJssel decreasing in depth, the prosperity of Doesburg stagnated after the 15th century. Doesburg became a sleepy provincial town and so it would remain until after the second world war. The city was protected in 1974, designated as a historic town.

As Doesburg was officially a fortified city up to 1923, it could not be expanded. After the second world war the city grew rapidly. In the 1950s, a suburb called Molenveld (English: mill field) was built on the Eastern side of the city. In the 1970s and 1980s a suburb called Beinum was built to the south of the Oude IJssel, and Campstede was subsequently built to the south of Beinum. At the beginning of the 21st century the construction of a new area at the IJsselkade was started with 44 houses and 124 apartments designed by the Italian architect Adolfo Natalini. In 2007, construction of a hotel called "Noabers" was started. After a few months it was insolvent, but was taken over and reopened a year later.

Tourism

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In the north of Doesburg there are several camp-sites where in the high season 4000 visitors stay each year. The historical city centre has museums and monuments that draw thousands of tourists every year. Major attractions include the Gildehof, the Doesburgse mustard factory and 'De Waag', possibly the oldest public house in the Netherlands.

Industry

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Doesburg has a number of business parks. These include the Verhuellweg on the north side of the city, and Beinum-Oost and Beinum-West to the east of the city. Along the Gelderse Ijssel are an iron foundry and a concrete call centre, as well as a builder of motor yachts.[citation needed]

Well-known Doesburgers

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Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen
Robert Jacob Gordon, 1780
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  • Bridge over the Oude IJssel near Doesburg with river vessels
    Bridge over the Oude IJssel near Doesburg with river vessels
  • Martinikerk church, Doesburg
    Martinikerk church, Doesburg
  • Doesburg, the Waag (weigh house)
    Doesburg, the Waag (weigh house)
  • Doesburg, Huys Optenoort
    Doesburg, Huys Optenoort
  • Doesburg, modern architecture
    Doesburg, modern architecture

References

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  1. ^ "Samenstelling" [Members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Doesburg. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 6981BH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Website Groene Metropoolregio Arnhem-Nijmegen" (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Peter of Duisburg" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). 1911.
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