Kerkdriel is a town in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

Maasdriel Maasdriel () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, 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, Wellsein ...

, and lies about 8 km north of

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. The town of Kerkdriel had 6,765 inhabitants, on 1 January 2019. The approximate built-up area of the town is 1.5 km², and contains 2,835 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
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(Statistics are for the continuous built-up area). The statistical area "Kerkdriel", which includes peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 10,210. Due to its positioning between two rivers (

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and

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), a strong local linguistic accent developed during the post second-world-war period. Those who speak the "Driels" accent may be identified via the test phrase "Kees de Beer" (proper: Keas d'n Bear).

References

Populated places in Gelderland Maasdriel {{Gelderland-geo-stub