Driel
Sign in to saveDriel is a village in the municipality of Overbetuwe, approximately four kilometers southwest of Arnhem on the south bank of the Rhine, in the Netherlands.
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Key facts
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Driel (Overbetuwe) Chr. basisschool De Meeuwenberg.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- School in Driel
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
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- Location in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gelderland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Overbetuwe
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 9
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 8.70
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Gelderland
- Population
- +3250
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Country for sport
- Brazil
- Official website
- www.overbetuwe.nl
- Image
- 2007-01-14 12.32 Driel, kerk bij Polenplein.JPG
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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.
==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' (, ). 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.