Park Gravenrode
Park Gravenrode is a local recreation area between the Dutch towns of Landgraaf and Kerkrade .
The area comprises essential areas of two valleys in the two municipalities. The area also covers former operating areas of the former mines Staatsmijn Wilhelmina , Terwinselen and Schaesberg, Mijn Laura en Vereeniging , Eygelshoven, and Mijn Oranje-Nassau II , Schaesberg, and the geographical location of Park Gravenrode is at: 50 ° 52 ′ N , 6 ° 4 ' E
Park Gravenrode is to be seen in connection with the promotion of tourism in the South Limburg region .
Landgraaf
In Landgraaf-Schaesberg this is the Strijhagerbeek valley. This includes the following attractions:
- Kasteel Strijthagen with museum and associated mill,
- the Mondo Verde theme park ,
- the Snowworld indoor ski area
- the event area Megaland (former horse racing track), where the open-air festival Pinkpop takes place every year at Whitsun . There you will also find the longest staircase in the Netherlands on Wilhelminaberg, one of the few remaining dumps in the former mining area.
- a drive-in theater.
Kerkrade
In Kerkrade this is the Antellerbeek valley ( Anstelvallei ). The Groene Long district largely corresponds to this area. The following attractions can be found here:
- the Continium , a museum of industry and technology. This is located directly at Kerkrade train station,
- the Cranenweyer , Holland's only reservoir ,
- Kasteel Erenstein and the neighboring Broekhof,
- the Gaiapark , a zoo opened in 2005 ,
- also the Winseler Hof located in the Terwinselen district,
- the botanical garden also located in Terwinselen.
More Attractions
The Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij (ZLSM, South Limburg Steam Railway Company ) is one of the main attractions on summer weekends. On the railway line Schaesberg – Simpelveld ( million line ) and Simpelveld-Vetschau on the old route of the railway line Aachen – Maastricht historical trains run between the mentioned places. Especially at the train station in Simpelveld, but also in Kerkrade, a corresponding supporting program is often offered.
Web links
- Park Gravenrode In: eropuitinlimburg.com (Dutch)