Vollenhove
Located in Gemeente Steenwijkerland, Overijssel Coordinates: 52°40′51″ N 5°57′15″ E
- Population
- 3,955
- 4K
- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde64 km
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol91 km
About Vollenhove
Vollenhove is a village. Location: Gemeente Steenwijkerland, Overijssel. Population: 3,955. Elevation: 5 m.
Vollenhove is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland, southwest of Steenwijk. Until the Noordoostpolder was drained, it was located on the coast of the Zuiderzee. Vollenhove received city rights in 1354. Later it was the main city in this region, that was formerly called Land van Vollenhove. Vollenhove was the summer residence of the bishop of Utrecht, the ruler of these parts. He lived in the castle Toutenburg, of which only some small ruins are left now.
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Climate of Vollenhove
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 83 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (83 mm)
- Driest month
- April (47 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 19° | 14° | 9° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 49 | 62 | 47 | 59 | 79 | 78 | 63 | 78 | 78 | 83 | 77 |
How to get to Vollenhove
The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 64 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zwolle, 21 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 64 kmnortheast
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 91 kmsouthwest
- Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 121 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zwolle Population: 129.8K 21 kmsoutheast
- Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 52 kmsouth
- Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 59 kmnorth
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 61 kmsouthwest
- Amersfoort Population: 139.9K 70 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Vollenhove
Within 100 km: 135 historic and cultural sites, 194 natural sites, 65 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km7 places
- Trijsberg Mountain 25 kmS
- Havelterberg Mountain 22 kmNE
- Agnietenberg Mountain 20 kmSE
- Ketelbrug Landmark 22 kmW
25–60 km58 places
- Putjensberg Mountain 32 kmS
- Naturschutzgebiet Itterbecker Heide Natural site 59 kmE
- Radewijkerbeek River 47 kmE
- Radewijke River 54 kmE
60–100 km329 places
- Texel Island 88 kmNW
- Wijlermeer Lake 96 kmS
- Strang Lake 95 kmS
- Dankernsee Lake 84 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Poldertoren Landmark, Noordoostpolder Municipality14 km W -
Agnietenberg Mountain, Gemeente Zwolle20 km SE
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Trijsberg Mountain, Gemeente Hattem25 km S
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Urk Lighthouse Landmark, Urk Municipality25 km W -
Voerman Museum Hattem Museum, Gemeente Hattem24 km S -
Ketelbrug Landmark, Dronten Municipality22 km W
Sources & licences
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