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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985 Philadelphia police fired thousands of rounds at the MOVE house, city officials approved dropping an explosive device on the roof, the resulting fire was allowed to burn, 11 people—including five children—died, and 61 homes were destroyed. Philadelphia City Council later called it a “brutal attack carried out by the City of Philadelphia on its own citizens” and acknowledged that no individual faced criminal consequences for the bombing. One timeline correction worth preserving for the BHP record: the major previous MOVE-police confrontation was August 8, 1978, about seven years before the bombing, not a year or two earlier. Officer James Ramp was killed, other police and firefighters were wounded, nine MOVE members were later convicted, and television cameras recorded police beating Delbert Africa during his arrest. The 1985 MOVE Commission later specifically criticized city planners for failing to adequately use lessons from that 1978 confrontation. And that actually strengthens the point you’re making: 1985 did not happen without precedent or institutional memory. There had already been a deadly confrontation with MOVE, years of conflict, negotiations and police involvement before Osage Avenue.

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Dronten

Dronten
Municipality
Dronten centrum from above
Dronten centrum from above
Flag of Dronten
Flag
Coat of arms of Dronten
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Dronten in a municipal map of Flevoland
Location in Flevoland
Coordinates: 52°31′N 5°43′E / 52.517°N 5.717°E / 52.517; 5.717
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFlevoland
Established1 January 1972
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorJean Paul Gebben (VVD)
Area
[1]
 • Total
423.89 km2 (163.66 sq mi)
 • Land333.57 km2 (128.79 sq mi)
 • Water90.32 km2 (34.87 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
−2 m (−6.6 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Total
42,011
 • Density126/km2 (330/sq mi)
DemonymDrontenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
8250–8259
Area code0321
Websitewww.dronten.nl

Dronten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdrɔntə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Flevoland. It had a population of 42,011 in 2021.

History

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Dronten bell tower.
The town hall of the municipality of Dronten.

Plans for the municipality of Dronten were made in the early half of the 1950s; real plans for the town of Dronten (the municipality's center) were revealed in 1958.

The foundations for the town were laid in 1960. Right from the start there was a discussion whether Dronten was to become a town or a city. The first plans assumed 15,000 inhabitants, while later plans foresaw a growth to 30,000 inhabitants. The first plans for the municipality assumed ten smaller villages situated around the central town (in this case, Dronten). The number of villages was reduced because of increased motorized traffic and experiences gained in developing the Noordoostpolder, where a similar municipality had already been built. Eventually, it was decided that there were to be two smaller villages (Biddinghuizen and Swifterbant) and one larger town (Dronten).

On 1 January 1972, Dronten was given its official name.

In 1995, Dronten hosted in Biddinghuizen the 18th World Scout Jamboree. 28,960 Scouts and staff members from 166 countries and territories participated this event.

Population centers

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Topography

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Dutch Topographic map of Dronten (town), March 2014.

Transportation

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Railway station Dronten

Dronten has a railway station on the Lelystad-Zwolle railway.

The majority of velomobile manufacturers in the world are based in Dronten. They include Alligt, velomobiel.nl and InterCityBike.

Entertainment

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Biddinghuizen contains the theme park Walibi Holland.

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Notable people

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Beitske Visser, 2019

References

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  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 8251ER". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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Dronten

Dronten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdrɔntə(n)] ) is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Flevoland. It had a population of 42,011 in 2021.

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Dronten railway station

Dronten is a Dutch railway station, on the Lelystad–Zwolle railway, also knowns as the Hanzelijn. The station is located in the north of Dronten. The station opened on 9 December 2012, with there being 2 platforms and 4 tracks, for passing Intercities from The Hague and Schiphol to Groningen and Leeuwarden. The station is located on a viaduct station at 7 m (23 ft) above street level.

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ASV Dronten

ASV Dronten is a football club from Dronten, Flevoland, Netherlands. In the 2018–19 season, ASV Dronten will be playing in the Saturday Eerste Klasse East (Zaterdag Eerste Klasse D Oost) for the second season, having been relegated after the 2016–17 season, from the Hoofdklasse.

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CAH Dronten

CAH Vilentum University of Applied Sciences is a professional university situated in the centre of the Netherlands - in one of the most modern food production areas in the world.

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