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Zaanse Schans
A riverside open-air village of working green windmills, clog makers and cheese sheds just north of Amsterdam.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Heerhugowaard
North Holland, Netherlands · Europe
About Heerhugowaard
Heerhugowaard is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Noord-Scharwoude, 29km from Marken.
Heerhugowaard is in North Holland, Netherlands, with about 48,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Noord-Scharwoude, about 4 km away.
Heerhugowaard (Dutch: [ˌɦeːrɦyɣoːˈʋaːrt] ; West Frisian Dutch: Heerhugoweard, Heregeweard or De Weard) is a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West Friesland.
Heerhugowaard was previously a separate municipality, which merged with the former municipality of Langedijk into theRead more
new municipality of Dijk en Waard on 1 January 2022.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Heerhugowaard?
Within an hour or so of Heerhugowaard: Zaanse Schans (22 km), Marken (29 km), Dam Square (33 km), Royal Palace Amsterdam (33 km).
Are there any good drives near Heerhugowaard?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Afsluitdijk and Brouwersdam.
Where is Heerhugowaard?
Heerhugowaard is in North Holland, Netherlands, about 4 km from Noord-Scharwoude.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 47,580
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- North Holland
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.6714, 4.8486
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Worth the detour from Heerhugowaard
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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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.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Dam Square
Historic heart of Amsterdam flanked by the Royal Palace, the Nieuwe Kerk, and the National Monument.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Royal Palace Amsterdam
Imposing 17th-century palace on Dam Square built during the Dutch Golden Age, still used for royal functions.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Anne Frank House
The preserved hiding place where Anne Frank wrote her famous diary during World War II, a powerful memorial to the Holocaust.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Winkel 43
Corner café on Amsterdam's Noordermarkt whose towering cinnamon-heavy appeltaart with whipped cream is widely held to be the Netherlands' best apple pie: the queue on Saturday market morning is part of the ritual.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Amsterdam Canal Ring
UNESCO-listed 17th-century canal system forming concentric half-circles through Amsterdam, lined with narrow merchant houses.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Artis Royal Zoo
The oldest zoo in the Netherlands, founded in 1838, combining a zoo, aquarium, planetarium, and botanical garden.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Heerhugowaard
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 38 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.
- 56 kmAfsluitdijkA 32km causeway sealing off the Zuiderzee, this dead-straight engineering marvel is one of Europe's great driving roads.
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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