landmark
Kinderdijk Windmills
UNESCO World Heritage site featuring 19 iconic 18th-century windmills in a quintessential Dutch polder landscape.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Schoonhoven
South Holland, Netherlands · Europe
About Schoonhoven
Schoonhoven works well as a base: 5 minutes from Ammerstol, 22km from Biesbosch National Park.
Schoonhoven is in South Holland, Netherlands, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ammerstol, about 4 km away.
Schoonhoven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxoːnˌɦoːvə(n)] ) is a city and was a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, before it had been an independent municipality.
The former municipality had a population ofRead more
data missing in 2021, and covered an area of 6.92 km2 (2.67 sq mi) of which 0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi) water. From 2010 to 2014, it was the smallest municipality in the Netherlands in land area, following the merger of Rozenburg into Rotterdam.
The first winner of the Dutch version of Pop Idol, Jamai Loman, is from this city. Also Jan-Arie van der Heijden, football player for Feyenoord, lives in Schoonhoven.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Schoonhoven?
Within an hour or so of Schoonhoven: Kinderdijk Windmills (16 km), Kasteel de Haar (22 km), Biesbosch National Park (22 km), Cube Houses Rotterdam (25 km).
Are there any good drives near Schoonhoven?
The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam, Houtribdijk and Afsluitdijk.
Where is Schoonhoven?
Schoonhoven is in South Holland, Netherlands, about 4 km from Ammerstol.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 12,352
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- South Holland
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.9475, 4.8486
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Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.
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Worth the detour from Schoonhoven
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Kasteel de Haar
The Netherlands' largest castle, a turreted neo-Gothic fairytale with moats and formal gardens near Utrecht.
22 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Biesbosch National Park
Freshwater tidal wetland of creeks and willow forest between Dordrecht and Werkendam, with visitor centres and car parks.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Cube Houses Rotterdam
Piet Blom's tilted yellow cube houses are the quirky landmark of Rotterdam's bold post-war architecture scene.
25 km · about 30 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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Dom Tower of Utrecht
The Netherlands' tallest church tower at 112 metres, standing detached from its cathedral in central Utrecht.
25 km · about 30 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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Delft Markt
The cobbled heart of Vermeer's Delft, framed by the New Church tower and Renaissance town hall above the famous blue pottery.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Schoonhoven
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 25 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
- 72 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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