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TT Circuit Assen
The Cathedral of Speed -- the only circuit to have hosted a MotoGP round every year since the championship began in 1949.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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De Drait
Friesland, Netherlands · Europe
About De Drait
De Drait sits on the route: 10 minutes from Opeinde, 49km from Afsluitdijk.
De Drait is in Friesland, Netherlands, with about 6,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Opeinde, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near De Drait?
Within an hour or so of De Drait: TT Circuit Assen (34 km), Giethoorn (40 km), Afsluitdijk (49 km), Hunebedcentrum (52 km).
Are there any good drives near De Drait?
The nearest famous roads are Afsluitdijk and Houtribdijk.
Where is De Drait?
De Drait is in Friesland, Netherlands, about 4 km from Opeinde.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,310
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Friesland
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 53.0974, 6.0679
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Netherlands
Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.
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Worth the detour from De Drait
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Giethoorn
Car-free village known as the 'Dutch Venice' where thatched-roof farmhouses are connected by canals and wooden bridges.
40 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
Afsluitdijk
A 32km causeway sealing off the Zuiderzee, this dead-straight engineering marvel is one of Europe's great driving roads.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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.
52 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Schokland
Former Zuiderzee island now stranded in the Noordoostpolder, the Netherlands' first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near De Drait
- 49 kmAfsluitdijkA 32km causeway sealing off the Zuiderzee, this dead-straight engineering marvel is one of Europe's great driving roads.
- 68 kmHoutribdijkA 26 km dike road (N302) running straight across the water between Enkhuizen and Lelystad, splitting the IJsselmeer from the Markermeer with sea views on both sides.
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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