Deelen

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| name = Deelen

| settlement_type = Hamlet

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| native_name_lang = nl

| image_skyline = File:Veluwe - 2015 - panoramio (65).jpg

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| image_caption = Museum in Deelen

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| pushpin_map = Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Gelderland

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Ede
Arnhem

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| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 6877AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 22 March 2022 }}

| elevation_m = 86

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| area_total_km2 = 29.75

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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=22 March 2022|quote=Stats are for Ede only}}

| population_total = 40

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 6877

| area_code_type = Dialing code

| area_code = 026

| coordinates = {{Coord|52|4|3|N|5|53|45|E|display=inline, title|region:NL_type:city}}

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Deelen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is largely in the municipality of Ede, Netherlands, but a small part lies in the municipality of Arnhem.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/deelen |title=Deelen |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=22 March 2022 |language=nl}}

It was first mentioned in the 13th century as Deijle, and means "parcel of ground".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/deelen |title=Deelen - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=22 March 2022 |language=nl}}

Deelen is best known for the Deelen Air Base, a military airfield close to the village. The airport was built in 1913 as a subsidiary of Soesterberg Air Base. During the German occupation, it was enlarged into a big airfield measuring {{convert|40|km2}}. There is a museum on the airbase dedicated to its history.