Velddriel is a village in the
Dutch
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* Dutch people ()
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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 ...
. The village is a part of the municipality of
Maasdriel
Maasdriel () is a municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands.
Maasdriel was formed on 1 January, 1999 by the merger of the former municipalities of Ammerzoden (including Well, Wellseind en Wordragen), Hedel, Heerewaarde ...
, and lies about 8 km north of
's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
.
It was first mentioned in 996 as Thrile. The veld (field) was later added to distinguish from
Kerkdriel
Kerkdriel is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Maasdriel, and lies about 8 km north of 's-Hertogenbosch.
The town of Kerkdriel had 6,765 inhabitants, on 1 January 2019. The approximate built-up ar ...
(church). In 1840, it was home to 422 people. The St. Martinus Church was built in 1858 and destroyed in 1944. In 1953, a new church was completed.
Gallery
File:Velddriel - Voorstraat 70-72 Voormalige jongensschool.jpg, Former school
File:Velddriel - Voorstraat 73 Voormalig klooster "Zusters van Liefde".jpg, Former monastery
References
Populated places in Gelderland
Maasdriel
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