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Toverland
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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Blerick
Limburg, Netherlands · Europe
About Blerick
Blerick is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Velden, 58km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Blerick is in Limburg, Netherlands, with about 16,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Velden, about 5 km away.
Blerick (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbleːrɪk]; Limburgish: Bliërik [ˈbliəʀɪk]; 51°22′N 6°9′E) is a city district of the Dutch municipality of Venlo. It lies on the west bank of the Meuse and its origin goes back to the Roman era as a military stronghold and settlement en route from Mosa Trajectum (Maastricht) to NoviomagusRead more
(Nijmegen). Blerick can be found on the Peutinger Table as Blariacum. Up to the second world war Blerick formed together with Baarlo and Maasbree one municipality. Under German rule Blerick became part of the municipality of Venlo.
In 2001, Blerick had 25875 inhabitants. The built-up area of the city district was 7.27 km2, and contained 10866 residences.
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What is there to see near Blerick?
Within an hour or so of Blerick: Toverland (12 km), Thorn (32 km), DAF Museum (46 km), Classic Remise Düsseldorf (51 km).
Are there any good drives near Blerick?
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture and Houtribdijk.
Where is Blerick?
Blerick is in Limburg, Netherlands, about 5 km from Velden.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,820
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Limburg
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.3717, 6.1486
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Worth the detour from Blerick
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Thorn
The 'white village' of Limburg: an entire former abbey-principality of whitewashed brick lanes and cobbles beside the Maas, painted white in the Napoleonic era to dodge a window tax and kept that way ever since.
32 km · about 35 min drive
museum
DAF Museum
Eindhoven museum charting Dutch truck maker DAF, from quirky Variomatic-transmission city cars to giant race trucks, displayed near the original 1928 workshop.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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Classic Remise Düsseldorf
A magnificent classic car centre in a restored locomotive roundhouse filled with rare vehicles, workshops, and automotive lifestyle shops.
51 km · about 60 min drive
national park
Hoge Kempen National Park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Blerick
2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 69 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
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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