| Californië | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Maasdriel |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 3 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 5321 & 5324 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 073 |
| Coordinates: | 51.7489°N 5.2383°W |
Californië (Dutch for California) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Maasdriel, between the villages Ammerzoden and Hedel.[2]
It was first mentioned in 1867 as Californië, and is a reference to an inn which existed after 1852. In 1945, the hamlet was named after the inn.[3] It is not a statistical entity,[4] and the postal authorities have split it in Ammerzoden and Hedel.[5] [6] In February 2022, the hamlet received place name signs. It consists of about 25 houses.[7]