Putten
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | Gelderland |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Total | 87.45 km² (33.8 sq mi) |
| - Land | 85.03 km² (32.8 sq mi) |
| - Water | 2.41 km² (0.9 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Total | 23,024 |
| - Density | 271/km² (701.9/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Putten (pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the middle Netherlands. Inhabitants: 23,041 (2006)[1]
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 around Flevoland can be found.
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[edit] Population centres
Bijsteren, Diermen, Gerven, Halvinkhuizen, Hell, Hoef, Huinen, Koudhoorn, Krachtighuizen, Putten, Steenenkamer and Veenhuizerveld.
[edit] World War II Nazi warcrime
One of the biggest Nazi raids to be held in the Netherlands during World War II took place in Putten. On October 1 and October 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 in concentration camps such as Neuengamme and Birkenau. 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 one Wehrmacht officer near Nijkerk. The first and second of October are still commemorated every year.
| Total amount of men deported | 661 |
| Released in Amersfoort | 59 |
| Deported to Neuengamme | 602 |
| Jumped out of the train on the way to Neuengamme | 13 |
| Arrived in Neuengamme | 589 |
| Returned to Putten after liberation | 49 |
| Died in German concentration camps | 540 |
| Killed during the raid | 7 |
| Died shortly after the return | 5 |
| Total number of victims | 552 |
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