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TT Circuit Assen
The Cathedral of Speed -- the only circuit to have hosted a MotoGP round every year since the championship began in 1949.
11 km · about 20 min drive
Drenthe, Netherlands · Europe
Beilen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Westerbork, 21km from Hunebedcentrum.
Beilen is a town located in Drenthe, Netherlands. With a population of 9,495, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Beilen 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 Beilen to your route.
Beilen is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 16 km south of Assen. The old Reformed church is the only remaining truly old building; a large fire destroyed a major part of Beilen in 1820.
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The biggest employers in Beilen are the former DOMO milk powder factory and the psychiatric hospital GGZ Drenthe. The village is also home to a large distribution centre for the Jumbo supermarket chain. Beilen is also visited by many tourists, as it is located between many forests and National Reserves. Each August the so-called "Wende-aovends" take place in Beilen, featuring activities for children in the shopping center and showcases by local artists at night.
Until 1998, Beilen was a separate municipality.
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Beilen is located in Drenthe, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 52.8633 latitude, 6.5139 longitude.
Beilen has a population of approximately 9,495 people, making it a town in Netherlands.
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racetrack
The Cathedral of Speed -- the only circuit to have hosted a MotoGP round every year since the championship began in 1949.
11 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
Museum in Borger beside D27, the largest of the Netherlands' 5,000-year-old hunebed dolmens: 22-metre granite burial chambers older than Stonehenge, scattered along the Drenthe hondsrug ridge.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Car-free village known as the 'Dutch Venice' where thatched-roof farmhouses are connected by canals and wooden bridges.
32 km · about 35 min drive
photogenic
1593 star fortress village in remote Groningen restored to its 1742 form: a living five-pointed star of moats, bastions and wooden drawbridges with a cobbled marketplace at its heart, most striking from the ramparts or the air.
48 km · about 55 min drive
restaurant
The Netherlands' only three-Michelin-star restaurant, set in a former prison complex in Zwolle, where the late Jonnie Boer's team under chef Nelson Tanate has held the top rating since 2004.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Former Zuiderzee island now stranded in the Noordoostpolder, the Netherlands' first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
56 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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