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Louwman Museum
World's oldest private car collection spanning from 1886 to modern day with over 275 rare and iconic automobiles.
10 km · about 20 min drive
South Holland, Netherlands · Europe
Zoetermeer works well as a base: 10 minutes from Benthuizen, 16km from Erasmusbrug.
Zoetermeer is a city located in South Holland, Netherlands. With a population of 115,845, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Zoetermeer 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 Zoetermeer to your route.
Zoetermeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌzutərˈmeːr] ) is a city in the Western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 37.05 km2 (14.31 sq mi) of which 2.60 km2 (1.00 sq mi) is water. A small village until the late 1960s, it had 6,392 inhabitants in 1950. By 2023 this had grown toRead more
126,998, making it the fourth largest population centre in the province of South Holland, after Rotterdam, The Hague and Leiden. While now a city in its own right, Zoetermeer started out as a suburb of The Hague and is still a part of the Greater The Hague urban area.
The name Zoetermeer (Dutch for "freshwater lake") refers to the former lake north of the town (reclaimed in 1614). Because the name literally translates as "sweet lake" local residents have dubbed Zoetermeer "Sweet Lake City".
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Zoetermeer is located in South Holland, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 52.0575 latitude, 4.4931 longitude.
Zoetermeer has a population of approximately 115,845 people, making it a city in Netherlands.
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museum
World's oldest private car collection spanning from 1886 to modern day with over 275 rare and iconic automobiles.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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The cobbled heart of Vermeer's Delft, framed by the New Church tower and Renaissance town hall above the famous blue pottery.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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A miniature Netherlands in 1:25 scale, with tiny canals, windmills and airports, on the edge of The Hague.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Piet Blom's tilted yellow cube houses are the quirky landmark of Rotterdam's bold post-war architecture scene.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Rotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
16 km · about 20 min drive
beach
The Hague's grand seaside resort with a long sandy strand, a historic pier and a Belle Epoque Kurhaus hotel.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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UNESCO World Heritage site featuring 19 iconic 18th-century windmills in a quintessential Dutch polder landscape.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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The world's largest flower garden, displaying roughly seven million tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths each spring.
24 km · about 30 min drive
April to October
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