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Efteling
Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
10 km · about 20 min drive
EuropeNetherlandsNorth Brabant
Genderen
North Brabant, Netherlands · Europe
About Genderen
Genderen works well as a base: 5 minutes from Heusden, 20km from Biesbosch National Park.
Genderen is in North Brabant, Netherlands, with about 1,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Heusden, about 4 km away.
Genderen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Altena.
The village was first mentioned in the late 11th century as Ganderon, and means "settlement on the Gander River". Genderen is a stretch-out village which developed in the Middle Ages along the Bergse Maas and wasRead more
part of the Land van Altena.
The Dutch Reformed church dated from the 13th century, but was destroyed in 1944 during World War II. It was rebuilt in 1953, but the tower was constructed from the ruins of the medieval church.
Genderen was home to 499 people in 1840. Genderen was a separate municipality until 1923, when it was merged with Eethen. Before 1908, the name of the municipality was Heesbeen, Eethen en Genderen.
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What is there to see near Genderen?
Within an hour or so of Genderen: Efteling (10 km), Sint-Janskathedraal (16 km), St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch (16 km), Biesbosch National Park (20 km).
Are there any good drives near Genderen?
The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam, Houtribdijk and Afsluitdijk.
Where is Genderen?
Genderen is in North Brabant, Netherlands, about 4 km from Heusden.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,730
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- North Brabant
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.7358, 5.0875
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Worth the detour from Genderen
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Sint-Janskathedraal
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
16 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch
Brabantine Gothic cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, noted for hundreds of stone figures straddling its flying buttresses.
16 km · about 20 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.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Kinderdijk Windmills
UNESCO World Heritage site featuring 19 iconic 18th-century windmills in a quintessential Dutch polder landscape.
35 km · about 40 min drive
museum
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.
39 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Dom Tower of Utrecht
The Netherlands' tallest church tower at 112 metres, standing detached from its cathedral in central Utrecht.
40 km · about 45 min drive
castle
Kasteel de Haar
The Netherlands' largest castle, a turreted neo-Gothic fairytale with moats and formal gardens near Utrecht.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Genderen
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 46 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
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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