Betuwe

Description

The Betuwe is an area in the Dutch province Gelderland. Tacitus knew it as Insula Batavorum . It could be considered a large river island, but nowadays it is not viewed as such when it became known as "Men's Island" or "Manneneiland" due to the evacuation of its entire civilian population during Operation Market Garden, leaving only soldiers behind). When the Pannerdens Kanaal was dug between 1701 and 1709, the easternmost tip of the Betuwe was cut off from the rest of the region.
T…Read more

Source

Source: Wikipedia.org

Copyright: Creative Commons 3.0

More information

NL | | Public | CatalanDutchFrenchGermanItalianSpanish

Contact information

Address: Gelderland, Netherlands

Statistics

Looking for routes that pass here?

Nearby routes
Advertisement

Activities to do in surrounding Show all

Select one of the most popular activities below or refine your search.

- RouteYou Selections -

Discover the most beautiful and popular trails in the area, carefully bundled into appropriate selections.

Advertisement

Sights nearby Show all

Select one of the most popular categories below or be inspired by our selections.

- RouteYou Selections -

Discover the most beautiful and popular attractions in the area, carefully bundled in appropriate selections.

Destinations close by

Advertisement

Plan your route

With RouteYou, it's easy to create your own customised maps. Simply plot your route, add waypoints or nodes, add places of interest and places to eat and drink, and then easily share it with your family and friends.

Route planner

Route planner


More than 10,100,000 routes


More than 15,000,000 users


More than 4,500,000 points of interest

Address

Kerkstraat 108

9050 Gentbrugge, Belgium

Follow us

Download the free app

Contact

Marketing & sales

sales@routeyou.com

General queries

Contact our customer service team or visit our help center.

© 2006-2025 RouteYou - www.routeyou.com

Post comment?Log in to post a comment.