De Hoge Veluwe National Park

De Hoge Veluwe National Park
Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe
IUCN category II (national park)
Location of De Hoge Veluwe
Location	Gelderland, Netherlands
Nearest city	Arnhem
Coordinates	52°5′N 5°48′E / 52.083°N 5.800°E / 52.083; 5.800
Area	55 km2 (21 sq mi)
Established	1935 [1]
Governing body	Stichting Het Nationale Park De Hoge Veluwe
www.hogeveluwe.nl

De Hoge Veluwe National Park (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈɦoːɣə ˈveːlyʋə]; "The High Veluwe") is a Dutch national park in the province of Gelderland near the cities of Ede, Wageningen, Arnhem and Apeldoorn. It is approximately 55 km² (14,000 acres; 21 sq mi) in area, consisting of heathlands, sand dunes, and woodlands. It is situated in the Veluwe, the area of the largest terminal moraine in the Netherlands. Most of the landscape of the park and the Veluwe was created during the last ice age. The alternating sand dune areas and heathlands may have been caused by human utilization of the surrounding lands. The park forms one of the largest continuous nature reserves in the Netherlands.