Boskant

Boskant is a hamlet in Wijchen, Gelderland. Boskant is situated nearby to the hamlet Bullenkamp, as well as near Heiveld.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Schoonoord and John S. Thompson Bridge.

Schoonoord

Windmill

Photo: Havang, Public domain.

Schoonoord is a tower mill in Alverna, Gelderland, Netherlands, which was built in 1887 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.

John S. Thompson Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Vdegroot, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The John S. Thompsonbrug is a bridge over the Maas River between Grave and Nederasselt in the Netherlands. John S. Thompson Bridge is situated 3 km southwest of Boskant.

Wijchen railway station

Railway station

Photo: PiusImpavidus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wijchen is a railway station located in Wijchen, Netherlands. The station was opened in 1881 and is located on the Tilburg–Nijmegen railway. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. Wijchen railway station is situated 3½ km northwest of Boskant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alverna and Nederasselt.

Alverna

Village

Alverna is a village in the municipality of Wijchen in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. As of 2021, it had a population of 2,525. The village is named after the Alverna monastery founded there in 1887, which in turn is named after La Verna, the mountain in Tuscany where Francis of Assisi is said to have received the stigmata on 17 September 1224.