APELDOORN:

Apeldoorn is a large city, in the east of the Netherlands, approx 100 km east of Amsterdam, with some 156.000 residents. Apeldoorn is situated at the edge of the Veluwe nature region and surrounded by beautiful woods. It has a charming atmosphere with the hustle and bundle of thriving commercial activity. It has a lot of offices that came from the big cities in the western part of the Netherlands.
For tourists are particulary interesting: the 17e century Royal Palace Het Loo, with breathtaking gardens (open), the unique Monkey Zoo, called Apenheul, The large National Naturepark (Hoge Veluwe), with famous museum Kroller-Muller that includes a fantastic collection of Vincent van Gogh paintings.

Scouting/guiding links:

Scouting Nederland

District Apeldoorn (In Dutch)