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Efteling
Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
13 km · about 25 min drive
EuropeNetherlandsNorth Brabant
Aalburg
North Brabant, Netherlands · Europe
About Aalburg
Aalburg works well as a base: 5 minutes from Genderen, 23km from Biesbosch National Park.
Aalburg is in North Brabant, Netherlands, with about 6,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Genderen, about 4 km away.
Aalburg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːlbʏr(ə)x] ) is a former municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. The municipality had been formed in 1973 by the merging of the former municipalities of Eethen, Veen, and Wijk en Aalburg. On January 1, 2019 it joined Werkendam and Woudrichem in theRead more
new municipality of Altena.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Aalburg?
Within an hour or so of Aalburg: Efteling (13 km), Sint-Janskathedraal (14 km), St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch (14 km), Biesbosch National Park (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Aalburg?
The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam, Houtribdijk and Afsluitdijk.
Where is Aalburg?
Aalburg is in North Brabant, Netherlands, about 4 km from Genderen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,588
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- North Brabant
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.7548, 5.1316
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Worth the detour from Aalburg
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Sint-Janskathedraal
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
14 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch
Brabantine Gothic cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, noted for hundreds of stone figures straddling its flying buttresses.
14 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Biesbosch National Park
Freshwater tidal wetland of creeks and willow forest between Dordrecht and Werkendam, with visitor centres and car parks.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Kinderdijk Windmills
UNESCO World Heritage site featuring 19 iconic 18th-century windmills in a quintessential Dutch polder landscape.
37 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Dom Tower of Utrecht
The Netherlands' tallest church tower at 112 metres, standing detached from its cathedral in central Utrecht.
37 km · about 45 min drive
museum
Rietveld Schröder House
Gerrit Rietveld's radical 1924 Utrecht house, the purest built statement of De Stijl with its sliding walls and Mondrian palette: UNESCO-listed and visitable on pre-booked tours.
37 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Kasteel de Haar
The Netherlands' largest castle, a turreted neo-Gothic fairytale with moats and formal gardens near Utrecht.
42 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Aalburg
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 48 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
Driving in Netherlands
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€2.04/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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