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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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Eelde
Drenthe, Netherlands · Europe
About Eelde
Eelde is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Glimmen, 28km from Hunebedcentrum.
Eelde is in Drenthe, Netherlands, with about 6,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Glimmen, about 4 km away.
Eelde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːldə]) is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 9 km south of Groningen. Groningen Airport Eelde is located near the village.
Eelde was a separate municipality until 1998, when it was merged with Vries and Zuidlaren.
DuringRead more
the 20th century, the villages of Eelde and Paterswolde have merged into one, "Eelde-Paterswolde". In 2012, Eelde counted 6,660 inhabitants, and Paterswolde 3,680, together 10,340 inhabitants.
Its major attractions are Groningen Airport Eelde, museum "De Buitenplaats", the annual flower parade and the lake "Paterswoldse meer".
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Eelde?
Within an hour or so of Eelde: TT Circuit Assen (19 km), Hunebedcentrum (28 km), Fort Bourtange (44 km), Giethoorn (55 km).
Are there any good drives near Eelde?
The nearest famous roads are Afsluitdijk and Houtribdijk.
Where is Eelde?
Eelde is in Drenthe, Netherlands, about 4 km from Glimmen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,450
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Drenthe
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 53.1358, 6.5625
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Essential numbers in Netherlands
Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.
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Worth the detour from Eelde
4 notable places within an hour's 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.
28 km · about 30 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.
44 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.
55 km · about 65 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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