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Essential Destinations

Zutphen

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Zutphen is an historic city in the center-eastern part of the Netherlands. The city has existed since Roman times and received its city rights in 1190, making it one of the oldest medieval cities in the Netherlands.

Doetinchem

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Doetinchem is a city of 45,000 people by the Oude IJssel river, in the Achterhoek, in the Dutch province of Gelderland.

Doesburg

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Doesburg is one of the seven Hanseatic cities along the river IJssel. It is located in the Dutch province of Gelderland.

Destinations to Discover

Winterswijk

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Winterswijk is a small city and municipality in the far east of the Achterhoek region of Gelderland, The Netherlands.

Lochem

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Lochem is a city of 34,000 people in the Achterhoek, the region in the east of the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is known for its historical city centre and the Lochemerberg, one of the highest points in the area.

Berkelland

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Berkelland is a municipality in the Netherlands province of Gelderland. It was created on 1 January 2005 from the merger of the former municipalities of Borculo, Eibergen, Neede, and Ruurlo. The new municipality was named after the Berkel, a small river.

Bronckhorst

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Bronkhorst is a municipality in the middle of the Achterhoek, Gelderland, The Netherlands. The municipality has been around since 2005, when it was created by merging the former municipalities of Hengelo, Hummelo en Keppel, Steenderen, Vorden and Zelhem.

Oost Gelre

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Oost Gelre is a municipality in the Achterhoek, in the eastern Netherlands. On 1 January 2005, the municipalities Groenlo and Lichtenvoorde merged and formed the new municipality Oost Gelre, which was called Groenlo until 19 May 2006.

Liemers

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The Liemers is a region in Gelderland, the Netherlands. The region is located between the Dutch-German border and the Rhine, IJssel and Oude IJssel rivers. The region consists of the municipalities of Duiven, Montferland, Westervoort and Zevenaar.

Places of Interest

Lichtenvoorde-Groenlo railway station

Railway station

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Lichtenvoorde-Groenlo is a railway station serving the villages of Lichtenvoorde and Groenlo. The station, which opened on 24 June 1878, is located on the Zutphen–Winterswijk railway line.

Engelse Schans

Archaeological site

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Engelse Schans is an archaeological site.

Christus Koningkerk

Church

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Christus Koningkerk is a church.

Places in the Area

Lichtenvoorde

Town

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Lichtenvoorde is a town in the east of the Netherlands, in the municipality of Oost Gelre. Lichtenvoorde holds a flower parade every September at the start of its annual festival.

Groenlo

Town

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Groenlo is a city in the municipality of Oost Gelre, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, on the German border, within a region in the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek.

Lievelde

Village

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Lievelde is a small village in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is located in between the two towns of Groenlo and Lichtenvoorde.

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