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Molen De Hoop te Giesbeek, Meentsestraat
This is an image of a municipal monument in Zevenaar with number
Giesbeek, church: the Martinuskerk
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Giesbeek

Gelderland, Netherlands · Europe

About Giesbeek

Giesbeek is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Ellecom, 16km from Hoge Veluwe National Park.

Giesbeek is in Gelderland, Netherlands, with about 2,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ellecom, about 5 km away.

Giesbeek is a village in the municipality of Zevenaar in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. The village was first mentioned between 1378 and 1379 to Ghisebeke. The etymology is unclear. In 1840, it was home to 399 people. The Roman Catholic St. Martinus Church was built in 1909 as a replacement of an 1834

Read more church. The tower was destroyed in 1945, and initially not rebuilt. In 2010, a new tower was officially opened. The grist mill De Hoop was built in 1888. In 1964, it was decommissioned, and the interior and the artificial hill were removed. In 1979, it was bought by the municipality, restored in 1981, and once again grinding flour for bakeries.

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What is there to see near Giesbeek?

Within an hour or so of Giesbeek: Posbank (5 km), Hoge Veluwe National Park (16 km), Kröller-Müller Museum (21 km), Walibi Holland (54 km).

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The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk and Afsluitdijk.

Where is Giesbeek?

Giesbeek is in Gelderland, Netherlands, about 5 km from Ellecom.

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Quick Information

Population
2,745
Continent
Europe
Country
Netherlands
Region
Gelderland
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam
Coordinates
51.9933, 6.0667

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Netherlands

Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
Non-emergency police
0900-8844
Driving side
right

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Worth the detour from Giesbeek

5 notable places within an hour's drive.

photogenic

Posbank

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.

5 km · about 10 min drive

national park

Hoge Veluwe National Park

Cycle free white bikes across heath, dune and forest to the Kröller-Müller museum's Van Goghs in this vast wild park.

16 km · about 20 min drive

museum

Kröller-Müller 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.

21 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Walibi Holland

Dutch thrill park near Amsterdam known for intense roller coasters and a fun Halloween Fright Nights event.

54 km · about 60 min drive

restaurant

De Librije

The Netherlands' only three-Michelin-star restaurant, set in a former prison complex in Zwolle, where the late Jonnie Boer's team under chef Nelson Tanate has held the top rating since 2004.

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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