Elden, Netherlands
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Elden
| settlement_type = Village
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| native_name =
| native_name_lang = nl
| image_skyline = Image:Arnhem-Elden, de Bonifatiuskerk RM8385 met sneeuw foto3 2017-01-15 12.32.jpg
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| image_caption = Elden, church: Bonifaciuskerk
| image_flag = Elden vlag.svg
| image_shield = Elden_wapen.svg
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| motto =
| image_map = Arnhem - Elden.PNG
| map_caption = Location in Arnhem
| pushpin_map = Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
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| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Gelderland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Arnhem
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 6842AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 13 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 10
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| area_total_km2 = 1.87
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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=13 April 2022}}
| population_total = 2,865
| 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
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 026
| coordinates = {{Coord|51|58|N|5|53|E|region:NL_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline, title}}
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Elden is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Arnhem, about 4 km southwest of the city centre.
Elden was a separate municipality between 1813 and 1818, when it was merged with Elst.{{Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten}} It became part of Arnhem in 1966.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/elden |title=Elden |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=13 April 2022 |language=nl}}
The village of Elden, on the south side of the Rhine, has now been completely surrounded by neighbourhoods of the city of Arnhem and is now an enclave. The village still has its own place name signs.
History
The village was first mentioned in 855 as Elti. The etymology is unknown.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/elden |title=Elden - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=13 April 2022 |language=nl}} The Saint Boniface dates from the 14th century.
Elden was home to 791 people in 1840. Around 1930, Arnhem started to expand to the other side of the Rhine. In 1935, the bridge over the Rhine which is nowadays called John Frost Bridge was built. Most of the village was destroyed during Operation Market Garden during which 2nd Parachute Battalion commanded by John Frost managed to take the bridge, but found itself surrounded.
Gallery
Image:2006-05-02 17.59 Arnhem-Elden, molen.JPG|Elden, windmill {{Interlanguage link multi|De Hoop, Elden|nl|3=De Hoop (Elden)}}
File:Arnhem-Elden, monumentaal woonhuis GM022WN0440 met sneeuw foto1 2017-01-15 12.50.jpg|Elden, monumental living-house
File:Arnhem-Elden, water Het Hoefijzer foto5 2015-07-01 12.11.jpg|Town lake: Het Hoefijzer
File:Arnhem-Elden, oorlogsmonument aan de Klapstraat foto22015-07-01 12.33.jpg|War memorial at de Klapstraat
File:Arnhem-Elden, de Westerveldse Kolk - park bij Drielsedijk 7 GM0202WN0445 foto5 2015-07-02 06.29.jpg|de Westerveldse Kolk - park near Drielsedijk
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