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Toverland
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Panningen
Limburg, Netherlands · Europe
About Panningen
Panningen is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Koningslust, 48km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Panningen is in Limburg, Netherlands, with about 6,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Koningslust, about 4 km away.
Panningen (Dutch: [ˈpɑnɪŋə(n)]; Limburgish: Kepèl) is a Dutch town with a population of 7,618 inhabitants (2020) and is the biggest settlement of the municipality Peel en Maas. It is centrally located between the cities of Roermond, Weert and Venlo in the north of the Dutch province Limburg. Before the 2010 municipalRead more
redivision, when Panningen became a part of the newly formed municipality of Peel en Maas, it was part of Helden. Together with Helden, Panningen forms a double core, the double core Helden-Panningen has 13,863 inhabitants (2020). Its nearest city, Venlo, lies about 13 km eastwards.
The built-up area of the town is 3.38 km², and contains 4,523 residences.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Panningen?
Within an hour or so of Panningen: Toverland (8 km), Thorn (21 km), DAF Museum (36 km), Hoge Kempen National Park (48 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture.
Where is Panningen?
Panningen is in Limburg, Netherlands, about 4 km from Koningslust.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,710
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Limburg
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.3267, 5.9792
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Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.
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Worth the detour from Panningen
6 notable places within an hour's 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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Hoge Kempen National Park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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Valkenburg Marl Caves
Hill-country Valkenburg hides Roman-era marl tunnels, a ruined castle and the Netherlands' only true hilltop drives.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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Vrijthof Maastricht
A grand cafe-ringed square anchored by two medieval churches in the Netherlands' oldest, most Burgundian city.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Panningen
- 64 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
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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