| Dieren | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Rheden |
| Population (1 January 2008) | 14.842 |
Dieren is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Rheden, between Zutphen and Arnhem.
Dieren was a separate municipality until 1818, when it became a part of Rheden.[1]
Behind the station there is a steam railway that runs from Dieren to Apeldoorn via Beekbergen operated by the Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij.
The Gazelle bicycle factory is located in Dieren.
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"Hof te Dieren" was the house 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 house and held hunting parties in the nearby woods. A road was created from Dieren to Den Haag, which is called the "Koningsweg". The road can still be found in many places in the Netherlands, such as Otterlo. The house was shot to pieces by the Canadian liberators, who had the wrong information that German SS soldiers were located in the house. They were in fact located in the house "Avegoor", a few kilometers to the south-west.