Schildbroek

Schildbroek is a nature reserve in Kranenburg, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schildbroek is situated nearby to the village De Horst, as well as near the hamlet Plak.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Katharinenhof Kranenburg and Freedom Museum.

Katharinenhof Kranenburg

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Katharinenhof in Kranenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, was used from 1446 until 1802 as the home of a convent of sisters of the Catholic Church. After that time, the building served various uses. Since 1961, the house serves as a museum.

Freedom Museum

Museum

Photo: RenseNBM, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Freedom Museum is a Dutch museum themed around the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II, and is located in Groesbeek, close to the German border.

Sankt Peter und Paul

Church

Photo: Dat doris, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sankt Peter und Paul is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Groesbeek and Breedeweg.

Groesbeek

Town

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Groesbeek is a town and former municipality in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. In January 2015 the former municipality merged with Millingen aan de Rijn and Ubbergen.

Breedeweg

Village

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Breedeweg is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Berg en Dal, about 1 km south of Groesbeek. It was first mentioned in 1899 as Breedeweg, and means "wide road".

De Horst

Village

Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.

De Horst is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Berg en Dal, about 2 km east of Groesbeek. The village started to developed after the Divine Heart of Jesus Christ Church was built in 1928.

Schildbroek

Type: Nature reserve
Categories: recreation area and grassland
Location: Kranenburg, Kleve, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.7808° or 51° 46′ 51″ north

Longitude

5.9789° or 5° 58′ 44″ east

Open location code

9F37QXJH+8H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 79263448

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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