20 Attractions to Explore Near De Onlanden

The De Onlanden area is located in the north of Drenthe and is approximately 2500 ha. It is the result of a redevelopment project near Peize, which covers 6000 hectares. The aim of this project is to improve the agricultural structure, but at the same time to accelerate the construction of nature reserves and to realize a large water storage area.

The Hoornseplas is a recreational lake south of the city of Groningen in the municipalities of Groningen and Tynaarlo. The Hoornse Plas includes a playing and splashing pond, sandy beaches and playing and sunbathing areas. The southern part of the Hoornse Plas is an area where free recreation is allowed: it is a popular nudist beach . Until the summer of 2006, the so-called 'paalberg' stood on the northern bank.

Meerschap Paterwolde is a partnership of the municipalities of Groningen and Tynaarlo and until 1 January 2019 the former municipality of Haren . The Meerschap is responsible for managing the area around the Paterswoldsemeer. The Meerschap manages the Paterswoldse lake, the Hoornsemeer , the Hoornseplas and the surrounding recreational and nature areas.The powers of the Meerschap are laid down in the Joint Regulations Act .

The 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.

Wall House II is an historic building in Groningen, Netherlands, that was designed by John Hejduk. it is one of his few realized designs.Wall House II has a very large wall as its central feature, composed of four organic-formed rooms and a long, narrow corridor. It is considered a mix of Cubist painting, Surrealist sculpture and architecture.

The Hoornsemeer is a recreational lake south of the city of Groningen . The lake is about 5 km away from the city center. The lake was created by sucking away the sand layer that lies under a peat layer. In summer, the Hoornsemeer is popular with townspeople and other holidaymakers from the area. In autumn and winter, the lake is home to various migratory birds and ducks.

This 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.

Vennebroek 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.

The Nederlands Stripmuseum is a museum dedicated to Dutch language comic strips, with emphasis on native comic creations, and located in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. The premises in which the museum is housed is not owned by the museum or the city, but rented from real-estate managing company nl:Libéma. The collection though, is the legal responsibility of a private foundation, the "Stichting het Nederlands Stripmuseum".

The Van Ketwich Verschuurbrug is a vertical lift bridge in the city of Groningen over the Noord-Willemskanaal. The bridge is located where the Van Ketwich Verschuurlaan changes into the Laan Corpus den Hoorn and is the southernmost bridge over the Noord-Willemskanaal in the municipality of Groningen. This bridge, together with the Van Iddekinge bridge, forms the connection between the De Wijert and Corpus den Hoorn districts.

The Stadspark in Groningen is an approximately 140 hectare park on the southwest side of the city in the Stadsparkwijk. It is a municipal monument. The City Park is laid out in a low-lying, swampy peat area that is covered with a layer of clay and sand from the excavated pond at the walking areas. It is made up of a number of parts. An Arboretum is located at the entrance, on the Paterswoldseweg. West of the trotting track, on the edge of the pond, is the pavilion from 1926.

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.

Museum 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 .

The Julianabrug in Groningen is a bridge over the Noord-Willemskanaal right next to the Julianaplein junction , part of the N7 . Directly south of the bridge is the boathouse of the General Groninger Student Rowing Association Gyas . The bridge was opened at the same time as the Groningen Ring between Paterswoldseweg and the former Europaplein junction .

t Huis de Wolf is a monumental country house in neo -Renaissance style in the Groningen town of Haren. . The mansion is named after an inn of the same name, which stood on the same piece of land in 1691 and possibly before and was probably replaced by a larger building before 1818.The Wassenaar family probably lived permanently in 't Huis de Wolf from 1900 to 1911.

Museum 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.

The Haren Hortus Botanicus is located a few kilometres south of the city of Groningen, and provides a varied selection of themed gardens on a terrain of no less than 20 hectares.

Sassenhein is a private nature reserve in the municipality of Groningen , located south of the village of Haren. The area consists of two lakes , the Noordplas and the Zuidplas. There is a pavilion at the Noordplas. The lakes are especially popular with fishermen and nature lovers.

Sterrebos is a park in the Dutch city ​​of Groningen, northwest of the Helpman district . It is a municipal monument. In the plans for the deepened construction of the southern ring road, Sterrebos will become part of the planned Zuiderplantsoen. Originally it was actually a star forest, a forest with eight paths that led in different directions from a central point. This setup, which was in vogue in the eighteenth century and was ideally suited for hunting, has largely been lost.

The Peerd van Ome Loeks can be seen as one of the symbols of the Dutch city of Groningen . The image derives its existence from a Groningen folk tune with the same title.