Rhenen
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Rhenen is a municipality of 20,000 people (2019) in Utrecht. The city is best known for Ouwehands Dierenpark, which is one of the most popular zoos of the Netherlands, and for the Grebbeberg national memorial. Rhenen is a city along the Nederrijn with the Betuwe found on the south side of the river. Rhenen was first mentioned around 855 as Villa Hreni, and the town got its city rights in 1258. Rhenen, located in the Bishopric of Sticht (modern day Utrecht, Drenthe and Overijssel), of which Rhenen was one of the five influential cities. After centralisation by Charles V, the city turned into an easygoing garrisoned city. Rhenen once housed many royal summer residences of the rich, as well as Frederick V of the Palatinate, a grandson of William of Orange.
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Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsRhenen is located in between the A12 and A15 highways, which connect to The Hague and Oberhausen in the A12's case, and Rotterdam and Nijmegen in the A15's case. When travelling using the A12, use exit 23a (Veenendaal) and head south using the N223, which will get you directly to Rhenen, running alongside the railway for the last bit. Once you pass the station, take the next available opportunity to get off of the N223. Turning left once you're off of the N223 will get you to the city centre, and turning right gets you to the zoo. Using the A15, use exit 35 (Ochten), heading north towards Kesteren. This road you're on now, the N223 will get you to Rhenen directly. Leave the road once you've crossed the river and once again, turn left to go to the city centre or right to go to the zoo. Rhenen is serviced by trains coming from Utrecht at 51.9585.57831 Rhenen SPR , which used to connect to Kesteren on the other side of the Nederrijn river....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
Rhenen its city centre can easily be explored on foot, but should you wish to visit the Grebbeberg or the zoo, then buses should be your go-to option. 50 connects to the zoo (direction: Wageningen) and to the town of Elst (direction: Utrecht) in the west of the municipality. Bus 80 connects to the northern part of the municipality (direction: Amersfoort). These lines meet each other at the railway station, which is the major public transit hub in the municipality.
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Glimpses of Rhenen
a close up of a small mushroom on the ground
a polar bear standing on a rock in the water
white pelicans on body of water
green trees under blue sky during daytime
a couple of mushrooms that are on the ground
white owl in close up photography
a tiger laying in the grass next to a tree
This photo is make in a national Parc near the city Rhenen.
Rainbow
Stokstaartje
a close up of a small mushroom on the ground
a polar bear standing on a rock in the water
white pelicans on body of water