Buren
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Buren |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | File:Panorama Buren.JPG |
| image_caption | Buren |
| image_flag | Flag of Buren.svg |
| flag_size | 100x67px |
| image_shield | Coat of arms of Buren2.svg |
| shield_size | 100x80px |
| image_map | Map - NL - Municipality code 0214 (2009).svg |
| map_alt | Highlighted position of Buren in a municipal map of Gelderland |
| map_caption | Location in Gelderland |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Netherlands |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Gelderland |
| government_footnotes | {{cite web |
| url | http://www.buren.nl/politiek-en-organisatie/samenstelling-college_43183/ |
| title | Samenstelling college |
| trans-title | Members of the board |
| language | nl |
| publisher | Gemeente Buren |
| access-date | 18 June 2014 |
| url-status | dead |
| archive-url | https://web.archive.org/web/20140714203812/http://www.buren.nl/politiek-en-organisatie/samenstelling-college_43183/ |
| archive-date | 14 July 2014 |
| governing_body | Municipal council |
| leader_party | D66 |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Jan de Boer |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | |
| area_land_km2 | |
| area_water_km2 | |
| elevation_footnotes | {{cite web |
| url | http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |
| title | Postcodetool for 4021VZ |
| language | nl |
| author | |
| work | Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |
| publisher | Het Waterschapshuis |
| access-date | 18 June 2014}} |
| elevation_m | 5 |
| elevation_max_footnotes | tags -- |
| elevation_min_footnotes | tags -- |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | |
| population_as_of | |
| population_density_km2 | |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postcode |
| postal_code | Parts of 4000 and 4100 ranges |
| area_code_type | Area code |
| area_code | 0344, 0345 |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Buren
| settlement_type = Municipality
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| image_caption = Buren
| image_flag = Flag of Buren.svg
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| image_shield = Coat of arms of Buren2.svg
| shield_size = 100x80px
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| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 0214 (2009).svg
| map_alt = Highlighted position of Buren in a municipal map of Gelderland
| map_caption = Location in Gelderland
| coordinates =
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Gelderland
| government_footnotes = {{cite web
|url = http://www.buren.nl/politiek-en-organisatie/samenstelling-college_43183/
|title = Samenstelling college
|trans-title = Members of the board
|language = nl
|publisher = Gemeente Buren
|access-date = 18 June 2014
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714203812/http://www.buren.nl/politiek-en-organisatie/samenstelling-college_43183/
|archive-date = 14 July 2014
| governing_body = Municipal council
| leader_party = D66
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Jan de Boer
| unit_pref = Metric
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|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
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| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postcode
| postal_code = Parts of 4000 and 4100 ranges
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 0344, 0345
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Gem-Buren-OpenTopo.jpg" caption="''Dutch Topographic map of Buren, June 2015''"]
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Buren () is a town and municipality in the Betuwe region of the Netherlands. Buren has 27,168 inhabitants as of 1 January 2022.
Geography
Buren is located in Gelderland, a province of the Netherlands. It is part of the landscape of Betuwe, a very fertile strip of land between two branches of Rhine-Meuse Delta, the Nederrijn in the north and the Waal in the south.
Population centers
Population centers include:
- Aalst
- Asch
- Beusichem
- Buren
- Eck en Wiel
- Erichem
- Ingen
- Kerk-Avezaath
- Lienden
- Ommeren
- Ravenswaaij
- Rijswijk
- Zoelen
- Zoelmond
History
The earliest known settlement of the region occurred as early as 772. Castle Buren was built by the Lords of Buren and was first mentioned in 1298. The town was granted city rights in 1395 by Sir Alard IV of Buren which led to the construction of a defensive wall and a moat, significant portions of which still stand. In 1492, the region was promoted to a county (i.e. a territory ruled by a count), but had limited economic influence due to its geographic isolation. By 1574, the previously Catholic parish church of Saint-Lambert () had become Calvinist Reformed Protestant. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Jan_Abrahamsz_Beerstraaten_(Amsterdam_1622-1666)_-_A_winter_landscape_with_activities_on_the_ice_near_Castle_Buren.jpg" caption="''A winter landscape with activities on the ice near Castle Buren.'' [[Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten]], between 1622 and 1666"] ::
The Castle eventually came into the possession of the House of Orange, the royal family of the Netherlands. The Dutch royal family has been known to use the name van Buren as an alias to give themselves some degree of anonymity. William III of England obtained the title Buren. The Dutch royal family still use this as a title. The Castle was gradually demolished between 1804 and 1883. The eighth president of the United States, Martin Van Buren, traced his ancestry to inhabitants of the town, who had taken the surname Van Buren after relocating to the Dutch colony of New Netherlands in what is now the state of New York. In 1853, following the end of his presidency, Van Buren made a visit to the town while on a tour of Europe and reportedly met with several distant relatives.
The current municipality is the result of 2 mergers. On 1 January 1978, the municipalities of Beusichem, Zoelen and part of Buurmalsen were added to the existing municipality of Buren, that was formed in the mid-19th century. On 1 January 1999, Buren was enlarged with the addition of the municipalities of Lienden and Maurik. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/20110924_40_Buren_molen.jpg" caption="''De Prins Van Oranje'']] windmill"] ::
Historical sites
Buren has two museums:
- The Museum of the Royal Military Police, located in a 17th-century orphanage.
- The Museum of the Dutch Royal Family, located in the historic city hall. It is also home to De Prins Van Oranje, a restored windmill.
Government and politics
The title "Count or Countess of Buren and Leerdam" is held by the Dutch monarchy due to Prince William of Orange's marriage to the Countess of Buren, Anna of Egmont, in 1551. As a result, the county and the town of Buren fall under the control of the Royal House of Orange-Nassau.
Demographics
Twin town
Buren is twinned with: ::data[format=table]
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Notable people
- Philip William, Prince of Orange (1554 in Buren – 1618) Prince of Orange in 1584 and Knight of the Golden Fleece in 1599
- Gerard de Kruijff (1890 in Buren – 1968) a Dutch horse rider who competed in the 1924 and the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Lukas Smits (born 1935 in Ravenswaaij) a Dutch painter.
- Jos Beijnen (born 1956 in Beusichem) a Dutch pharmacist and academic
- Ron Stevens (born 1959 in Lienden) a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in two Summer Olympics
Gallery
File:Kerk van Buren.jpg|The Culemborg gate with the Saint-Lambertus church, Buren in the background. File:Willem van Oranje en Anne van Buren.jpg|Statue in the center of Buren - William of Orange and Anna van Buren File:4116 Buren, Netherlands - panoramio - Ben Bender (24).jpg|Buren, panoramio File:Buren Herenstraat wandelaars.JPG|Buren, Herenstraat and the Rodeheldenstraat in the background. File:4116 Buren, Netherlands - panoramio (46).jpg|Weighing scales and village pump on the market square in Buren. File:Buren, vestingwerken met toren van de Sint-Lambertuskerk RM11329 foto4 2016-10-05 10.47.jpg|Buren, church, de Sint-Lambertuskerk behind the wall File:Buren, het koninklijk weeshuis RM11388 achter de vestingwerken foto8 2016-10-05 11.03.jpg|Buren, orphan house behind the wall
References
References
- {{Dutch municipality total area. dataref
- {{Dutch municipality population. dataref
- Stenvert, R. et al. (2000). ''Monumenten in Nederland: Gelderland'', p. 124–127. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. {{ISBN. 90-400-9406-3
- "Home - Marechausseemuseum".
- "Burenenoranje".
- "Zorgatlas".
- (July 21, 2018). "Kinderhook to honor sister city". Hearst Newspapers.
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