cathedral
Sint-Janskathedraal
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
25 km · about 30 min drive
EuropeNetherlandsNorth Brabant
Herpen
North Brabant, Netherlands · Europe
About Herpen
Herpen is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Reek, 35km from Hoge Veluwe National Park.
Herpen is in North Brabant, Netherlands, with about 2,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Reek, about 4 km away.
Herpen is a village in North Brabant. It lies between Oss and Nijmegen.
Since 2003, Herpen is part of municipality Oss. In the period 1941 - 2003 it was part of municipality Ravenstein, a small city near the river Maas. Before 1941, Herpen had its own municipality, covering the villages Overlangel and Koolwijk.
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early history, Herpen was the home of Alard van Herpen, a medieval lord. The region was then called "Herpina" or "Het land van Herpen" (Land of Herpen), covering what would later be known as the Land of Ravenstein. Herpen was a central hub, but with the coming of river trade in a later stage, the city of Ravenstein became due to its location at the Maas the main trading hub.
Herpen is known for its "verenigings-leven" (meaning that the community is doing much for each other). They have a soccer club, called Herpinia, a tennis club called VIP and several smaller unions. Each year, with the Dutch carnival, a lot of people flock to Herpen to see its parade. Other events are the annual markets and festivals. These are used by foundations as "Stichting Herpen Woord en Beeld" en "Stichting Carnival" to finance other events or happenings in the community.
The people from Herpen are sometimes referred to as "Bonne", meaning "beans". With carnival Herpen becomes "Bonneland". This is a reference to the beans that were a main product from Herpen's farmers.
The small community "Koolwijk" is (unofficially) considered as a part of Herpen.
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What is there to see near Herpen?
Within an hour or so of Herpen: Sint-Janskathedraal (25 km), St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch (25 km), Hoge Veluwe National Park (35 km), Kröller-Müller Museum (38 km).
Are there any good drives near Herpen?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Brouwersdam and Afsluitdijk.
Where is Herpen?
Herpen is in North Brabant, Netherlands, about 4 km from Reek.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,360
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- North Brabant
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.7717, 5.6417
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Worth the detour from Herpen
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch
Brabantine Gothic cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, noted for hundreds of stone figures straddling its flying buttresses.
25 km · about 30 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.
35 km · about 40 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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
museum
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.
39 km · about 45 min 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.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Efteling
Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Toverland
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
48 km · about 55 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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