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Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
22 km · about 25 min drive
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
Brüggen is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Elmpt, 49km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Brüggen is a town located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 16,105, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Brüggen sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Brüggen to your route.
Brüggen Castle (German: Burg Brüggen) is a water castle in the southeastern part of the Lower Rhine municipality of Brüggen in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was the most important castle in the north of the Duchy of Jülich.
The castle was built by the Count of Kessel in the 13th century to guard a ford over the RiverRead more
Schwalm. In the early 14th century it went into the possession of the dukes of Jülich, who had the existing building replaced by a quadrangular castle made from brick. After the occupation of Brüggen in 1794 by Napoleonic troops it was confiscated and resold by the French government to a private individual at the beginning of the 19th century. Today part of the castle houses a hunting and natural history museum.
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Brüggen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 51.2405 latitude, 6.1838 longitude.
Brüggen has a population of approximately 16,105 people, making it a town in Germany.
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ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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A magnificent classic car centre in a restored locomotive roundhouse filled with rare vehicles, workshops, and automotive lifestyle shops.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Hill-country Valkenburg hides Roman-era marl tunnels, a ruined castle and the Netherlands' only true hilltop drives.
49 km · about 55 min drive
national park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
49 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
The first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Germany, built by Charlemagne as his palatine chapel in the 9th century.
52 km · about 60 min drive
museum
Eindhoven museum charting Dutch truck maker DAF, from quirky Variomatic-transmission city cars to giant race trucks, displayed near the original 1928 workshop.
53 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
55 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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