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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Emmerhout
Drenthe, Netherlands · Europe
About Emmerhout
Emmerhout is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Noordbarge, 18km from Hunebedcentrum.
Emmerhout is in Drenthe, Netherlands, with about 7,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Noordbarge, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Emmerhout?
Within an hour or so of Emmerhout: Hunebedcentrum (18 km), Fort Bourtange (30 km), TT Circuit Assen (34 km), Giethoorn (58 km).
Are there any good drives near Emmerhout?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk and Afsluitdijk.
Where is Emmerhout?
Emmerhout is in Drenthe, Netherlands, about 4 km from Noordbarge.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,375
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Drenthe
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.7876, 6.9388
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Worth the detour from Emmerhout
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
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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.
30 km · about 35 min 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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Giethoorn
Car-free village known as the 'Dutch Venice' where thatched-roof farmhouses are connected by canals and wooden bridges.
58 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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