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Alphen Travel Guide: 3 reviews and 4 photos

camping in Alphen with the family

Alphen is a village in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam, in the Netherlands. It is located about 12 km southwest of Tilburg.
The village itself has about 2960 inhabitants; the countryside that belongs to the village has a population of about 1040.
This includes the hamlets 't Zand, Alphen-Oosterwijk, Druisdijk,Looneind, Boslust, Hondseind, Het Sas, Terover, Boshoven and Kwaalburg.
According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der Aa, Alphen was first mentioned in 711, when a nobleman named Engelbrecht sold "Alfheim" to Saint Willibrord. In 726, it was sold on to the Abbey of Echternach. In 1545 it was burned to the ground by the army of Guelders under Maarten van Rossum, and in later wars it suffered from destruction and looting as well.
Until 1997, Alphen was the main village of the municipality of Alphen en Riel.

Last visit to Alphen: Sep 2004
Intro Updated May 21, 2009
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historical museum Favorites (2)

I was surprised to notice that Alphen has a museum, it is situated in the chapel of the village. In this chapel you find... more travel advice

The centre of the Village Favorites (2)

Don't expect to much of this small village, what you see here on the picture shows almost the entire village. It has a... more travel advice

Country estate De Hoevens Hotels (1)

Surrounded by woods you find a charming campground. A so called nature campground. The country estate stretch out a... more travel advice

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BerniShand Mar 11, 2005 at 11:20 AM Report Abuse

l love the idea of making an appointment to see the museum, such a lovely little page llse
keida84 Mar 10, 2005 at 1:53 PM Report Abuse

What a great page for a tiny town. I know nothing about the Netherlands and now I know about Alphen, thank you I enjoyed it. Kat