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Walibi Holland
Dutch thrill park near Amsterdam known for intense roller coasters and a fun Halloween Fright Nights event.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Harderwijk
Gelderland, Netherlands · Europe
About Harderwijk
Harderwijk is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Hierden, 35km from Houtribdijk.
Harderwijk is in Gelderland, Netherlands, with about 41,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hierden, about 4 km away.
Harderwijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦɑrdərˈʋɛik] ; Dutch Low Saxon: Harderwiek) is a municipality and city of the Netherlands. It is served by the Harderwijk railway station. Its population centres are Harderwijk and Hierden. Harderwijk is on the western boundary of the Veluwe. The southeastern half of the municipalityRead more
is largely forests.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Harderwijk?
Within an hour or so of Harderwijk: Walibi Holland (15 km), Kröller-Müller Museum (30 km), Naarden-Vesting (32 km), Houtribdijk (35 km).
Are there any good drives near Harderwijk?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Afsluitdijk and Brouwersdam.
Where is Harderwijk?
Harderwijk is in Gelderland, Netherlands, about 4 km from Hierden.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 40,516
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Gelderland
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.3417, 5.6208
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Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.
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Worth the detour from Harderwijk
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Naarden-Vesting
The best-preserved star fortification town in Europe, a double-moated six-pointed star of 17th-century ramparts enclosing a grid of gabled streets, 25 minutes from Amsterdam yet ignored by most itineraries.
32 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Houtribdijk
A 26 km dike road (N302) running straight across the water between Enkhuizen and Lelystad, splitting the IJsselmeer from the Markermeer with sea views on both sides.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Schokland
Former Zuiderzee island now stranded in the Noordoostpolder, the Netherlands' first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
35 km · about 40 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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Muiderslot
A moated red-brick medieval fortress at the mouth of the Vecht, one of the best-preserved castles in the Netherlands.
37 km · about 45 min drive
photogenic
Marken
Former Zuiderzee island village on a causeway north of Amsterdam, its green-and-black wooden houses raised on stilts and mounds against floods; walk out to the Paard van Marken lighthouse on the dike.
37 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Harderwijk
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 35 kmHoutribdijkA 26 km dike road (N302) running straight across the water between Enkhuizen and Lelystad, splitting the IJsselmeer from the Markermeer with sea views on both sides.
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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