Deelen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of

Gelderland Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...

. It is largely in the municipality of

Ede, Netherlands Ede () is a city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Gelderland. municipality had 123,532 inhabitants, and as of 1 January 2023 the city had 79.435 inhabitants ...

, but a small part lies in the municipality of

Arnhem Arnhem ( ; ; Central Dutch dialects, Ernems: ''Èrnem'') is a Cities of the Netherlands, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, near the German border. It is the capita ...

. It was first mentioned in the 13th century as Deijle, and means "parcel of ground". Deelen is best known for the Deelen Air Base, 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 base, military military airbase, air base located in Soesterberg, boxing the compass, east-northeast of Utrecht (city), Utrecht. It was first established as an airfield in ...

. 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 {{Gelderland-geo-stub