national park
Hoge Veluwe National Park
Cycle free white bikes across heath, dune and forest to the Kröller-Müller museum's Van Goghs in this vast wild park.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Dodewaard
Gelderland, Netherlands · Europe
About Dodewaard
Dodewaard is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Afferden, 21km from Hoge Veluwe National Park.
Dodewaard is in Gelderland, Netherlands, with about 4,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Afferden, about 4 km away.
Dodewaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdoːdəʋaːrt]) is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies about 7 km south of Wageningen.
Dodewaard extends south from national highway A15(exit 36 Dodewaard-Opheusden) and sits along the river Waal. The town also has itsRead more
own railway station, Hemmen-Dodewaard, its train services are operated by Arriva in the Tiel-Arnhem Centraal route on the Elst-Dordrecht railway line.
Dodewaard was a separate municipality until 2002, when it became a part of Kesteren. Before 1818, the municipality was called "Hien en Dodewaard".
It also houses the now defunct Dodewaard nuclear power plant.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Dodewaard?
Within an hour or so of Dodewaard: Hoge Veluwe National Park (21 km), Kröller-Müller Museum (23 km), Posbank (28 km), Sint-Janskathedraal (35 km).
Are there any good drives near Dodewaard?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Brouwersdam and Afsluitdijk.
Where is Dodewaard?
Dodewaard is in Gelderland, Netherlands, about 4 km from Afferden.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 4,465
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Gelderland
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.9125, 5.6556
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Worth the detour from Dodewaard
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Kröller-Müller Museum
Museum deep inside Hoge Veluwe National Park holding the world's second-largest Van Gogh collection plus a 25-hectare sculpture garden with Rodin, Moore and Dubuffet; free white bicycles carry you there through the park.
23 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
Posbank
Rolling heathland hills of Veluwezoom National Park reached by a scenic drive up the Beekhuizenseweg, in late August the moors turn purple, and misty sunrises here are the most photographed in the Netherlands.
28 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Sint-Janskathedraal
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
35 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch
Brabantine Gothic cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, noted for hundreds of stone figures straddling its flying buttresses.
35 km · about 40 min drive
museum
Rietveld Schröder House
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.
40 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Dom Tower of Utrecht
The Netherlands' tallest church tower at 112 metres, standing detached from its cathedral in central Utrecht.
42 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Efteling
Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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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