Driel

History

On 21 September 1944, Driel was the drop zone of the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade which participated in Operation Market Garden. The brigade was under the command of Major General Sosabowski. After World War II, in the 1960s, the Polish monument was placed at the 'Polish Square' (, ). A nearby plaque commemorates the ninety-four Polish soldiers who fell nearby. There are several other plaques, including one in honour of the 1st Airborne Division, along the dike between Heteren, Driel and Arnhem. On 19 September 2009 the Dutch premier Jan Peter Balkenende and the Polish premier Donald Tusk visited Driel to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Operation Market Garden.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  44,176
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  42,329
• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  42,096
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  40,847
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  39,230
• Common Chiffchaff

  Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  37,973
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  35,353
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  35,284

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2018-05-25
  1 km S of Reppel, Belgium
• M 2.9 — 2013-01-20
  0 km WNW of Brachterbeek, Netherlands
• M 4.2 — 2011-09-08
  3 km ENE of Heijen, Netherlands
• M 4.1 — 2009-07-24
  2 km NW of Kamp-Lintfort, Germany
• M 3.2 — 2008-12-25
  6 km ESE of Rheinberg, Germany
• M 2.9 — 2008-12-23
  2 km ESE of Kamp-Lintfort, Germany