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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Rhenen
Utrecht, Netherlands · Europe
About Rhenen
Rhenen is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Lienden, 22km from Hoge Veluwe National Park.
Rhenen is in Utrecht, Netherlands, with about 18,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Lienden, about 4 km away.
Rhenen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈreːnə(n)] ) is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands.
The municipality also includes the villages of Achterberg, Remmerden and Elst. The town lies on the southernmost part of the chain of hills known as the Utrecht Hill Ridge (Utrechtse Heuvelrug), where this meets theRead more
river Rhine. Because of this Rhenen has significant elevation changes across the town.
Directly to the east of the built-up area lies the Grebbeberg, a hill with a height of about 50 metres (160 ft).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Rhenen?
Within an hour or so of Rhenen: Hoge Veluwe National Park (22 km), Kröller-Müller Museum (23 km), Rietveld Schröder House (32 km), Posbank (32 km).
Are there any good drives near Rhenen?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Brouwersdam and Afsluitdijk.
Where is Rhenen?
Rhenen is in Utrecht, Netherlands, about 4 km from Lienden.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 18,061
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Utrecht
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.9592, 5.5681
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Worth the detour from Rhenen
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
museum
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.
32 km · about 35 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.
32 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Dom Tower of Utrecht
The Netherlands' tallest church tower at 112 metres, standing detached from its cathedral in central Utrecht.
34 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Sint-Janskathedraal
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
35 km · about 40 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.
35 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Kasteel de Haar
The Netherlands' largest castle, a turreted neo-Gothic fairytale with moats and formal gardens near Utrecht.
44 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Rhenen
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 74 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
- 76 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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