Elden, Netherlands

The village was first mentioned in 855 as Elti. The etymology is unknown. 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 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 ==References==