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Car-free village known as the 'Dutch Venice' where thatched-roof farmhouses are connected by canals and wooden bridges.
19 km · about 20 min drive
Drenthe, Netherlands · Europe
Ruinen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Uffelte, 35km from Hunebedcentrum.
Ruinen is a town located in Drenthe, Netherlands. With a population of 2,610, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Ruinen 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 Ruinen to your route.
Ruinen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of De Wolden, about 10 km northwest of Hoogeveen. The Dwingelderveld National Park is located near Ruinen.
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Ruinen is located in Drenthe, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 52.7625 latitude, 6.3542 longitude.
Ruinen has a population of approximately 2,610 people, making it a town in Netherlands.
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Car-free village known as the 'Dutch Venice' where thatched-roof farmhouses are connected by canals and wooden bridges.
19 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
The Cathedral of Speed -- the only circuit to have hosted a MotoGP round every year since the championship began in 1949.
25 km · about 30 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.
32 km · about 35 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.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Former Zuiderzee island now stranded in the Noordoostpolder, the Netherlands' first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
42 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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