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Amerongen

Located in Gemeente Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht Coordinates: 52°00′09″ N 5°27′35″ E

Amerongen
Sjaak Kempe from Groningen, The Netherlands · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
5,085
5.1K
Elevation
19 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol59 km
EIN Eindhoven Airport62 km

About Amerongen

Amerongen is a town. Location: Gemeente Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht. Population: 5,085. Elevation: 19 m.

From Wikipedia

Amerongen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːmərɔŋə(n)] ) is a town in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands, on the border of the Utrecht Hill Ridge. It lies about 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest of Veenendaal (10.5 km or 6.5 mi by road). The landscape rises from the flat water meadows of the Nederrijn (Lower Rhine) to the Utrecht Hill Ridge ("Utrechtse Heuvelrug"). The highest point in the western Netherlands is located 2 km east of the village.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Amerongen over time

Population of Amerongen over time
1879 2,237
1889 2,434
1899 2,589
1909 2,511
1920 2,536
1930 2,820
1947 3,381
1960 4,479
1971 6,065
1980 6,485
1990 6,801
2000 7,222

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Amerongen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 84 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (84 mm)
Driest month
April (48 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
Climate of Amerongen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°13°18°20°22°22°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°2°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)755471486373736374758483

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Amerongen

The nearest airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 59 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Amersfoort, 18 km to the north.

Airports

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 59 kmnorthwest
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 62 kmsouth
  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 65 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Amersfoort Population: 139.9K 18 kmnorth
  • Utrecht Population: 376.4K 25 kmnorthwest
  • Arnhem Population: 162.4K 31 kmeast
  • Nijmegen Population: 177.4K 32 kmsoutheast
  • 's-Hertogenbosch Population: 160.8K 35 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Amerongen

Within 100 km: 183 historic and cultural sites, 247 natural sites, 195 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km26 places

  • Valenberg Mountain 21 kmE
  • Steenenberg Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Scheleberg Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Paasheuvel Mountain 7 kmE

25–60 km179 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 57 kmNE
  • Poppelsche Leij River 59 kmSW
  • Wijlermeer Lake 40 kmSE
  • Strang Lake 52 kmE

60–100 km420 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 67 kmW
  • Putse Moer Lake 99 kmSW
  • Stappensven Lake 96 kmSW
  • Zavelbos Natural site 100 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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