{{for|the rural locality in Australia|Driel, New South Wales}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Driel | settlement_type = Village | other_name = <!-- if different from name --> | native_name = <!-- if different from name --> | native_name_lang = nl | image_skyline = File:Driel (Overbetuwe) Chr. basisschool De Meeuwenberg.JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = School in Driel | image_flag = | image_shield = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Netherlands | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Gelderland | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = Overbetuwe | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_party = | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 6665AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 24 March 2022 }}</ref> | elevation_m = 9 | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | area_footnotes = <ref name="stat"/> | area_total_km2 = 8.70 | established_title = | established_date = | population_footnotes = <ref name="stat">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> | population_total = 4,375 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_demonym = | population_note = | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 6665<ref name="stat"/> | area_code_type = Dialing code | area_code = 026 | website = | footnotes = | coordinates = {{coord|51|58|N|5|49|E|region:NL_type:city|display=title, inline}} }}
'''Driel''' ({{IPA|nl|dril}}) is a village in the municipality of Overbetuwe, approximately four kilometers southwest of Arnhem on the south bank of the Rhine, in the Netherlands.<ref>[http://www.overbetuwe.nl Municipality of Overbetuwe]</ref>
==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' ({{langx|nl|'Polenplein'}}, {{langx|pl|' 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.gelderlander.nl/voorpagina/betuwe/5533120/Driel-klaar-voor-komst-Balkenende.ece| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716141523/http://www.gelderlander.nl/voorpagina/betuwe/5533120/Driel-klaar-voor-komst-Balkenende.ece| archive-date = 2011-07-16| title = Driel klaar voor komst Balkenende - Betuwe - voorpagina - Gelderlander}}</ref>
== Gallery == <gallery> File:Driel, NH kerk foto1 RM21980 2012-02-26 13.43.JPG|Driel, reformed church Image:2007-01-14 12.32 Driel, kerk bij Polenplein.JPG|Driel, church: Maria Geboortekerk Image:Driel, de stuw foto2 2010-03-02 10.38.JPG|Driel, weir Image:2007-03-08 16.41 Driel, zicht op de Rijn foto1.JPG|Driel, river: Rhine Monument at Plac Polski, Driel.jpg|Monument </gallery>
==Notable inhabitants== * Jacob Jan Cremer (1827–1880) – novelist * Kenny van Hummel (born 1982) – professional cyclist<ref>[http://overbetuwe.allesvan.nl/modules.php?name=News&file=article&type=0&sid=149158 Kenny van Hummel Tweede]</ref><ref>[http://www.racefiets-mountainbike-roelofs.nl/index.php/sponsoring/43-sponsoring/94-kenny-van-hummel Kenny van Hummel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724163429/http://www.racefiets-mountainbike-roelofs.nl/index.php/sponsoring/43-sponsoring/94-kenny-van-hummel |date=24 July 2011 }}</ref> * Loiza Lamers (born 1995) - model
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Dutch municipality Overbetuwe}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Populated places in Gelderland Category:Populated places on the Rhine Category:Overbetuwe
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