Dieren

Dieren is a town inside the eastern Netherlands. It is located in Rheden, Gelderland, among Zutphen and Arnhem, at the bank of the IJssel. Dieren changed into a separate municipality until 1818, whilst it have become part of Rheden. A steam railway join Dieren and Apeldoorn via Beekbergen, operated by way of the Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij. The Gazelle bicycle manufacturing facility is placed in Dieren. "Hof te Dieren" changed into the residence of the Dutch Stadtholder Frederik Hendrik of Orange, William II, Prince of Orange, William III of Orange and William IV of Orange.

They enlarged the residence and held hunting events inside the close by woods. A street become built, connecting Dieren to The Hague, that is referred to as the "Koningsweg". The avenue can nevertheless be discovered in lots of locations in the Netherlands, including Otterlo. The house was closely damaged by using Canadian infantrymen at some point of the liberation of the Netherlands, as they have been below the wrong influence that German SS soldiers were located within the house. They were definitely positioned in "Avegoor", a building placed to the south-west of Dieren.