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Toverland
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Helden
Limburg, Netherlands · Europe
About Helden
Helden is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Beringe, 48km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Helden is in Limburg, Netherlands, with about 5,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Beringe, about 4 km away.
Helden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛldə(n)] ; Limburgish: Helje) is a village located in the province of Limburg in southeastern Netherlands. The village dates back to the tenth century at least, and a local variation of Limburgish is still spoken by some of the population.
Helden and twin city Panningen previouslyRead more
belonged to the Helden municipality, but in 2010 they joined other municipalities to form the new municipality of Peel en Maas.
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What is there to see near Helden?
Within an hour or so of Helden: Toverland (9 km), Thorn (21 km), DAF Museum (38 km), Hoge Kempen National Park (48 km).
Are there any good drives near Helden?
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture.
Where is Helden?
Helden is in Limburg, Netherlands, about 4 km from Beringe.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,530
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Limburg
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.3192, 6.0000
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Worth the detour from Helden
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Thorn
The 'white village' of Limburg: an entire former abbey-principality of whitewashed brick lanes and cobbles beside the Maas, painted white in the Napoleonic era to dodge a window tax and kept that way ever since.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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DAF Museum
Eindhoven museum charting Dutch truck maker DAF, from quirky Variomatic-transmission city cars to giant race trucks, displayed near the original 1928 workshop.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Hoge Kempen National Park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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Valkenburg Marl Caves
Hill-country Valkenburg hides Roman-era marl tunnels, a ruined castle and the Netherlands' only true hilltop drives.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Vrijthof Maastricht
A grand cafe-ringed square anchored by two medieval churches in the Netherlands' oldest, most Burgundian city.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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Classic Remise Düsseldorf
A magnificent classic car centre in a restored locomotive roundhouse filled with rare vehicles, workshops, and automotive lifestyle shops.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Helden
- 63 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
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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