Dieren
Encyclopedia
Dieren is a town in the Dutch
province of Gelderland
. It is located in the municipality of Rheden
, between Zutphen and Arnhem
.
Dieren was a separate municipality until 1818, when it became a part of Rheden.
Behind the station there is a steam railway that runs from Dieren to Apeldoorn
via Beekbergen
operated by the Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij.
The Gazelle
bicycle factory is located in Dieren.
Stadtholder
Frederik Hendrik of Orange, William II, Prince of Orange
, William III of Orange
and William IV of Orange. They enlarged the house and held hunting parties in the nearby woods. A road was created from Dieren to Den Haag, which is called the "Koningsweg". The road can still be found in many places in the Netherlands
, such as Otterlo
. The house was shot to pieces by the Canadian liberators, who had the wrong information that German
SS soldiers were located in the house. They were in fact located in the house "Avegoor", a few kilometers to the south-west.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of Gelderland
Gelderland
Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...
. It is located in the municipality of Rheden
Rheden
Rheden is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.- Population centres :*Velp *Dieren *Rheden *De Steeg *Ellecom *Spankeren *Laag Soeren -Transportation:...
, between Zutphen and Arnhem
Arnhem
Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
.
Dieren was a separate municipality until 1818, when it became a part of Rheden.
Behind the station there is a steam railway that runs from Dieren to Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland, about 60 miles south east of Amsterdam, in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a regional centre and has 155,000 . The municipality of Apeldoorn, including villages like Beekbergen, Loenen and Hoenderloo, has over 155,000...
via Beekbergen
Beekbergen
Beekbergen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Apeldoorn, about 5 km south of that city.Beekbergen was a separate municipality until 1818, when it became a part of Apeldoorn....
operated by the Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij.
The Gazelle
Gazelle (bicycle)
Royal Dutch Gazelle is the largest and most famous bicycle manufacturer in the Netherlands. Gazelle employs 550 workers at its factory in Dieren, The Netherlands, producing 300,000 bicycles a year. Total production has passed 13 million.- History :...
bicycle factory is located in Dieren.
History
"Hof te Dieren" was the house of the DutchDutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
Stadtholder
Stadtholder
A Stadtholder A Stadtholder A Stadtholder (Dutch: stadhouder [], "steward" or "lieutenant", literally place holder, holding someones place, possibly a calque of German Statthalter, French lieutenant, or Middle Latin locum tenens...
Frederik Hendrik of Orange, William II, Prince of Orange
William II, Prince of Orange
William II, Prince of Orange was sovereign Prince of Orange and stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 14 March 1647 until his death three years later.-Biography:...
, William III of Orange
William III of England
William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
and William IV of Orange. They enlarged the house and held hunting parties in the nearby woods. A road was created from Dieren to Den Haag, which is called the "Koningsweg". The road can still be found in many places in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, such as Otterlo
Otterlo
Otterlo is a small village in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands, in or near the Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe....
. The house was shot to pieces by the Canadian liberators, who had the wrong information that German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
SS soldiers were located in the house. They were in fact located in the house "Avegoor", a few kilometers to the south-west.