Oosterbeek

城市概覽

Oosterbeek has been a settlement with a church since the 10th century. Parts of this original church are still found in the current-day Oude Kerk, making it one of the Netherlands' oldest churches. The church was expanded upon in the 14th century, and a cloister was built nearby. During the 19th century, the town grew in popularity among painters, and developed itself to a painters' village. As a painters' village, Oosterbeek was often dubbed the Dutch Barbizon, after the foremost French painters' village. Many landscape painters travelled to and lived in the village during this heyday, including one of the foremost Dutch landscape painters: Hendrik Willem Mesdag, best known for the panorama carrying his name in The Hague. During the second half of the 19th century, many affluent Dutchmen settle down in the forests around the village, with Oosterbeek becoming filled with villas. To this day, many of these villas remain standing, and make it to where over a percent of Oosterbeek's houses are appraised at over a million euros. Most notable in forming the Oosterbeek of today was Operation Market Garden and the Battle of Arnhem (1944). Oosterbeek, which is just west of Arnhem, housed a medical post for allied troops in its church. The church took a lot of fire during this period, and was heavily damaged. Almost the entirety of lower Oosterbeek was levelled because of the fighting. Hotel Hartenstein housed the headquarters of the British 1st Airborne Division, and was largely destroyed too. Since 1980, the former hotel houses the Airborne Museum. Opposite the railway lies one of the Netherlands' largest World War II military graveyards, being the final resting grounds of many that fought for the liberation of the northern half of the Netherlands.

如何抵達

By car The larger municipality of Renkum is divided down the middle by the A50 highway, which serves the municipality with a single exit: Renkum (19). From there, the N255 (Rijksweg) connects east towards Doorweth and Oosterbeek, and west towards Renkum. An additional exit is found on the A12 highway: Oosterbeek (25). From there, follow the N224 towards Arnhem, turning right towards Oosterbeek at the intersection with the Dreijenseweg will lead you directly to the town centre. From Utrecht and the Western Netherlands, use the A12 in the direction of Arnhem. Use exit 25 (Oosterbeek), and follow the directions as per above. From Oss and the Southern Netherlands at large, make your way towards the A50 highway. From Eindhoven, this connection is direct. From Venlo, follow the A73 northbound, which joins the A50 near Beuningen. There, follow directions towards Arnhem. From 's-Hertogenbosch, use the A59 eastbound, which merges into the A50 near Oss. Once on the A50 headed for Arnhem, cross the Waal and Rhine rivers, before using exit 19 (Renkum). From there, follow the instructions above. From Apeldoorn and the Northern Netherlands, make your way to the A50 and use it to head south from Apeldoorn. Nearby Arnhem, it follows the A12 briefly, but remain following the signs for the A50 towards Nijmegen. Once departing the A12, the first exit will be the one serving Renkum and Oosterbeek.

By public transit The municipality of Renkum has two train stations served by stopping trains between Ede-Wageningen and Arnhem Centraal: 1 Oosterbeek and 2 Wolfheze. Two trains go each way every hour. Particularly in Oosterbeek, getting to the town centre requires a short walk through relatively hilly terrain for the Netherlands. Bus lines 589 and 590 both connect towards the town centre. The most convenient bus line to take, though, is line 352 from Arnhem Centraal. This bus line, operated with trolley/battery buses, connects Arnhem with Wageningen, running down Oosterbeek's main stree

必看景點

1 Airborne Museum 'Hartenstein', Utrechtseweg 232, ☏ +31 263 337 710, [email protected]. 10:00 - 17:00. 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. €16. (updated Mar 2025) 2 Airborne War Cemetery, Van Limburg Stirumweg 28 (from the Oosterbeek train station, follow the Van Limburg Stirumweg, which leads directly to the cemetery). 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. (updated Mar 2025) 3 Kasteel Doorwerth, Fonteinallee 2b, Doorwerth, ☏ +31 263 397 406. 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 Worl

體驗活動

Being a still largely forested area, and rather hilly by Dutch terms, Oosterbeek and its surroundings lend themselves well to hiking and cycling. Many of the estates that cover the non-urban area are publicly accessible. 1 Renkums beekdal (Renkum's stream valley), Nieuwe Keijenbergseweg 170, ☏ +31 317 318 183, [email protected]. The valley around the Molenbeek and its many branches. Once littered with water mills, nowadays the valley is more aimed at biodiversity. (updated Mar 2025) 2 De Hemelse Berg (Tuin De Lage Oorsprong), Van Borsselenweg 36. 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. (updated Mar 2025) 3 Wolfheze's forests and estates, Oude Kloosterweg 1, Wolfheze. Consisting of Wo