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A riverside open-air village of working green windmills, clog makers and cheese sheds just north of Amsterdam.
18 km · about 20 min drive
North Holland, Netherlands · Europe
Avenhorn works well as a base: 5 minutes from Spierdijk, 21km from Marken.
Avenhorn is a town located in North Holland, Netherlands. With a population of 2,945, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Avenhorn 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 Avenhorn to your route.
Avenhorn is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 9 km west of Hoorn.
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Avenhorn is located in North Holland, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 52.6175 latitude, 4.9514 longitude.
Avenhorn has a population of approximately 2,945 people, making it a town in Netherlands.
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A riverside open-air village of working green windmills, clog makers and cheese sheds just north of Amsterdam.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Former Zuiderzee island village on a causeway north of Amsterdam, its green-and-black wooden houses raised on stilts and mounds against floods; walk out to the Paard van Marken lighthouse on the dike.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Historic heart of Amsterdam flanked by the Royal Palace, the Nieuwe Kerk, and the National Monument.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Imposing 17th-century palace on Dam Square built during the Dutch Golden Age, still used for royal functions.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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The preserved hiding place where Anne Frank wrote her famous diary during World War II, a powerful memorial to the Holocaust.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Corner café on Amsterdam's Noordermarkt whose towering cinnamon-heavy appeltaart with whipped cream is widely held to be the Netherlands' best apple pie: the queue on Saturday market morning is part of the ritual.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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UNESCO-listed 17th-century canal system forming concentric half-circles through Amsterdam, lined with narrow merchant houses.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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The oldest zoo in the Netherlands, founded in 1838, combining a zoo, aquarium, planetarium, and botanical garden.
28 km · about 30 min drive
April to October
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