Amersfoort
This medieval Dutch city with a well-preserved historic centre of canals, city walls, and old fortifications, Amersfoort sits in the middle of the Netherlands in Utrecht province. The centre is dense with listed buildings, historic churches, and a strong café and restaurant scene, all within easy walking distance of the waterways that run through the old town. One of the country's major rail junctions, it is straightforwardly accessible from elsewhere in the Netherlands.
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- Population139,914
- Nearest water from center 0.0 km0.0 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.2 km1.4 mi
Nearest airports
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Amersfoort: quick answers
Where is Amersfoort?
Amersfoort is in Netherlands, about 40 km25 miles in a straight line from Lelystad.
How do you get to Amersfoort?
The nearest airport is Lelystad (LEY), about 42 min away by road. The nearest train station is Amersfoort Centraal, about 7 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Amersfoort?
The warmest month is July, averaging 18°C65°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 3°C38°F. The wettest month is July, with about 89 mm3.5 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Amersfoort?
OpenStreetMap lists 8 museums, 106 restaurants, 39 cafés and 46 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Amersfoort?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Schoonhoven, Deventer and Zutphen.