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.
27 km · about 30 min drive
EuropeNetherlandsNorth Brabant
Odiliapeel
North Brabant, Netherlands · Europe
About Odiliapeel
Odiliapeel is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Volkel, 47km from Hoge Veluwe National Park.
Odiliapeel is in North Brabant, Netherlands, with about 1,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Volkel, about 4 km away.
Odiliapeel (Brabantian: De Piejel) is a village in the Netherlands. It is situated in the northeast corner of the province of North Brabant, south of Volkel Air Base. It used to be part of the municipality of Uden, but merged into the municipality of Maashorst in 2022.
Odiliapeel was founded in 1921 as a peatRead more
excavation settlement. On 5 May 1930, it was officially named Odiliapeel, and is a combination of Odilia of Cologne and the region Peel. The initial excavation of the area started in 1908, however, a government subsidy plan led to the systematic exploration of the area. The village was designed by Heidemij (nowadays: Arcadis).
The Catholic Kruisvindingskerk was built between 1958 and 1959 in the style of the Bossche School as an aisleless church and a massive tower attached to the side of the church.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Odiliapeel?
Within an hour or so of Odiliapeel: DAF Museum (27 km), Sint-Janskathedraal (28 km), St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch (28 km), Toverland (33 km).
Are there any good drives near Odiliapeel?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk and Brouwersdam.
Where is Odiliapeel?
Odiliapeel is in North Brabant, Netherlands, about 4 km from Volkel.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,390
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- North Brabant
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.6433, 5.7056
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Worth the detour from Odiliapeel
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Sint-Janskathedraal
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
28 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch
Brabantine Gothic cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, noted for hundreds of stone figures straddling its flying buttresses.
28 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Toverland
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Efteling
Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
45 km · about 50 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.
47 km · about 55 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.
48 km · about 55 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.
51 km · about 60 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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