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Memorial · Renkum · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Airborne Monument in Renkum

Airborne Monument is a memorial in Renkum, Gelderland. This place has a story in the app. 2 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 900 m you'll find a bench and a water point.

Airborne Monument in Renkum
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The story

Story · Airborne Monument

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You're standing at the Airborne Monument in Oosterbeek, which most people simply call De Naald, the Needle. This tall column commemorates the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near Airborne Monument

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 2 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Kasteel Doorwerth
CastleAudio story · 2 min

Kasteel Doorwerth · 3.8 km

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Photo: Agnes Monkelbaan · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Museum Arnhem
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Museum Arnhem · 4.2 km

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Photo: Basvb · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Kröller-Müller Museum
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Kröller-Müller Museum · 11.9 km

Posbank
MemorialAudio story · 2 min

Posbank · 13.8 km

Museonder
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Museonder · 12.2 km

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Photo: Richard Broekhuijzen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Kasteel Doorwerth on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 2 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Soldaat met bloemenmeisjeMemorial · 100 m away
  2. 2Airborne Museum 'Hartenstein'Museum · 150 m away
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Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a water point at 900 m.

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