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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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Drachten
Friesland, Netherlands · Europe
About Drachten
Drachten sits on the route: 5 minutes from Rottevalle, 51km from Afsluitdijk.
Drachten is in Friesland, Netherlands, with about 45,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Rottevalle, about 4 km away.
Drachten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdrɑxtə(n)] , West Frisian: [ˈdraχtn̩]) is a town in the northern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Smallingerland, Friesland. It had a population of around 56,098 in 2023 and is the second largest town in the province of Friesland.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Drachten?
Within an hour or so of Drachten: TT Circuit Assen (33 km), Giethoorn (41 km), Afsluitdijk (51 km), Hunebedcentrum (51 km).
Are there any good drives near Drachten?
The nearest famous roads are Afsluitdijk and Houtribdijk.
Where is Drachten?
Drachten is in Friesland, Netherlands, about 4 km from Rottevalle.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 45,186
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Friesland
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 53.1125, 6.0989
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Netherlands
Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.
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Worth the detour from Drachten
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.
41 km · about 50 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.
51 km · about 60 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.
51 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Schokland
Former Zuiderzee island now stranded in the Noordoostpolder, the Netherlands' first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Drachten
- 51 kmAfsluitdijkA 32km causeway sealing off the Zuiderzee, this dead-straight engineering marvel is one of Europe's great driving roads.
- 70 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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