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16-837: The river is fed by the Vallei Canal and a number of Veluwe creeks, the most important of which are the Heiligenberger Beek, the Barneveldse Beek and the Lunterse Beek, all of which come together in Amersfoort . The river then runs through the Eem Valley to the east of Soest , Baarn and Eemnes before emptying into the Eemmeer . The Eem is responsible for the largest portion of the drainage of

32-486: A female and male pair in the northern Veluwe (spring 2019) who had their offspring in the summer of 2019 and one female wolf in middle Veluwe. The prognosis are that many more wolves will reclaim the area. The European bison is also reintroduced as pilot in a fenced area in the Radio Kootwijk Reserve and the golden jackal is reaching the area, from which they are not native, but since the jackals reach

48-512: A large sports complex and Olympic Games training facility, is located in the south of the Veluwe near Arnhem . 52°06′N 5°54′E  /  52.1°N 5.9°E  / 52.1; 5.9 Oldebroek Oldebroek ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɔldəˈbruk] ) is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland . The municipality had a population of 23,760 in 2021. [REDACTED] Dutch Topographic map of

64-438: A more sensitive natural area have been removed; taking down remaining fences, as around De Hoge Veluwe ; an old industrial zone near the village of Renkum was cleared away because it blocked a valley that was important for the migration of wildlife; and a military complex near Nunspeet was removed instead of being redeveloped as a business area. The Veluwe is a tourist destination, especially for Dutch people wanting to go on

80-475: A short vacation in their own country. Campsites and bungalow parks are the preferred place to stay for most visitors. There are more than 500 of these sites, most located on the outskirts of the natural area. Tourist attractions in the area include four zoos, over 50 museums including the Kröller-Müller art museum , and the royal palace Het Loo at Apeldoorn . The National Sports Centre Papendal ,

96-519: A span of just a few hundred metres (yards). The Wisselse Veen near the village of Epe , on the northeastern Veluwe, offers a good example of this. Veluwe derives from Proto-Germanic * falwaz (pale, fallow) and * awjō (island). The name corresponds to "fallow lands" in English and probably was used in opposition to the fertile "good lands" of the Betuwe (from * bataz , good, and * awjō , island) to

112-547: Is a forest-rich ridge of hills (1100 km ; 420 sq. mi.) in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands . The Veluwe features many different landscapes, including woodland , heath , some small lakes and Europe's largest sand drifts. The Veluwe is the largest push moraine complex in the Netherlands, stretching 60 km (40 miles) from north to south, and reaching heights of up to 110 metres (360'). The Veluwe

128-467: Is less than that of the other lakes which surround Flevoland . The Eem gives its name to the Eemian interglacial era. This Utrecht location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in the Netherlands is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Veluwe The Veluwe ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈveːlyʋə] )

144-579: The Gelder Valley. The polders of the Eem are valuable scenic landscapes. Because of land subsidence as a result of drainage , the primate lies higher than the surrounding land. When water levels drop in the summer, water is pumped from the Nederrijn to the Eem through the Vallei Canal. Because of agricultural pollution carried by the Eem towards the Eemmeer , the biological richness of this lake

160-507: The Veluwe to other wildlife areas such as the Oostvaardersplassen in the Netherlands are being developed and further connections to Germany are an option. It is hoped that by doing so the genetic diversity of the wildlife population will increase. In order to turn the entire Veluwe into one IUCN ( Category II ) standard National Park a number of actions have been taken, or are planned, including: bungalow parks located in

176-407: The Veluwe was surrounded by a string of swamps, heavily populated with game such as deer and wild boar because these areas offered rich vegetation to feed on. Since the 1990s many plans are underway, or have already been implemented, to restore these wetlands by blocking the drainage systems built by farmers during the last 150 years. This results in very dry heathland changing into wetland within

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192-460: The area all by their own they are seen as a welcome and new native species. Parts of the Veluwe that have been separated from each other by roads, towns and farmland are being reconnected by returning farmland to nature and creating wildlife crossings over highways. In 2012, nine of these overpasses had been built, each one about 50 metres (200') wide and covered with sand and vegetation to encourage animals to use it. Wildlife corridors connecting

208-410: The bird raven was successfully reintroduced, and the introduced Reeves's muntjac and mouflon can sometimes be seen. Furthermore, there live semi-wild and wild cattle and horses like both semi-wild and wild Highland cattle in multiple areas of the Veluwe, semi-wild Sayaguesa cattle and two semi-wild horse breeds: New-forest pony and Icelandic pony . Since 2019 the wolf is officially back with

224-477: The south. There are 21 municipalities in the Veluwe region: Apeldoorn , Arnhem , Barneveld , Brummen , Ede , Elburg , Epe , Ermelo , Harderwijk , Hattem , Heerde , Nijkerk , Nunspeet , Oldebroek , Putten , Renkum , Rheden , Rozendaal , Scherpenzeel , Voorst and Wageningen . The sparsely populated, infertile Veluwe acts as the traditional linguistic boundary between Low Franconian dialects (i.e. essentially Dutch and closely related dialects) to

240-461: The west and south and Low Saxon dialects further north and east. There are both coniferous and deciduous forests on the Veluwe, and some 500 different plant species can be found. The region is also home to many different species of animals, such as wild boar , several species of deer (like the roe deer , red deer and fallow deer ), several species of snakes (including the common viper ), pine martens , foxes , and badgers . Furthermore,

256-597: Was formed by the Saalian glacial during the Pleistocene epoch , some 200,000 years ago. Glaciers some 200 metres (600') thick pushed the sand deposits in the Rhine and Maas Delta sideways, creating the hills which now form most of the Veluwe. Because the hills are made of sand, rain water disappears rapidly, and then it flows at a depth of tens of metres (yards) to the edges where it reaches the surface again. Originally

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