Welcome to Wageningen

Contents Welcome ...... 3 Wageningen ...... 4 Shopping ...... 4 Electronics stores in Wageningen ...... 6 Religion ...... 8 Recreation ...... 10 Cinema ...... 10 Museum ‘De Casteelse Poort’ ...... 11 Other facilities ...... 12 Pubs ...... 12 Dutch Festivals ...... 13

Welcome

This guidebook offers information about Wageningen and the facilities you can find there.

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Wageningen

Wageningen received city rights in the year 1263. Old houses, characteristic buildings, and narrow friendly streets define the scene. More on the town’s history can be found in the museum "De Casteelse Poort". Wageningen is a university city with the atmosphere typical to university cities the world over. This manifests itself in its bustling nightlife, student society activities and the various festivals organised during the summer months. Wageningen is also known for its important role during the Second World War. In May 1945, the German capitulation was signed in hotel "De Wereld". In springtime, it’s especially enjoyable to visit the two botanical gardens in Wageningen. The "Wageningse Berg" offers a beautiful view of the river Rhine (Rijn) and its wetlands.

Shopping

To find the exact locations of shops in Wageningen you can check this map.

Opening hours of the shops in Wageningen: Monday : 13:00 – 18:00 Tuesday - Thursday : 09:00 – 18:00 Friday : 09:00 – 21:00 Saturday : 09:00 – 17:00 (Please note that some shops are closed Monday all day)

Note that supermarkets have different opening hours than regular shops. Below you can find three supermarkets near the Hof van Wageningen.

Opening hours of the supermarket Albert Heijn in Wageningen: Address: Stadsbrink 375 • Monday - Friday : 08:00 – 22:00 • Saturday : 08:00 – 22:00 • Sunday : 13:00 – 22:00

Opening hours of the supermarket Lidl in Wageningen: Address: Stadsbrink 4-10 • Monday - Thursday : 08:30 – 20:00 • Friday : 08:30 – 21:00 • Saturday : 08:30 – 19:00

Opening hours of the supermarket Hoogvliet in Wageningen: Address: De Arc 3 • Monday - Wednesday : 08:00 – 20:00 • Thursday and Friday : 08:00 – 21:00 • Saturday : 08:00 – 20:00 • Sunday : 13:00 – 20:00

Discount shops in Wageningen

Action Plantsoen 56 clothing, household articles, toys, etc. Scapino Hoogstraat 70, shoes, clothing, (main shopping street) sportswear Wibra Schoolstraat 9 clothing, household articles, toys Zeeman Hoogstraat 71, clothing, household (main shopping street) articles, toys

Specialty shops in Wageningen

Toko Indrani Salverdaplein 2A Surinam, Indian, Indonesian, and Chinese food shop: cassavas, okra, sweet potatoes, yams, sweet peppers, plantain, spices and herbs etc.; ‘t Zonnetje Bergstraat 42 health food shop: herbs, (herbal) teas; also gifts, candles, sweets; Lazuur Bevrijdingstraat 22 organic or bio-dynamic foods; Zam Zam Stadsbrink 20, near bus Arabian and Dutch food. station

There is an open-Air Market twice a week at the church square in the city centre. The produce sold there is generally cheaper than in the shops. The prices are regulated. However, at the end of the market day, the sellers sometimes reduce the prices to off-load the perishable goods (e.g. flowers, fruit and vegetables).

Wednesday 09:00 – 13:00 General market: (Exotic) foodstuffs, flowers, clothing and dressmaking materials.

Saturday 09:00 – 17:00 Foodstuffs and flowers, “Farmers’ market” (boerenmarkt) and organic food.

Electronics stores in Wageningen

Paradigit Hoogstraat 105 Computer shop

Chipshop Churchillweg 29 F Computer shop

For repairs on your computer or laptop you can visit the Chipshop in Wageningen, Churchillweg 29 F.

In nearby Ede there is a big store with all sorts of electronics and gadgets:

Media Markt Ede Brouwerstraat 21 B

Opening hours: Monday – Friday: 10:00 – 21:00 hrs. Saturday: 10:00 – 19:00 hrs. Sunday: 12:00 – 17:00 hrs. phone: +31 (0) 318 477 400

Travel instruction Media Markt: Take bus 88 from bus station Wageningen. Get off the bus at train station Ede-Wageningen. If you arrive at Ede–Wageningen Zuid (the south side of the station) you need to go to the other (north) side of the station for your next bus.

