Otterlo
Encyclopedia
Otterlo is a small village in the province of Gelderland
in the Netherlands
, in or near the Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe.
The Kröller-Müller Museum
, named after Helene Kröller-Müller
, is situated nearby and has a considerable collection of Vincent van Gogh
paintings.
Otterlo was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Ede.
Gelderland
Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, in or near the Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe.
The Kröller-Müller Museum
Kröller-Müller Museum
The Kröller-Müller Museum is an art museum and sculpture garden, located in the Hoge Veluwe National Park in Otterlo in the Netherlands.-Museum:...
, named after Helene Kröller-Müller
Helene Kröller-Müller
Helene Kröller-Müller was one of the first European women to put together a major art collection.She was born Helene Emma Laura Juliane Müller at Essen-Horst, Germany, into a wealthy industrialist family...
, is situated nearby and has a considerable collection of Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh , and used Brabant dialect in his writing; it is therefore likely that he himself pronounced his name with a Brabant accent: , with a voiced V and palatalized G and gh. In France, where much of his work was produced, it is...
paintings.
Otterlo was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Ede.
Multimedia
- CBC Archives - CBC Radio reporting from Otterlo April 17, 1945.