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Information on Duiven and surroundings

This page gives the most important information you need for a pleasant stay in the community of Duiven and its surroundings.

A small introduction …

The community

The community of Duiven consists of three villages: Duiven, Groessen and Loo, and has more than 25.000 inhabitants. The town of Duiven has a total surface area of 3.516 hectare (of which 48 hectare is basin) and counts 9.600 residences. The community is situated alongside the highway A12 in the Liemers, above the Pannerdens Canal. From 1986 till 1994 Duiven has been a growing community. From 1995 she focuses mainly on the administration of her properties and territory. 

The centre of Duiven

The centre of Duiven has the radiance of a typical village centre. Small streets, the necessary supermarkets and stores and an offer of sports, recreation and events. There are concrete plans to have an entirely renewed centre in Duiven in less than a decade. Many new houses emerge next to the existing ones and new shops and the HORECA get more space.

At the Remigius square people get in touch with each other. Informal, spontaneous or organised by the market, the cultural centre, the pubs, stores, organised events and the church.

Also the shopping streets are worth visiting. The glass-roofed shopping street Elshofpassage functions well and gives a well-crafted image. Besides this, the Pastoriestraat and Kerkepad are two nice shopping streets that connect well with this passage. 

Euregio Rijn-Waal

The community of Duiven is part of a cross-border agreement by the name of Euregio Rijn-Waal. One of its purposes is to fortify lasting cross-border structures in different fields of daily life (work, living, investments, Town and Country Planning, environment, recreation, culture, etc.)
When you have questions concerning touristical/cultural offer of the EUREGIONS? Please contact:
Euregio Rijn Waal
Tel. 0049-2821-79300
Fax 0049-2821-793030
www.euregio.org