castle
Kasteel de Haar
The Netherlands' largest castle, a turreted neo-Gothic fairytale with moats and formal gardens near Utrecht.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Woerden
Utrecht, Netherlands · Europe
About Woerden
Woerden works well as a base: 10 minutes from Zegveld, 8km from Kasteel de Haar.
Woerden is in Utrecht, Netherlands, with about 48,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Zegveld, about 5 km away.
Woerden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋuːrdə(n)] ) is a city and a municipality in the Province of Utrecht in the central Netherlands, 15 km west of Utrecht and 32 km south of Amsterdam.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Woerden?
Within an hour or so of Woerden: Kasteel de Haar (8 km), Dom Tower of Utrecht (16 km), Rietveld Schröder House (18 km), Kinderdijk Windmills (28 km).
Are there any good drives near Woerden?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Brouwersdam and Afsluitdijk.
Where is Woerden?
Woerden is in Utrecht, Netherlands, about 5 km from Zegveld.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 48,431
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Utrecht
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.0850, 4.8833
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Essential numbers in Netherlands
Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.
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Worth the detour from Woerden
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Dom Tower of Utrecht
The Netherlands' tallest church tower at 112 metres, standing detached from its cathedral in central Utrecht.
16 km · about 20 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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Kinderdijk Windmills
UNESCO World Heritage site featuring 19 iconic 18th-century windmills in a quintessential Dutch polder landscape.
28 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Van Gogh Museum
The world's largest collection of Van Gogh's works with over 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and 700 letters in Amsterdam.
30 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Muiderslot
A moated red-brick medieval fortress at the mouth of the Vecht, one of the best-preserved castles in the Netherlands.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Naarden-Vesting
The best-preserved star fortification town in Europe, a double-moated six-pointed star of 17th-century ramparts enclosing a grid of gabled streets, 25 minutes from Amsterdam yet ignored by most itineraries.
30 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Rijksmuseum
The Netherlands' national museum showcasing 800 years of Dutch art and history, including Rembrandt's The Night Watch.
31 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Woerden
- 33 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
- 71 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.
- 80 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.
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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