Gelderland, Netherlands · Europe
Gendringen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Silvolde, 41km from Hoge Veluwe National Park.
Gendringen is in Gelderland, Netherlands, with about 3,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Silvolde, about 4 km away.
Gendringen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣɛndrɪŋə(n)]) is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is in the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek, about 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of Doetinchem and 20 km (12 mi) northwest of the German city Bocholt. It has approximately 4400 inhabitants.
In the Middle Ages, GendringenRead more
was a fortress. Being property of the archbishop of Köln (Cologne), Gendringen was loaned to the lords living in the castle of 's-Heerenberg. In 1830, downtown Gendringen burned down for the most part. Nowadays, most of the entrepreneurs of the town are situated in the Grotestraat, which makes this street the most important street of downtown Gendringen. Gendringen was a separate municipality until 2005. Then, due to the municipal re-organization in the Achterhoek, Gendringen and Wisch joined into Oude IJsselstreek.
Gendringen has two primary schools: Catholic school Christoffelschool and Christian school De Hoeksteen. On the north of the village is the industrial zone De IJsselweide, which is between Gendringen and nearby town Ulft. In the northeast of the village, there is a large park, Het Kernspark. On the east of Gendringen there is a large recreation area, Engbergen, with a forest with hiking routes, a restaurant with a large playground, an open-air theatre, a golf court, a corn mill, and a petting zoo.
Gendringen can be accessed easily both by car and public transport: the nearest highway is 15 minutes away, and on weekdays, a bus drives between Gendringen and Doetinchem railway station at least every 30 minutes. Gendringen also has its own small airport suitable for ultralight aircraft approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) on the east of the village in nearby neighbourhood Voorst.
Examples of events held every year in Gendringen are Amfipop, a low-budget pop festival, the village fair, the carnival and King's Day festivities, and Gast in Gendringen, an event with artists giving small concerts in several houses and small buildings throughout the village.
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Within an hour or so of Gendringen: Posbank (30 km), Hoge Veluwe National Park (41 km), Kröller-Müller Museum (46 km), Toverland (59 km).
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk.
Gendringen is in Gelderland, Netherlands, about 4 km from Silvolde.
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photogenic
Rolling heathland hills of Veluwezoom National Park reached by a scenic drive up the Beekhuizenseweg, in late August the moors turn purple, and misty sunrises here are the most photographed in the Netherlands.
30 km · about 35 min drive
national park
Cycle free white bikes across heath, dune and forest to the Kröller-Müller museum's Van Goghs in this vast wild park.
41 km · about 45 min drive
museum
Museum deep inside Hoge Veluwe National Park holding the world's second-largest Van Gogh collection plus a 25-hectare sculpture garden with Rodin, Moore and Dubuffet; free white bicycles carry you there through the park.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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