Driel
Village
School in Driel
School in Driel
Driel is located in Gelderland
Driel
Driel
Location in the Netherlands
Driel is located in Netherlands
Driel
Driel
Driel (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°58′N 5°49′E / 51.967°N 5.817°E / 51.967; 5.817
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityOverbetuwe
Area
[1]
 • Total8.70 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total4,375
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6665[1]
Dialing code026

Driel is a village in the municipality of Overbetuwe, approximately four kilometers southwest of Arnhem on the south bank of the Rhine, in the Netherlands.[3]

History

On 21 September 1944, Driel was the drop zone of the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade which participated in Operation Market Garden. The brigade was under the command of Major General Sosabowski. After World War II, in the 1960s, the Polish monument was placed at the 'Polish Square' (Dutch: 'Polenplein', Polish: ' Plac Polski'). A nearby plaque commemorates the ninety-four Polish soldiers who fell nearby. There are several other plaques, including one in honour of the 1st Airborne Division, along the dike between Heteren, Driel and Arnhem.

On 19 September 2009 the Dutch premier Jan Peter Balkenende and the Polish premier Donald Tusk visited Driel to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Operation Market Garden.[4]

Notable inhabitants

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 6665AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Municipality of Overbetuwe
  4. ↑ "Driel klaar voor komst Balkenende - Betuwe - voorpagina - Gelderlander". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
  5. ↑ Kenny van Hummel Tweede
  6. ↑ Kenny van Hummel Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine


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