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Toverland
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Kevelaer
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
About Kevelaer
Kevelaer is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Weeze, 59km from Hoge Veluwe National Park.
Kevelaer is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with about 28,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Weeze, about 6 km away.
Kevelaer (German pronunciation: [ˈkeːvəlaːɐ̯] ; Low Rhenish: Käwela) is a town in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is the largest Catholic pilgrimage location within north-western Europe. Over one million Marian devotees, mostly from Germany and the Netherlands, visit the Basilica ofRead more
Kevelaer every year to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary. The population in 2025 was 28,215.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Kevelaer?
Within an hour or so of Kevelaer: Toverland (27 km), Posbank (52 km), DAF Museum (55 km), Thorn (55 km).
Are there any good drives near Kevelaer?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk.
Where is Kevelaer?
Kevelaer is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 6 km from Weeze.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 28,064
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 51.5824, 6.2460
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Kevelaer
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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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.
52 km · about 60 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.
55 km · about 65 min 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.
55 km · about 65 min drive
museum
Zollverein Coal Mine
A Bauhaus-styled colliery and UNESCO icon of the Ruhr, now a striking park of red walkways, museums and a winter ice rink.
56 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
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
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.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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