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About Heumensoord

Heumensoord is an area of ​​more than 600 hectares in Gelderland that mainly consists of coniferous forest. it is part of the chain of forests between Nijmegen and Mook that becomes richer and more varied towards the east, but towards the west increasingly drier, poorer and also poorer in species. Military exercises are sometimes held in the surrounding forest, sometimes closing parts of the area to the public. In the south of the area is the Malden Glider Airfield.
Address : Scheidingsweg, 6525 TD Nijmegen, Netherlands

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Foundation Hortus NijmegenHortus Nijmegen is a botanical garden in Nijmegen set up according to insights from Jac. P. Thijsse . It is part of Park Brakkenstein and was built between 1969 and 1971.At the entrance of the botanical garden is a rocky hill built with boulders from the Ardennes. This rocky mound was built in the 1970s because a number of biologists from the university wanted to research rock plants from the Alpine region.
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Museum park Heilig Landstichting OrientalisMuseum Park Orientalis Heilig Land Stichting is an open-air museum in the Gelderland village of Heilig Landstichting. The colorful world of Judaism, Christianity and Islam comes to life in a 30-hectare national monument. During your tour in the wooded area you will discover that in our multicultural society we share more than you might think!
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Cenakelkerk, Heilig Landstichting, GroesbeekThe Cenakelkerk in Heilig Landstichting was built between 1913 and 1915 as a parish and pilgrimage church . The church is unique in Dutch church architecture. Due to the design and detailing that are grafted onto early Christian architecture and Arabic styles , the church and the other buildings of the National Monument Heilig Land Stichting are seen as a unique example of orientalism in the Netherlands.
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Playground The LeemkuilDe Leemkuil is a playground in the Mariënbosch in the Kwakkenberg district in Nijmegen. The site covers 3.5 hectares of forest area and De Leemkuil has about a hundred aircraft. The main attractions of De Leemkuil were a large wooden fortress and a Mayan temple . A train also runs on the site. Because the playground was outdated and the pit regularly filled with water, a major refurbishment of the playground was started in 2016.
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GoffertparkThe Goffertpark is a public park in Nijmegen. Sixty acres of woodland and heathland changed in the thirties by the effort of Nijmegen unemployed in a spacious park, including provision of sports fields, a stadium, a teahouse and a zoo. It is sometimes used as an outdoor concert venue, there's also the stadium of football club N.E.C.
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Africa MuseumThe Africa Museum in Berg en Dal is devoted to art from and cultures of the African continent. Founded in 1954, the museum started out as the Mission Museum of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. The fathers of this order collected African objects to learn more about African religions. You can explore the rich tradition and culture of different peoples. Stilt houses from the coastal area of ​​Benin, hidden fortresses on the vast sandy plains from Mali, round houses of the Kusasi from Ghana.

Discover More Attractions in Gelderland, Home of Heumensoord

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Gelderland
Gelderland is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of 5,136 km2. It is a popular tourist destination and the site of the famous WWII battle in 1944. As a result of the conflict, the city center was destroyed. Restorations to historical monuments are still taking place today. There are more and more things to see and do.

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