- Putten
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Putten
mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 =Gelderland
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 87.45
area_land_km2 = 85.03
area_water_km2 = 2.41
population_as_of =1 January ,2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 23024
population_density_km2 = 271
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2Putten (pronunciation|Nl-Putten.ogg) is a
municipality and a town inGelderland province in the middle of theNetherlands . Inhabitants: 23,041 (2006) [http://www.putten.nl/smartsite.dws?id=4270]Putten is surrounded by a great variety of landscapes. To the east of Putten lies the
Veluwe , the biggest national park of the Netherlands. To the north, east and west, Putten is surrounded by farmlands, and further to the west the ring-lake aroundFlevoland can be found.Population centres
Bijsteren ,Diermen ,Gerven ,Halvinkhuizen , Hell,Hoef ,Huinen ,Koudhoorn ,Krachtighuizen , Putten,Steenenkamer andVeenhuizerveld .World War II Nazi warcrime
One of the biggest
Nazi raids to be held in the Netherlands duringWorld War II took place in Putten. OnOctober 1 andOctober 2 ,1944 , 661 men and boys, the majority of the male population, were deported from the town and 602 of them were sent to work inconcentration camp s such asNeuengamme andBirkenau . Only 49 returned after the war. Following the war, two of the responsible officers were tried and convicted for the crime. The raids were a retaliatory measure for an attack by the local resistance, that killed oneWehrmacht officer nearNijkerk . The first and second of October are still commemorated every year.References
* [http://www.putten.nl/smartsite.dws?id=4270 Inhabitants of Putten]
External links
* [http://www.putten.nl Official Website]
* [http://www.plattegronden.nl/ermelo-putten/ Map]
* [http://www.oktober44.nl/html/stichting_oktober_44_-_engels.html Website "Stiching Oktober 44" (war crime)]
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