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Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
16 km · about 30 min drive
Gelderland, Netherlands · Europe
Aalst works well as a base: 5 minutes from Nederhemert-Noord, 23km from Biesbosch National Park.
Aalst is a town located in Gelderland, Netherlands. With a population of 1,580, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Aalst sits in Netherlands, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Aalst to your route.
Aalst [aːɫst] is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 12 km southeast of Gorinchem.
For a short while, Aalst was a separate municipality. In 1818, it became a part of the municipality of Poederoijen. According to the historian Van der Aa, thereRead more
used to be an old castle here, but only a few remnants were left in the middle of the 19th century.
It was first mentioned in 850 as "Halosta". Baldericus donated some pieces of land to the Benedictine monastery called Laurisheim. The etymology is unclear. Aalst developed into a stretched out esdorp. Part of the Protestant church dates from the 12th century. In 1840, it was home to 481 people.
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Aalst is located in Gelderland, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 51.7825 latitude, 5.1278 longitude.
Aalst has a population of approximately 1,580 people, making it a town in Netherlands.
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landmark
Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
16 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
16 km · about 20 min drive
cathedral
Brabantine Gothic cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, noted for hundreds of stone figures straddling its flying buttresses.
16 km · about 20 min drive
national park
Freshwater tidal wetland of creeks and willow forest between Dordrecht and Werkendam, with visitor centres and car parks.
23 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
The Netherlands' tallest church tower at 112 metres, standing detached from its cathedral in central Utrecht.
34 km · about 40 min drive
museum
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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
UNESCO World Heritage site featuring 19 iconic 18th-century windmills in a quintessential Dutch polder landscape.
35 km · about 40 min drive
castle
The Netherlands' largest castle, a turreted neo-Gothic fairytale with moats and formal gardens near Utrecht.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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