Doesburg

Doesburg
Square in Doesburg
Square in Doesburg
Flag of Doesburg
Coat of arms of Doesburg
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
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorLoes van der Meijs (VVD)
Area
 • Total12.96 km2 (5.00 sq mi)
 • Land11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
 • Water1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi)
Elevation13 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]

  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.