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.
12 km · about 20 min drive
EuropeNetherlandsNorth Brabant
Steensel
North Brabant, Netherlands · Europe
About Steensel
Steensel is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Duizel, 52km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Steensel is in North Brabant, Netherlands, with about 1,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Duizel, about 4 km away.
Steensel is a village on the Gender stream in the municipality of Eersel, North Brabant, the Netherlands. Steensel is part of the Acht Zaligheden (Eight Beatitudes), along with Eersel, Knegsel, Duizel, Wintelre, Netersel, Hulsel en Reusel.
The name Steensel appeared first in a document from 1224, in which a certainRead more
Henricus and Marcelis were mentioned as knights of Steensel. In 1688, Steensel was plundered and destroyed by French soldiers. In 1810, Steensel became part of the municipality of Duizel and Steensel. Steensel was home to 282 people in 1840. In 1922, this municipality then merged into the municipality of Eersel.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Steensel?
Within an hour or so of Steensel: DAF Museum (12 km), Sint-Janskathedraal (35 km), St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch (35 km), Efteling (37 km).
Are there any good drives near Steensel?
The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam, Baraque de Fraiture and Houtribdijk.
Where is Steensel?
Steensel is in North Brabant, Netherlands, about 4 km from Duizel.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,280
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- North Brabant
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.3767, 5.3528
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Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.
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Worth the detour from Steensel
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.
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
landmark
Efteling
Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
37 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
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.
42 km · about 50 min drive
racetrack
Circuit Zolder
A Belgian circuit tragically linked to Gilles Villeneuve's death in 1982, with a rich history in Formula 1 and touring car racing.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Toverland
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
44 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Hoge Kempen National Park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
52 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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