Maasdriel () is a 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, Wellseind en Wordragen), Hedel, Heerewaarden, Maasdriel (Alem, Hoenzadriel, Kerkdriel and Velddriel) and Rossum (including Hurwenen). The former municipality of Maasdriel was called "Driel" before 1944.

Populated places

Topography

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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Maasdriel, June 2015

140px|thumb|Joannes Zwijsen

Notable people

  • Johannes Zwijsen (1794 in Kerkdriel – 1877) Roman Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
  • Jacobus Groenendaal (1805 in Heerewaarden – 1860) a South African statesman
  • Johannes Hubertus Leonardus de Haas (1832 in Hedel – 1908) a Dutch animal and landscape painter of the Hague School
  • Hendrik van der Veen (1888 in Rossum – 1977) a Dutch missionary worker and linguist who worked in Tana Toraja, Dutch East Indies.
  • Thijs de Graauw (born 1942 in Kerkdriel) a Dutch astronomer
  • Boet van Dulmen (born 1948 in Ammerzoden) a Dutch former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer

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File:Rossum .jpg|"Castle" Rossum

File:Teisterbant.jpg|Teisterbant in Kerkdriel

File:2007-5 amm 22 def; nr. 8104.jpg|Ammersoyen Castle in Ammerzoden

File:KasteelWell.jpg|The castle of Well

File:Hurwenen (NL), 2010-06-27 14.00, Villa Ouderzorg.jpg|Villa Ouderzorg in Hurwenen

File:Kerkdriel - Molen Sarah Catharina foto 2.jpg|The windmill Sarah Catharina in Kerkdriel

File:Netherlands, Maasdriel, Alem (1).JPG|Hubertus-church in Alem

File:Meersloot.JPG|Meersloot in Ammerzoden

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References

  • Official website