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Toverland
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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Arcen
Limburg, Netherlands · Europe
About Arcen
Arcen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Tienray, 16km from Toverland.
Arcen is in Limburg, Netherlands, with about 8,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Tienray, about 6 km away.
Arcen (Dutch: [ˈɑrsə(n)] ; Limburgish: Árse) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. In 2010, it became part of the municipality of Venlo. Previously, it had been part of the municipality of Arcen en Velden and the seat of the town hall (gemeentehuis).
In 2001, Arcen had 1884 inhabitants. The built-up area ofRead more
the town was 0.39 km2, and contained 747 residences.
In December 2009, the last month before merging with the city of Venlo, the municipality of Arcen en Velden had 8671 inhabitants.
Its location on the river Maas (Meuse) makes it a popular tourist attraction. It is wedged in between Germany in the east and the river Maas in the west. National Park de Hamert lies just north of Arcen. Historic buildings include the 'Schanstoren' (Schans Tower) and the castle as well as century old houses in the village itself. The town hall is of a Traditionalist 20th century design by A.J. Kropholler while the church was designed in a similar style by H.W. Valk. Outside the centre are the Hertog Jan beer brewery and the 'De IJsvogel' distillery, which is located in a historic water mill and produces jenever (gin), bitters and liquors.
Near Arcen lies the only preserved fortress built to protect the Fossa Eugeniana, a canal built between 1625 and 1629 to connect the rivers Rhine and Maas.
Arcen has a thermal bath and various holiday parks.
Arcen's castle and its huge gardens (320,000 m2) are a tourist hot spot for the entire region.
Arcen is the birthplace of former Dutch soccer international Stan Valckx.
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What is there to see near Arcen?
Within an hour or so of Arcen: Toverland (16 km), Thorn (42 km), DAF Museum (48 km), Classic Remise Düsseldorf (55 km).
Are there any good drives near Arcen?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk and Baraque de Fraiture.
Where is Arcen?
Arcen is in Limburg, Netherlands, about 6 km from Tienray.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,793
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Limburg
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.4767, 6.1806
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Worth the detour from Arcen
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Thorn
The 'white village' of Limburg: an entire former abbey-principality of whitewashed brick lanes and cobbles beside the Maas, painted white in the Napoleonic era to dodge a window tax and kept that way ever since.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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DAF Museum
Eindhoven museum charting Dutch truck maker DAF, from quirky Variomatic-transmission city cars to giant race trucks, displayed near the original 1928 workshop.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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Classic Remise Düsseldorf
A magnificent classic car centre in a restored locomotive roundhouse filled with rare vehicles, workshops, and automotive lifestyle shops.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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Zollverein Coal Mine
A Bauhaus-styled colliery and UNESCO icon of the Ruhr, now a striking park of red walkways, museums and a winter ice rink.
60 km · about 70 min drive
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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