Oosterbeek is a town in Gelderland, the Netherlands, known best for Operation Market Garden and the Battle of Arnhem (1944). The birthplace of Dutch Impressionism, it is also home to a World War II museum and cemetery.
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A museum focussed on the Secord World War, oriented specifically at the 1944 Operation Market Garden and the Battle of Arnhem. During this operation, allied troops (mostly British), were airdropped into hostile territory in order to secure the bridge crossing the Rhine in Arnhem. The operation went down as one of the last major allied defeats against Nazi Germany during the Second World War. The building served as the headquarters of the British 1st Airborne Division, having been a hotel before the war, and has served as a museum dedicated to Operation Market Garden since 1980, having been critically acclaimed in its modernised (2009) form.
As a possible addition to a visit to the Airborne Museum, consider the Airborne War Cemetery, which became the final resting place of about 1500 Allied soldiers who feln in an attempt to liberate the Northern Netherlands.
Medieval castle on the banks of the river Rhine, first mentioned in writing in 1260. Its current appearance is largely the state to which it was expanded in the middle of the 15th century, which gives the castle its very Medieval appearance. The castle largely remained unaltered since, having only been repaired when needed, as many of its owners never stayed at the castle. Whereas many Dutch castles were destroyed or damaged during the "Rampjaar" (Disaster year) 1672, Doorwerth Castle remained standing due to its then-owner having good connections with the King of Denmark, then an ally of the French, which the Dutch found themselves at war with. The largely dilapidated castle was refurbished in 1837, the 1910s, and following the Second World War. In the castle gardens stands a black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia) which itself is a listed monument, having been planted in 1579 according to written account, but 1601 according to the sign placed by it. Both of those trees were destroyed, however, and this tree would have been planted in 1678 to commemorate the Nijmegen Peace. Regardless of its age, it is by far the oldest black locust in the Netherlands.
A buitenplaats (summer estate) near the Doorwerth Castle. Its oldest part is the Hunnenschans (Huns Sconce), a tenth century defence work consisting of a circular rampart measuring 43 m by 90 m. Upon the ramparts once stood stone walls, with wooden structures within it. The estate, meanwhile, houses many panoramas over the river Rhine, as well as extensive gardens and historical elements such as a decorative bridge and cascades.
Estate acquired in 1881 by then-king William III, who turned the estate here into a royal palace in the hope that the landscape around it would remind his wife, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont of her birth region of Hesse, and lessen her homesickness. Emma did not spend much time at the palace, but she became the sole owner of the palace in 1899. When her daughter ascended to the throne in 1898, Emma invested her funds to make the palace into the first sanatorium in the Netherlands, aimed at helping people recover from tuberculosis. As the goal of the sanatorium was to be beneficial to the wider Dutch populace, Emma gifted the estate and palace to a fund bearing her name. The palace itself was torn down after it was heavily damaged in the Second World War. When during the 1970s, tuberculosis had almost entirely disappeared from the Netherlands, the sanatorium was repurposed into a care home for dementia-struck elderly.
Renkum's stream valley
The valley around the Molenbeek and its many branches. Once littered with water mills, nowadays the valley is more aimed at biodiversity.
Tuin De Lage Oorsprong
An estate purchased in 1848 by writer and poet Johannes Kneppelhout, who redeveloped the park and had a new manor built. There, he hosted many artists who he supported financially, turning the estate into a hub for up and coming talent. The estate, like many others in the area, suffered heavily during the Second World War. The manor suffered a lot of damage, and was eventually torn down. Today, the estate is publicly open, and only the former orangery, gardener's house and coach house remain standing. Around the gardener's house, a new public garden has been built.
Consisting of Wolfheze, Laag-Wolfheze, the Wolfhezer Bossen and the Bilderbergbossen, the area between Oosterbeek and Wolfheze is littered with pretty forests.
Short-stay studio apartments.
One of the oldest nature campsites of the Netherlands, having been established in 1926. This being a 'natural' campsite, there are no dictated spots to camp, and electricity is only available at designated charging points.
By public transit
The municipality of Renkum has two train stations served by stopping trains between Ede-Wageningen and Arnhem Centraal: Oosterbeek and Wolfheze. Two trains go each way every hour.
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