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TT Circuit Assen
The Cathedral of Speed -- the only circuit to have hosted a MotoGP round every year since the championship began in 1949.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Hoogeveen
Drenthe, Netherlands · Europe
About Hoogeveen
Hoogeveen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Pesse, 32km from Hunebedcentrum.
Hoogeveen is in Drenthe, Netherlands, with about 39,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Pesse, about 6 km away.
Hoogeveen (Dutch: [ˌɦoːɣəˈveːn] ; Dutch Low Saxon: 't Ogeveine or 't Oveine) is a municipality and town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the south of the province and shares a provincial border with Overijssel. The municipality has a population of 56,897 (2025), of which 40,560 reside in the town ofRead more
Hoogeveen itself. The second largest population center in the municipality is Hollandscheveld.
Hoogeveen was developed in the 17th century as a peat colony. Today it is a central town with many urban amenities. There is a wide range of shops and substantial employment in industry. Religiously, the town is highly fragmented.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Hoogeveen?
Within an hour or so of Hoogeveen: TT Circuit Assen (27 km), Giethoorn (27 km), Hunebedcentrum (32 km), De Librije (34 km).
Are there any good drives near Hoogeveen?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk and Afsluitdijk.
Where is Hoogeveen?
Hoogeveen is in Drenthe, Netherlands, about 6 km from Pesse.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 38,754
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Drenthe
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.7225, 6.4764
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Essential numbers in Netherlands
Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.
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Worth the detour from Hoogeveen
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Giethoorn
Car-free village known as the 'Dutch Venice' where thatched-roof farmhouses are connected by canals and wooden bridges.
27 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
Hunebedcentrum
Museum in Borger beside D27, the largest of the Netherlands' 5,000-year-old hunebed dolmens: 22-metre granite burial chambers older than Stonehenge, scattered along the Drenthe hondsrug ridge.
32 km · about 35 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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Schokland
Former Zuiderzee island now stranded in the Noordoostpolder, the Netherlands' first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Walibi Holland
Dutch thrill park near Amsterdam known for intense roller coasters and a fun Halloween Fright Nights event.
57 km · about 65 min drive
photogenic
Fort Bourtange
1593 star fortress village in remote Groningen restored to its 1742 form: a living five-pointed star of moats, bastions and wooden drawbridges with a cobbled marketplace at its heart, most striking from the ramparts or the air.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Hoogeveen
2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 72 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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