Editing Driel

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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.<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]] [[Stanisław Sosabowski|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 [[Commemorative plaque|plaque]] commemorates the ninety-four Polish soldiers who fell nearby. There are several other plaques, including one in honour of the [[1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)|1st Airborne Division]], along the [[Dike (construction)|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==
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{{Dutch municipality Overbetuwe}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Gelderland]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Rhine]]
[[Category:Overbetuwe]]


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