About Wageningen

Wageningen is located along the Rhine river in the province of Gelderland. It is a small city with 40,960 inhabitants (2023). Internationally, Wageningen is mostly known for the Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR). Consequently, Wageningen has a large community of international students making it one of the most multicultural universities in the Netherlands as it has residents from 152 different countries.

Wageningen was the site of the formal surrender of the Germans to the Allies in the Netherlands on May 5, 1945, a day that is a public holiday in the Netherlands. The formal surrender was signed in Hotel de Wereld - translates to 'Hotel of the World' (see image on the left).

Other must sees/dos in Wageningen:

• Windkorenmolen De Vlijt - A 19th-century wind-powered flour mill. Upper floors of the mill, where the actual milling process can be observed, are open to the public every Saturday for free. The store downstairs sells a range of both organic and non-organic baking supplies.

• Wijngaard Wageningse Berg - There is a local winery that produces biological wine close to the Wageningse Berg Hotel. Worth a visit as it is one of the few wineries in the Netherlands.

• Casteelse Poort Museum - The Casteelse Poort Museum showcases the history of Wageningen as well as the Wageningen Castle ruins over which the museum was built. The house was the property of a wealthy 19th-century family until it was converted to the current museum.

• Cycle/walk along the dyke - Enjoy the beautiful view of the countryside along the dyke amongst the grazing sheep and cows of the surrounding farms. Cycling and walking tours are organised by the Wageningen Guild

• Rhine River -Wageningen is on the most northern spur of the Rhine estuary. From the dyke that protects the town in case the river floods you can take walks through the meadows to the Rhine and then along it.