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Deep forests, a royal palace, a famous walk and a museum in the woods. Ten questions about Gelderland, in the east of the Netherlands.
White-bike rider 0–4 · Veluwe ranger 5–8 · Pride of Gelderland 9–10
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Arnhem is the capital, even though Nijmegen has more people. Nijmegen lies on the river Waal and is one of the oldest cities in the country.
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The Veluwe is the largest forest area in the Netherlands, home to wild boar, red deer, roe deer and badgers. Bears disappeared from the Netherlands long ago.
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Well over a thousand white bikes wait at the entrances and around the park. You just take one, ride, and leave it for the next visitor.
Photo: Stefan Kruithof, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Gelderse rookworst got famous because Gelderland had plenty of oak and beech wood for smoking. It was traditionally made in November, just when the kale was ready to eat with it.
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No other province has as much land as Gelderland. The most people live in South Holland, along the coast.
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Helene Kröller-Müller was one of the first collectors to see his genius, and the museum now has almost 90 of his paintings. Only the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has more.
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At the Four Days Marches, walkers cover up to 50 km a day. On the last day the crowds hand out gladioli, and the final street is nicknamed the Via Gladiola.
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Het Loo was built in the 1680s for William III and Mary II, who were also king and queen of England. Its garden is often nicknamed the 'Versailles of Holland'.
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For centuries the Betuwe has been called the fruit garden of the Netherlands. In spring the orchards of apple, pear and cherry trees turn the area white and pink with blossom.
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In 1735 Linnaeus came to the small university of Harderwijk, which was known for awarding degrees in as little as a week. He then stayed in the Netherlands for about three years to study plants.
Photo: Michielverbeek, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
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