Deelen is a hamlet in the
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
province of
Gelderland
Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...
. It is largely in the municipality of
Ede, Netherlands
Ede () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the centre of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. Ede had 119,186 inhabitants.
Population centres
Community:
* Bennekom
* De Klomp
* Deelen
* Ede (town)
* E ...
, but a small part lies in the municipality of
Arnhem
Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both banks of ...
.
It was first mentioned in the 13th century as Deijle, and means "parcel of ground".
Deelen is best known for the
Deelen Air Base
Deelen Air Base (Dutch: ''Luchtmachtbasis Deelen'' or ''Vliegbasis Deelen'') is a military air base in the Netherlands in the province of Gelderland. Though once an active air base, it is now mostly used as a helicopter training site. Being one of ...
, a military airfield close to the village. The airport was built in 1913 as a subsidiary of
Soesterberg Air Base
Soesterberg Air Base was a Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) military air base located in Soesterberg, east-northeast of Utrecht. It was first established as an airfield in 1911, and in 1913, the Dutch Army bought the field and established t ...
. During the German occupation, it was enlarged into a big airfield measuring . There is a museum on the airbase dedicated to its history.
Gallery
File:Deelen-hogedelenseweg-hout.JPG, Farm in Deelen
File:Alouette 3 KLu (23245029660).jpg, Alouette 3 at Deelen Air Base
References
Ede, Netherlands
Arnhem
Populated places in Gelderland
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