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De Boswachterij Gees is a 1600 ha nature reserve northwest of Gees in the province of Drenthe .The area is best known for the pingo ruin Mekelermeer and the heath on the cover sand ridge with the name Hooge Stoep. This name refers to its high location in relation to the surrounding land. Sometimes the forest as a whole is also indicated by it. The area is connected with the Mantingerveld and further on the Dwingelderveld.Address : Boswachterij Gees, 7863 Gees, Netherlands
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MantingerveldThe Mantingerveld is a nature reserve north of Nieuw-Balinge in the Dutch municipality of Midden-Drenthe. In 1992, Natuurmonumenten started the so-called Action Goudplevier, which aimed to turn a number of small fragmented forests, heath and peat areas into one large nature reserve again by buying intermediate agricultural land and converting it back into heathland. The Mantingerveld is the result of this successfully completed campaign.
Havezathe De KlenckeDe Klencke is a manor near the place Oosterhesselen in the Dutch municipality of Coevorden . In addition to the manor, the estate includes five farms with approximately 200 hectares of land. In 1961, the then owner, Mrs. EJ Goddard- van der Wyck, bequeathed the estate to the Vereniging Natuurmonumenten . The manor house and the accompanying building house were restored in 1976.
Museum OrvelteA beautiful open air museum located in the heart of Drenthe. In the lively monument village of Orvelte - where people simply live and work - you can experience history firsthand. Join us on a journey and experience Orvelte yourself!There are beautiful thatched Saxon farmhouses and other rustic buildings. Nice to walk along, but even more fun to look inside. You are most welcome at some of these farms!
Museum van PapierknipkunstThe Museum of Paper Cutting is a museum on the village green of Westerbork . It was founded in Muntendam in the 1950s by cutting artist Wiecher Lever and moved to Westerbork in 1965.The museum has a permanent set-up and also changing exhibitions with paper cutting art from the Netherlands and abroad. Every year there is an exhibition with a special theme, such as File 2009 or Summer 2015.
SleenerzandSleenerzand is a more than 1600 ha large forest area in the province of Drenthe, located between Noord-Sleen and Schoonoord . The forests were planted in the 1930s . Many traces from the distant past can still be found, in the northern part glacial pits and in the southern part burial mounds .The recreational lake Kibbelkoele is located in the area . The Bosbad Noord-Sleen outdoor swimming pool is also located in the Sleenerzand and there is a 30 km long mountain bike route.
Ellert en BrammertEllert en Brammert is an open-air museum in Schoonoord expositing the way people lived in Drenthe at the time of the peat digging. It was named after a myth about the two giants Ellert and Brammert who prowled around the Ellertsveld. It is an iconic attraction in this area and it attracts a lot of tourists to here.
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DrentheDrenthe 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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