Take bus 3 or 5 and get off the bus at bus stop Ede Centrum NS. From there it is a short walk to the Mediamarkt (see map)

Take bus 4 and get off the bus at bus stop Grotestraat From there it is also a short walk to the Mediamarkt (see map)

Religion

Services which are shown Bold are in English You can find the various locations on the following map: click here

SALEM Evangelic Association Wageningen The services of this association are in your hotel, the Hof van Wageningen. Services are every Sunday at 10:00, and will be translated into English.

International Christian Fellowship Wageningen (ICF) ICF is an interdenominational Christian Fellowship that offers hospitality to foreign people visiting Wageningen through various ministries. They are officially supported by five bible based Dutch Wageningen Churches: PKN, GKV and NGK (protestant), Salem (evangelical) and Vineyard (evangelical/Pentecostal). The ICF English spoken worship services are a time of worship and growth. During the services there is a time of singing, preaching and praying. The speakers all have international experience and represent several local churches. Services are every Sunday at 10:30 Hollandseweg 328, Wageningen http://www.icfwageningen.org/

Roman Catholic Church: ‘JOHANNES DE DOPERKERK’ Bergstraat 17 Every Tuesday, at 19:30 hr, the Eucharist is celebrated in English in the chapel of the church (entrance at the parish center, at the right side of the church). Every Sunday of the month the Eucharist is celebrated at 12:30 in the church. For up-to-date week schedules look at their facebook page.

Protestant Churches: ‘GROTE KERK’ (Reformed), Markt 1 Services: Every Sunday at 9:30 and 18:30 hrs.

‘BEVRIJDINGSKERK’ (Orthodox-Reformed) Ritzema Bosweg 18 Services: Every Sunday at 10:00 hrs.

‘VREDEHORST’ (Reformed) Tarthorst 1 Services: Every Sunday at 9:30 hrs.

‘DOOPSGEZINDE KERK’ (Mennonite), Arboretumlaan 1A Services: Every Sunday at 10:00 hrs.

‘DE WAGENBURCHT REFORMED CHURCH’ Kastanjeweg 2 English Services: usually every third Sunday of the month, see the schedule. Live translation during all Dutch services. You will get a professional headset and a live translation in English will be provided by one of the translators. They supply this service for all Dutch services, except if they are immediately followed by an English service.

‘VINEYARD ASSOCIATION WAGENINGEN’ Ritzema Bosweg 18 Services: Every Sunday at 15:00. (there are 30 headphones available for live translation into English). website

Amanuel Evangelical Church (Ethiopian and Eritrian Church) Visiting address: Markt 25 Every Saturday there is a worship service at 10:00 hrs. website

RCCG Amazing Grace Parish Wageningen Visiting address: Tarthorst 1 Services every Sunday at 13:30 hrs. website

For our Muslim guests: ‘INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC CENTER’ Nude 28 For prayer times, click here The center is opened during prayer times. The Friday ceremony (Khutba) is also given in English

MOSQUE EDE Peppelensteeg 1-B, Ede More information at the website, click here

Recreation

You can find all the locations of this category on this map.

Cinema

Heerenstraat Theater Wageningen has its own cinema, the ‘HEERENSTRAAT THEATER’. For programmes and reservations please visit their website.

Heerenstraat Theater B.V. Opening hours: Molenstraat 1B Monday: from 17:30 6701 DM Wageningen Tuesday: from 17:30 Wednesday: from 13:00 Thursday: from 13:00 Phone: +31 (0) 317 414 029 Friday: from 17:30 Email: Saturday: from 12:00 [email protected] Sunday: from 12:00

Movie W Movie W is the alternative and independent art-cinema of Wageningen. The location of Movie W is Wilhelminaweg 3A, behind the big main building of 't Venster at the Generaal Foulkesweg. Movie W has luxurious chairs with ample leg room and has Dolby Digital Surround Sound, making it one of the best appointed art-house theatres in the Netherlands. The film season runs from September to July. Movie W organises a special film weekend each January: Movie Weekend. Movie W shows films from around the world. On the Movie W website you will find which films are shown and in which language they are. It also shows the language of the subtitles. Unfortunately, most of the time the subtitles will not be in English. Dutch film distributors only have the rights to the Dutch subtitles. But they are working on this. Films normally begin at 20:30, but with special programs this can be different.

Website and programme: here Address: Wilhelminaweg 3A, Wageningen Phone: + 31 (0) 317 356 019

Cinemec Ede For a wider choice you can also visit the cinema in Ede. For programmes and reservations you can visit their website here . The Cinemec opens half an hour before the first movie.

Cinemec There is a bus stop in front Laan der Verenigde Naties 150 of the cinema. You can take 6710 CA Ede bus line 88 from Wageningen Phone: + 31 (0) 900 210 321 bus station in the direction of Email: [email protected] Ede- Wageningen. You have to get off the bus at the stop ‘Stadspoort’.

