The People of Laaf

The People of Laaf is an attraction in the amusement park in the Netherlands. It was designed by Ton van de Ven and opened its doors in 1990. It is a small village, called “Lavelaer”, inhabited by the so-called “Laafs”.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: attraction featuring a fictional ethnic group at Efteling Theme Park, the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Het Lavenlaar”, “Lavenlaar”, “Les lavanors”, and “The laafs”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Efteling and Villa Volta.

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is a theme park in in the . It's themed around fairy tales and is the largest theme park in the Benelux and one of the most-visited in Europe.

Amusement ride
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is an attraction in the amusement park in the . It is a rare type of ride known as a madhouse, a variation of a haunted house, where the visitors get the illusion that either the building, the visitors themselves or both are turned upside down. is situated 110 metres west of The People of Laaf.

Playground
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is a playground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reizenrijk and Ruigrijk.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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is a locality.

Town
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is a town in the province of , Netherlands situated along highways N261 and N628. With a population of roughly 16,600, it is the largest town in and the capital of the municipality of , which also consists of the villages of De Moer and Loon op Zand.

The People of Laaf

Latitude
51.65313° or 51° 39′ 11″ north
Longitude
5.04887° or 5° 2′ 56″ east
Inception
April 12th, 1990
Open location code
9F37M23X+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 34346896
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2126693
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“The People of Laaf” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Monorail and Paardenmolen.

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