Velddriel Explained

Velddriel
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Maasdriel - Velddriel.png
Map Caption1:The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Velddriel in the municipality of Maasdriel.-->
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
Coordinates:51.7691°N 5.3058°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:4
Area Total Km2:7.75
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,400
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5334
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0418

Velddriel is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The village is a part of the municipality of Maasdriel, and lies about 8 km north of 's-Hertogenbosch.

It was first mentioned in 996 as Thrile. The veld (field) was later added to distinguish from Kerkdriel (church).[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 5334JA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 23 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 23 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Velddriel . Etymologiebank . 23 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Velddriel . Plaatsengids . 23 March 2022 . nl.