Driel

Driel is a town in the municipality of Overbetuwe, approximately four kilometers southwest of Arnhem on the south bank of the Rhine, in the Netherlands.[1]

For the rural locality in Australia, see Driel, New South Wales.

Driel
Town
Driel
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°58′N 5°49′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityOverbetuwe
Government
Population
 (1 January 2008)
 • Total4,205
 www.overbetuwe.nl
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitehttp://www.overbetuwe.nl

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.[2]

  • Driel, reformed church
  • Driel, church: Maria Geboortekerk
  • Driel, weir
  • Driel, river: Rhine

Notable inhabitants
gollark: If I was actually making some sort of useful thing or something which might be a component of some important systems, I might GPLv3 it and try and sell commercial licenses, but... I don't make useful things.
gollark: My stuff is all just shoved under the MIT license because honestly who cares.
gollark: Just say something like "ported from Cobalt (here) according to the terms of (license)".
gollark: Never mind.
gollark: Oh, right, porting.

References
  1. Municipality of Overbetuwe
  3. Kenny van Hummel Tweede
  4. Kenny van Hummel Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine


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