De Ginkel, Nature reserve and rural settlement in Ede, Netherlands.
The landscape combines expansive heathland areas with agricultural fields, crossed by multiple walking trails and populated by diverse wildlife species.
During World War II, Allied forces used De Ginkel as a landing zone for paratroopers, commemorated today by the Airborne Memorial monument.
The region maintains traditional sheep farming practices with an active sheepfold, contributing to natural vegetation management and local heritage preservation.
Five marked walking routes ranging from 4.7 to 14 kilometers start from designated parking areas near Natuurcentrum Veluwe nature center.
Every August, the entire heath area transforms as thousands of heather plants bloom simultaneously, creating wide purple landscapes.
Location: Ede
GPS coordinates: 52.03890,5.73000
Latest update: March 25, 2025 21:54
Ginkel Heath
972 m
Belgenmonument Ede
525 m
Ede Memorial Cemetery
3.6 km
Airborne Monument
354 m
Openluchttheater Ede
3.5 km
Canadian tank on de Langenberg
2.6 km
Van Essenkazerne
3.6 km
Vensters op het verleden
562 m
Bevrijdingsmonument Ede
3.6 km
Monument in het Openluchttheater
3.6 km
Schaapskooi De Kreel
959 m
Schaapskooi De Ginkel
1.4 km
Terrein waarin vijf grafheuvels
1.9 km
De Eder Kuil: toeschouwerstribune
3.5 km
De Eder Kuil: speelveld en toneelgebouw
3.5 km
Grafheuvel 45412, Bennekom
3.2 km
Mausoleum
3.6 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Fanny Manasse-Hartogsohn
3.3 km
In een natuurreservaat gelegen eenvoudige, witgepleisterde boerenwoning onder rieten wolfdak
3.5 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Emanuel (Maantje) Manasse
3.3 km
Kazernegebouw
3.1 km
Elias Beeckmankazerne: kazernecomplex
3.1 km
De Eder Kuil: kaartverkoopgebouw (westelijk)
3.5 km
De Eder Kuil: kaartverkoopgebouw (oostelijk)
3.5 km
De Eder Kuil: kleedgebouw
3.5 km
De Eder Kuil: orkestbak
3.5 km
Gedenksteen in de gevel van herberg ‘Zuid-Ginkel’
353 m
Stolperstein dedicated to Samuel Bromberg
3.3 kmReviews
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