Achterhoek
The Achterhoek is a cultural region and COROP area in the Eastern Netherlands.
The Achterhoek is a cultural region and COROP area in the Eastern Netherlands.
Its name is geographically appropriate because the area lies in the easternmost part of the province of Gelderland and therefore in the east of the Netherlands, protruding into Germany. The Achterhoek lies at the east of the IJssel. On the other sides, it borders Germany to the southeast and the province of Overijssel to the northeast.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The Achterhoek has many castles. Vorden alone has seven of them. Though not all can be visited, many are open to the public for a reasonable entry fee. Must-sees include Kasteel Huis Bergh (Bergh Castle), located in 's-Heerenberg and Kasteel Keppel (Keppel Castle) in Laag Keppel Museums in the Achterhoek are mostly local town museums. They generally display only items of interest to locals.
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Things to do
The Achterhoek is ideal for hiking, especially in the well-forested area of Monferland which is great for a long walk during summer or fall. The Pieterpad also passes through this area. Every year a four-day hiking event is held sometime during the month of May (in 2017, from the 24th to the 27th). The Achterhoekse Wandelvierdaagse usually takes place in and around Doetinchem.
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Where to eat
The Achterhoek does not have many local products to its name, except the city of Doesburg which has its own mustard. If you like mustard, it's definitely worth a try. Centrally located in the Achterhoek, you’ll find De Radstake, which has existed since the year 1200. In addition to being a large event venue, you can also enjoy delicious food in its restaurant.
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Getting to Achterhoek
- Airports
- Weeze (Niederrhein) (NRN), 48 km · Düsseldorf (DUS), 83 km · Münster Osnabrück (FMO), 89 km
- Weeze → Achterhoek50 km · quickest by road, 1h 33m · €6–9
- Düsseldorf → Achterhoek50 km · quickest by road, 1h 13m · €7–10
- Greven → Achterhoek388 km · quickest by road, 6h 20m · €48–65
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Achterhoek
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Achterhoek. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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