Museum ‘De Casteelse Poort’

Wageningen has its own museum ‘DE CASTEELSE POORT’. The permanent collection consists of two different exhibitions: The history of Wageningen and the liberation during the Second World War.

Address: Bowlespark 1a, Wageningen Phone: +31 (0) 317 421 436 For more information visit their website: here

Opening hours:

April - October: Tuesday - Friday 11:00 – 17:00 and Saturday -Sunday 13:00 – 17:00 hrs.

November - March: Tuesday - Friday 12:00 – 16:00 and Saturday - Sunday 13:00 – 16:00 hrs.

Other facilities

Public library Here you can read newspapers from all around the world, and there are computers with internet access that you can use for a small fee. Click here for the website Address: Stationsstraat 2, Wageningen

Swimming pool The swimming pool also has a wellness garden: Address: Bornsesteeg 4, Wageningen Opening times: Click here. For questions call +31 (0) 317 466 670 or mail to [email protected]

Botanical Gardens of Wageningen University Click here for the website Free access daily, between 8:00 and 20:00 hrs.

Museum Sculpture Gallery “Het Depot”. Entrance is free of charge. Please have a look at the website

Pubs In the city centre of Wageningen there are several pubs. Most pubs are open throughout the week, but the major evenings are on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Entrance fees are only asked for in case of special events or themed parties. Be aware that you cannot enter some pubs after 01:30.

International Club This is a club which is visited by international students and members of Wageningen UR. Entrance till 03:00. If you want to visit this club, please mention that you are following a course of Wageningen UR. For their program look here

Dutch Festivals

Carnival Carnival originally was a Catholic festival. Carnival is celebrated the four days before Ash Wednesday, which is exactly forty days before Easter. Carnival is mostly celebrated in the southern and eastern regions of the Netherlands. Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining elements of a circus, masks and public street parties. People often dress up or masquerade during the celebrations, which often disrupt daily life. Wageningen has four Carnival societies, but in contrast to the southern regions carnival does not take over the streets in Wageningen.

April 27: Koningsdag – the King’s Birthday April 27th Koningsdag (Kings day) is celebrated in the Netherlands. All through history, the Dutch Royal family has been very popular and the birthday of the King or Queen is celebrated enthusiastically. On Koningsdag there are festivities throughout the country. For example in Amsterdam and Utrecht there are second hand markets (vrijmarkten). People of all ages sell anything and everything all along the streets. In Wageningen there is also a vrijmarkt which is always held in the main shopping street (Hoogstraat). Do not forget to bargain! In cities like Arnhem, Utrecht or Amsterdam there are larger festivals with several pop podia throughout the city. The pop podia feature many different styles of music.

May 4: Remembrance Day On May 4 we remember those who died during the Second World War; Soldiers, as well as members of the various resistance movements and those who died in the concentration camps in Europe and Indonesia. At 20:00 there is a two minute silence. In many municipalities, people come together for remembrance ceremonies and speeches. Particularly in The Hague, on the Waalsdorpervlakte, and in Amsterdam, on the Dam. Flags are hung at half-mast on many buildings and houses. Nearby Wageningen, in the village of Rhenen, on the Grebbeberg there is a military cemetery where a special ceremony is held. If you want to attend this ceremony which is held every year on May 4, we recommend to be there at about 19:30. There is also ceremony in Wageningen on the 5 Meiplein in front of Hotel De Wereld. Hotel de Wereld is well-known because on May 6 1945 the terms of surrender between the Allies and the

German forces were negotiated in this hotel. The peace treaty was signed in hotel “de Wereld”as well.

May 5: Liberation Day This is the day on which the Dutch celebrate their total liberation from the occupying forces in 1945. On this day, flags are hung at full mast and the streets take on a festive look. On the day of May 5 there are many “liberation festivals” (bevrijdingsfestivals) in many cities throughout the country. In Wageningen there is also a “Liberation festival”, with performances of Dutch and international artists in the centre of the town. These performances are held during the whole day. On this day just take a walk through the centre of Wageningen and enjoy the festivities that are going on everywhere. Have fun! More information on this website: click here

December 5: “Sinterklaas” (Saint Nicolas) Sinterklaas always visits the Netherlands in November. He arrives here aboard his steamboat all the way from Spain. December 6 is Sinterklaas’ birthday. Sinterklaas has through the centuries been regarded as the patron saint of children – therefore on December 5, Sinterklaas-eve, he brings all children in the Netherlands gifts.