Veluwe
The Veluwe is a region of Gelderland, the Netherlands, consisting of a forested hill ridge of the same name that formed during the last ice age.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Ede and Wageningen.
Ede
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The town of Ede is best known as an entry point to Hoge Veluwe National Park. And indeed, although the city will not be high on any traveller's list, it is very well-suited as a base to explore the Veluwe and the natural surroundings, which consist of forests and farmlands, dotted with villages.
Wageningen
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Wageningen is a town along the Rhine river within the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. Because of its famous agricultural university, it is more lively than one would expect from a Dutch town with 39,000 inhabitants.
Harderwijk
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Harderwijk is a town in Gelderland, Netherlands. Most people visit for the Dolfinarium, or use this town as a gateway for Walibi World.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Elburg and Apeldoorn.
Elburg
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Elburg is a historic city in the Dutch province of Gelderland. Between 1292 and 1296 Elburg was rebuilt in the form it is seen today, with a moat and a city wall, together with the straight pattern of the street plan.
Apeldoorn
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Apeldoorn is a city with a royal touch, famous for its palace and beautiful gardens. It lies on the edge of National Park the Veluwe, and is an excellent base to explore this region's lush natural surroundings.
Barneveld
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Barneveld is a town in Gelderland, located in a region of woods and heath, southeast of Amersfoort.
Gelders Arcadië
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Gelders Arcadië is an area in between the Veluwezoom dunes and the river IJssel. The area is notable for its high density in estates, many of which, especially around Arnhem have been turned into public parks.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hoge Veluwe National Park and Museonder.
Hoge Veluwe National Park
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Hoge Veluwe National Park is a national park in the Gelderland province of the Netherlands. With an area of roughly 55 km², it is one of the largest national parks in the country and a popular short-stay tourist destination for the Dutch.
Museonder
Museum
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The Museonder is a Dutch museum in the De Hoge Veluwe National Park The museum focuses on the geology and biology of the Veluwe and calls itself the world's first fully underground museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Otterlo and Harskamp.
Otterlo
Village
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Otterlo is a village in the municipality of Ede of province of Gelderland in the Netherlands, in or near the Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe. The Kröller-Müller Museum, named after Helene Kröller-Müller, is situated nearby and has the world's second largest collection of Vincent van Gogh paintings.
Harskamp
Village
Harskamp is a village in the municipality of Ede in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. It was first mentioned in 1333 as Hoerscampe, and means "horse camp".
Hoenderloo
Village
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Hoenderloo is a Dutch village located south west of the city of Apeldoorn. Most of the village is part of the municipality of Apeldoorn, but a small part belongs to the municipality of Ede, among which the hamlet Hoog Baarlo.
Veluwe
- Type: area
- Description: forested hilly area with multiple kinds of terrain, including wetland and heathland
- Categories: Natura 2000 site, protected area, and nature area
- Location: Gelderland, Eastern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.1° or 52° 6′ northLongitude
5.8° or 5° 48′ eastWikidata ID
Q1153251
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zeeuws—“Veluwe” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فيلواه”
- Catalan: “Veluwe”
- Chinese: “費呂沃”
- Chinese: “费吕沃”
- Czech: “Veluwe”
- Danish: “Veluwe”
- Dutch: “Veluwe”
- French: “Veluwe”
- German: “Veluwe”
- Ido: “Veluwe”
- Indonesian: “Veluwe”
- Italian: “Veluwe”
- Latin: “Baduhennae lucus”
- Latin: “Felua”
- Limburgan: “Veluwe”
- Low German: “De Veluwe”
- Low German: “Veluwe”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Veluwe”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Veluwe”
- Norwegian: “Veluwe”
- Romanian: “Veluwe”
- Russian: “Велюве”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Veluwe”
- Slovenian: “Veluwe”
- Spanish: “Veluwe”
- Swedish: “Veluwe”
- Ukrainian: “Велюве (Гелдерланд)”
- Western Frisian: “Feluwe”
- Zeeuws: “Veluwe”
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