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Rietveld Schröder House
Gerrit Rietveld's radical 1924 Utrecht house, the purest built statement of De Stijl with its sliding walls and Mondrian palette: UNESCO-listed and visitable on pre-booked tours.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Leusden
Utrecht, Netherlands · Europe
About Leusden
Leusden works well as a base: 5 minutes from Amersfoort, 30km from Hoge Veluwe National Park.
Leusden is in Utrecht, Netherlands, with about 29,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Amersfoort, about 4 km away.
Leusden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈløːzdə(n)] ) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is located about 3 kilometres southeast of Amersfoort.
The western part of the municipality lies on the slopes of the Utrecht Hill Ridge and is largely covered by forest and heathlands. TheRead more
eastern parts lie in the Gelderse Valley and are mostly agricultural.
Former Amersfoort concentration camp lies just within the northern municipal border with Amersfoort.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Leusden?
Within an hour or so of Leusden: Rietveld Schröder House (20 km), Dom Tower of Utrecht (22 km), Naarden-Vesting (26 km), Kröller-Müller Museum (27 km).
Are there any good drives near Leusden?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Afsluitdijk and Brouwersdam.
Where is Leusden?
Leusden is in Utrecht, Netherlands, about 4 km from Amersfoort.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 29,215
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Utrecht
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.1325, 5.4319
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Worth the detour from Leusden
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Dom Tower of Utrecht
The Netherlands' tallest church tower at 112 metres, standing detached from its cathedral in central Utrecht.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Naarden-Vesting
The best-preserved star fortification town in Europe, a double-moated six-pointed star of 17th-century ramparts enclosing a grid of gabled streets, 25 minutes from Amsterdam yet ignored by most itineraries.
26 km · about 30 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.
27 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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Kasteel de Haar
The Netherlands' largest castle, a turreted neo-Gothic fairytale with moats and formal gardens near Utrecht.
30 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Muiderslot
A moated red-brick medieval fortress at the mouth of the Vecht, one of the best-preserved castles in the Netherlands.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Walibi Holland
Dutch thrill park near Amsterdam known for intense roller coasters and a fun Halloween Fright Nights event.
41 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Leusden
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 56 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.
- 69 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
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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