Amerongen travel guide

Amerongen is a town in the central Netherlands in the recently formed national park of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug. It lies about 6 km west of Veenendaal.
The landscape rises from the flat water meadows of the 'Neder'Rhine to the hilly Utrechtse Heuvelrug. The highest point in the western Netherlands is located 2 km east of the village. The Amerongense Berg (mountain) has a height of 69 metres above sea level. The former emperor of Germany, Wilhelm II, who had been exiled to the Netherlands, lived in the Amerongen castle from 1918 until 1920.
Until January 1, 2006, Amerongen was a separate municipality, which covered the village of Amerongen itself, Overberg, and the western part of the village of Elst. Elst has been transferred to the municipality of Rhenen; the largest part of the municipality has merged with four other municipalities to form Utrechtse Heuvelrug.
In 2001, the town of Amerongen had 5169 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.21 km², and contained 2072 residences.
"Amerongen", "VanAmerongen" and "VanNiewAmerongen" are last names that possibly indicate that their ancestors emigrated from this area. (...) more....