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De Strubben-KniphorstboschThe Strubben-Kniphorstbosch is a nature reserve between Anloo and Schipborg. The 377 hectare area owes its name to the 'stubby' oaks and to Gerrit Kniphorst, who was the owner in the 19th century. You will find various traces of prehistoric times here, including two dolmens and no fewer than 60 burial mounds.
Nationaal beek- en esdorpenlandschap Drentsche AaNational Park Drentsche Aa is a national park of the Netherlands, which consists of the cultural landscape surrounding the valley of the small river the Drentsche Aa. The landscape is currently nearly the same as it was in the mid 19th century, as the several agricultural landscape reforms of the 20th century were not implemented in this area.
Geopark de HondsrugDe Hondsrug UNESCO Global Geopark is a large area covering almost the whole Eastern part of Drenthe and also a part of the province of Groningen.The ridges and valleys of the unique Hondsrug landscape were created in the ice ages. Prehistoric people left archaeological treasures behind. For thousands of years man has re-shaped this land, creating a landscape that reflects all ages.
Dolmen D18Dolmen D18 is located in the vicinity of Rolde in the Dutch province of Drenthe.The dolmen is located northeast of Rolde in the vicinity of the cemetery and the Sint-Jacobskerk. In the immediate vicinity is a second dolmen; D17. The dolmen has been 'restored' by Joan Lodewijk Gerhard Gregory and looks 'neater', dolmen D17 is more of a ruin.
Windmill Museum De WachterDe Wachter is a smock mill in Zuidlaren, Drenthe, which has been restored to working order. The mill was built in 1851 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 41064. It comprises also a clog workshop, bakery and grocery shop, smithy and you can take a cruise on a steam-powered boat.
DeurzerdiepThe Deurzerdiep is one of the upper reaches of the Drentsche Aa in the Dutch province of Drenthe .The Deurzerdiep starts at Schieven , where the Amerdiep and Anreeperdiep converge. The deep then flows in a northerly direction past Deurze . The canalized section bends to the west and empties into the Havenkanaal , a branch of the Noord-Willemskanaal . The original Deurzerdiep meanders through the area west of Kampsheide and turns south of Loon into the Looner Diep .
Hunebed G1Hunebed G1 is located southwest of Noordlaren in the Dutch province of Groningen . The hunebed is located on a hill in a bush, which can be reached from Noordlaren via a dirt road. Within the Netherlands, the hunebed is the most northern of the hunebeds still located on the original site, and also the only Groningen hunebed still on the original site. The hunebed was archaeologically examined in 1957 under the supervision of Van Giffen.
NoordlaarderbosThe Noordlaarderbos is a kind of fairytale forest with a rich past. For example, you will find burial mounds here. The old burial mounds in the Noordlaarderbos date back to far before the Middle Ages. They are at least 2500 years old. They have lost their original shape due to burrowing humans and animals.The forest is especially popular with holidaymakers for walking on weekends. Natuurmonumenten has set out several walking routes through the forest.
Boswachterij Gieten BorgerThe Boswachterij Gieten-Borger is a forestry of Staatsbosbeheer in the Dutch municipalities of Aa and Hunze and Borger-Odoorn in the province of Drenthe. The Gieten-Borger forestry is approximately 2,900 hectares and was built around 1922 as part of the job creation scheme . Before that time, a vast moorland landscape lay here . First the northern part of the forestry was constructed and then the southern part.
Drenthe ArchiveThe Drents Archief keeps the records of the province of Drenthe (which includes the court records and provincial government records), and for the municipality of Assen. Other municipalities keep their records in local or regional archives. For an overview of all the archives in Drenthe and their finding aids, see Drents Archiefnet.
Drents MuseumThis is an art and history museum in Assen, Drenthe, in the Netherlands. It has a large permanent collection of prehistoric artifacts from the province of Drenthe. It includes exhibits of bog bodies such as the Yde Girl,the Weerdinge Men, Exloërmond Man, and the Emmer-Erscheidenveen Man. There are finds from the Funnelbeaker culture, and the collection also includes the oldest recovered canoe in the world, the Pesse canoe, that dates between 8200 and 7600 BC.
GasselterveldThe Gasselterveld is a recreation area in the middle of the Hondsrug in Drenthe. You will find the swimming pond 't Nije Hemelriek and the swimming lake the Gasselterveld. Improbably blue water, forest views and a dazzling white beach. A wonderful place where you can swim and sunbathe!
Natuurgebied AppelbergenAppelbergen is the name of a former military training area and today a forest with heather and peat remnants east of Glimmen , in the province of Groningen. In the forest is a restaurant Pancake House Paviljoen Appelbergen, near the lake which is located in the middle of the forest. This is the remnant of a larger circular lake that is now an almost impassable swamp . In the past there was also an outdoor swimming pool , of which a few remains are still visible.
't Nije Hemelriek't Nije Hemelriek is a recreational lake near Gasselte in the Gieten-Borger forestry in the Dutch municipality of Aa en Hunz. Just west of the recreational lake is a large sand extraction area with a deep pond. Coarse sand was extracted for construction in the sand extraction area. On the north side of this lake is a large recreational beach.
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.
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.
ZuidlaardermeerA beautiful lake, that runs Northwest of the village of Zuidlaren and southwards of the former municipality of Hoogezand-Sappemeer. It was formed 5,000-8,000 years ago. The lake is fed by the river Hunze. This river enters the lake in the south-east and exits the lake in the north as Drentsche Diep.The lake is popular with tourists, but in particular with yachtsmen. Many sailboats are moored in the lake, because the Zuidlaardermeer is one of the few suitable lakes for sailing in the region.
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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Gasterse DuinenGasterse Duinen is a nature reserve in Gasteren that consists of sand ridges and wet peat bogs . The area was formed in the Pleistocene by land ice, meltwater, snow storms and rivers. The nature reserve falls under the Drentsche Aa area , a Natura 2000 area. The Pieterpad runs through the area .