ancient ruins
Hunebedcentrum
Museum in Borger beside D27, the largest of the Netherlands' 5,000-year-old hunebed dolmens: 22-metre granite burial chambers older than Stonehenge, scattered along the Drenthe hondsrug ridge.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Dalen
Drenthe, Netherlands · Europe
About Dalen
Dalen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Coevorden, 26km from Hunebedcentrum.
Dalen is in Drenthe, Netherlands, with about 3,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Coevorden, about 4 km away.
Dalen (Dutch Low Saxon: Daoln) is a village and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands, in the province of Drenthe. Since 1998, Dalen has been part of the municipality of Coevorden.
The village was first mentioned in the 12th century as "in Dalon". The etymology is unclear. Dalen is an esdorp whichRead more
developed in the Early Middle Ages along the road from Coevorden to Groningen. It contains two triangular village greens.
The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church with a tower from the 15th century. The church was damaged during the Siege of Coevorden of 1813 and rebuilt in 1824.
There are many shops and restaurants, bakeries and a pub called the D'aolle Bakkerij. The village is known for its two windmills, Jan Pol and De Bente, which are open to the public. There is a family resort from Center Parcs called 'De Huttenheugte' and next to the resort lies the theme park Plopsa Indoor. Dalen railway station has connections to Emmen and Coevorden/Zwolle.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Dalen?
Within an hour or so of Dalen: Hunebedcentrum (26 km), TT Circuit Assen (33 km), Fort Bourtange (45 km), Giethoorn (46 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk and Afsluitdijk.
Where is Dalen?
Dalen is in Drenthe, Netherlands, about 4 km from Coevorden.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,295
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Drenthe
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.6992, 6.7556
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Worth the detour from Dalen
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
TT Circuit Assen
The Cathedral of Speed -- the only circuit to have hosted a MotoGP round every year since the championship began in 1949.
33 km · about 40 min drive
photogenic
Fort Bourtange
1593 star fortress village in remote Groningen restored to its 1742 form: a living five-pointed star of moats, bastions and wooden drawbridges with a cobbled marketplace at its heart, most striking from the ramparts or the air.
45 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Giethoorn
Car-free village known as the 'Dutch Venice' where thatched-roof farmhouses are connected by canals and wooden bridges.
46 km · about 55 min drive
restaurant
De Librije
The Netherlands' only three-Michelin-star restaurant, set in a former prison complex in Zwolle, where the late Jonnie Boer's team under chef Nelson Tanate has held the top rating since 2004.
49 km · about 55 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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