national park
Biesbosch National Park
Freshwater tidal wetland of creeks and willow forest between Dordrecht and Werkendam, with visitor centres and car parks.
14 km · about 25 min drive
EuropeNetherlandsSouth Holland
Schelluinen
South Holland, Netherlands · Europe
About Schelluinen
Schelluinen is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Sleeuwijk, 14km from Biesbosch National Park.
Schelluinen is in South Holland, Netherlands, with about 1,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sleeuwijk, about 4 km away.
Schelluinen (Dutch pronunciation: [sxɛˈlœynə(n)]) is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Molenlanden, and lies about 4 km west of Gorinchem.
In 2017, the village of Schelluinen had 1,426 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.23 km2, and contained 342Read more
residences. The statistical area "Schelluinen", which can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1240.
Schelluinen was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1986, when it became part of Giessenlanden, which in 2019 merged into Molenlanden.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Schelluinen?
Within an hour or so of Schelluinen: Biesbosch National Park (14 km), Kinderdijk Windmills (20 km), Efteling (23 km), Cube Houses Rotterdam (31 km).
Are there any good drives near Schelluinen?
The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam, Houtribdijk and Afsluitdijk.
Where is Schelluinen?
Schelluinen is in South Holland, Netherlands, about 4 km from Sleeuwijk.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,255
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- South Holland
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.8433, 4.9264
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Worth the detour from Schelluinen
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Kinderdijk Windmills
UNESCO World Heritage site featuring 19 iconic 18th-century windmills in a quintessential Dutch polder landscape.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Efteling
Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Cube Houses Rotterdam
Piet Blom's tilted yellow cube houses are the quirky landmark of Rotterdam's bold post-war architecture scene.
31 km · about 35 min drive
bridge
Erasmusbrug
Rotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
31 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.
31 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Sint-Janskathedraal
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
31 km · about 35 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.
31 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Schelluinen
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 31 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
- 74 kmBrouwersdamDelta Works dam carrying the N57 between two Zeeland islands, with the North Sea on one side, the Grevelingen lagoon on the other, and kitesurfers filling the sky.
- 76 kmZeeland BridgeElegant 5 km bridge over the Oosterschelde estuary, the longest in the Netherlands when opened in 1965. Its endless procession of arches makes one of the country's most photogenic drives.
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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