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Row of vibrant beach huts against sandy dunes at Cadzand, Netherlands.
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Westervoort

Gelderland, Netherlands · Europe

About Westervoort

Westervoort is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Velp, 14km from Hoge Veluwe National Park.

Westervoort is in Gelderland, Netherlands, with about 5,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Velp, about 4 km away.

Westervoort (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛstərˈvoːrt] ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The town has two rivers inside its borders, the Rhine and the IJssel. It is a commuter town closely linked to Arnhem, the capital of Gelderland, which is situated on the west bank of the IJssel river, the east

Read more bank being occupied by Westervoort. It is the smallest Dutch municipality by area.

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What is there to see near Westervoort?

Within an hour or so of Westervoort: Posbank (9 km), Hoge Veluwe National Park (14 km), Kröller-Müller Museum (19 km), Sint-Janskathedraal (55 km).

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The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Afsluitdijk and Brouwersdam.

Where is Westervoort?

Westervoort is in Gelderland, Netherlands, about 4 km from Velp.

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Quick Information

Population
5,635
Continent
Europe
Country
Netherlands
Region
Gelderland
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam
Coordinates
51.9558, 5.9722

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Netherlands

Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
Non-emergency police
0900-8844
Driving side
right

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Worth the detour from Westervoort

7 notable places within an hour's 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.

9 km · about 15 min drive

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.

14 km · about 25 min 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.

19 km · about 20 min drive

cathedral

Sint-Janskathedraal

The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.

55 km · about 65 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.

55 km · about 65 min drive

landmark

Walibi Holland

Dutch thrill park near Amsterdam known for intense roller coasters and a fun Halloween Fright Nights event.

56 km · about 65 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.

58 km · about 65 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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