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Dom Tower of Utrecht
The Netherlands' tallest church tower at 112 metres, standing detached from its cathedral in central Utrecht.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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De Hagen
Utrecht, Netherlands · Europe
About De Hagen
De Hagen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Nieuwegein, 34km from Biesbosch National Park.
De Hagen is in Utrecht, Netherlands, with about 2,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Nieuwegein, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near De Hagen?
Within an hour or so of De Hagen: Dom Tower of Utrecht (11 km), Rietveld Schröder House (11 km), Kasteel de Haar (16 km), Kinderdijk Windmills (34 km).
Are there any good drives near De Hagen?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Brouwersdam and Afsluitdijk.
Where is De Hagen?
De Hagen is in Utrecht, Netherlands, about 4 km from Nieuwegein.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,435
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Utrecht
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.9938, 5.1026
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Essential numbers in Netherlands
Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.
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Worth the detour from De Hagen
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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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.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Kasteel de Haar
The Netherlands' largest castle, a turreted neo-Gothic fairytale with moats and formal gardens near Utrecht.
16 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Kinderdijk Windmills
UNESCO World Heritage site featuring 19 iconic 18th-century windmills in a quintessential Dutch polder landscape.
34 km · about 40 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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Naarden-Vesting
The best-preserved star fortification town in Europe, a double-moated six-pointed star of 17th-century ramparts enclosing a grid of gabled streets, 25 minutes from Amsterdam yet ignored by most itineraries.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Sint-Janskathedraal
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
37 km · about 40 min drive
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St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch
Brabantine Gothic cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, noted for hundreds of stone figures straddling its flying buttresses.
37 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near De Hagen
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 43 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
- 74 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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