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Forest-rich ridge of hills in the Netherlands
Photo: Agnes Monkelbaan, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The Veluwe is a region of Gelderland, the Netherlands, consisting of a forested hill ridge of the same name that formed during the last ice age.
By public transit
The main railways on the Veluwe have their interchange hubs outside of the region for the most part:
As stated, train services on the Veluwe are rather limited. Buses provide most of the public transit between towns. Operations of these buses are mostly in the hands of Keolis under the RRReis formula.
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Historically renowned for its paper industry, nowadays better known for the Het Loo palace as well as Apenheul zoo.
Home to the Oud Veluwse Markt (Old Veluwe Market) during the summer.
Home to the Heideweek (Heath Week) in the last week of August, which is one of the biggest events of Gelderland.
Hanseatic city on the former Zuiderzee, with a historic centre that was completely rebuilt in a grid pattern as early as 1392.
Region in the south best known for the many country estates and castles that dot the landscape.
Historical city with a protected city centre, once home to a renowned university that saw the likes of Swedish botanist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeus take lectures here.
University city known for said university, as well as the signing of German capitulation to the Netherlands, ending World War II in the Netherlands.
one of the largest national parks in the country and a popular short-stay tourist destination for the Dutch. The park is north of Arnhem and east of Ede, and is praised for its natural beauty, diverse wildlife and the Kröller Müller museum for modern arts
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