Welcome to Wageningen
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Welcome to Wageningen 1 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 2 Welcome This guidebook offers information about Wageningen and the facilities you can find there. If any questions remain after reading this guidebook, please do not hesitate to contact one of the staff members at the Project Support Department. Please like us on our CDI – facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/CDIwageningenUR 3 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. 4 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 5 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. 6 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) Or 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) 7 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. 8 ‘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 9 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 10