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About International Klompenmuseum

The International Wooden Shoe Museum Eelde is a museum in Eelde, the Netherlands, for clogs, clog-making equipment and machinery. It has the largest collection of wooden footwear in the world. There has been Over 2,200 different pairs of wooden shoes and footwear with wooden soles from 43 countries and Hundreds of pieces of clog-making equipment from seven European countries and An extensive collection of international literature, including photographs.
Address : Wolfhorn 1A, 9761 BA Eelde, Netherlands

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Museum De Buitenplaats EeldeMuseum De Buitenplaats is a museum for figurative art from after 1945 in Eelde in Drenthe . It consists of a museum pavilion, a museum garden with orangery and museum café and the seventeenth-century Nijsinghhuis . In addition to visual art, the museum also offers a stage for performing arts and literature .
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Museum VosbergenMuseum Vosbergen is a museum in Eelde in the province of Drenthe. It is located in a villa on the Vosbergen estate . It has been devoted to old musical instruments since circa the 18th century. There are also some very old copies in the collection from before our era. The museum has a collection of around 800 western and non-western musical instruments. A tour is given via audio equipment, in which the background and sound of various specimens are discussed in more detail per group.
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Doolhof Landgoed De BraakThis is a 29-hectare estate of Natuurmonumenten on the north side of Paterswolde , consisting of park forest, meadows and mixed forest. At the beginning of the 19th century, the landscape-style park forest was designed by the landscape gardener Roodbaard, with winding lanes and graceful ponds. There is a maze and berceau in De Braak. Nearby, the estate is known for its rookery of up to 400 pairs, and the blue heron colony of 30 pairs. The centuries-old trees serve as shelter for many bats.
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VennebroekVennebroek is a 17 hectare estate north of Paterswolde , adjacent to the Friesche Veen estate. The estate consists of grasslands and beech and oak avenues. What is special is that there are almost 200 species of mushrooms here, including the rare evening crimson mushroom and a sweet chestnut that is about 350 years old and has a circumference of 4.7 meters. A large beech tree has a branch that bends so far that it touches the ground and takes root again.
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Paterswoldsemeer WestzijdeThe Paterswoldsemeer is a lake southwest of the Dutch city of Groningen on the border of the provinces of Groningen and Drenthe.Due to its location near Groningen, the lake is popular with boating enthusiasts, especially sailors. The Hoornsemeer, and more in particular the Hoornseplas, is popular with swimmers and sunbathers.
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Drentsche AaThe Drentsche Aa is a river rising in the Dutch province of Drenthe, flowing through Drenthe and for the last part the province of Groningen. It ends in the Schipsloot near Haren, which flows into the Noord-Willemskanaal; however, originally it ended into the Selwerderdiep. The water finally ends in the Lauwersmeer and Waddenzee.

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Drenthe
Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. The oldest remains of settlements in Holland were found in this province: the mysterious hune beds. But Drenthe also boasts varied natural landscapes: peat swamps, heathlands, and sand drifts. In short, Drenthe is well worth a visit.

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