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De Deelen is a vast complex of peat bogs in the lower middle of the Dutch province of Friesland , in the municipalities of Heerenveen and De Friese Meren. The Deelen consists of reed beds , draft holes with a relatively large amount of open water, thickets and grasslands. The lower middle of Friesland largely consisted of low peat swamps, which stretched south to the swamps of Northwest Overijssel.

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Museum Heerenveen

Museum Heerenveen

6.56km from De Deelen

Museum Heerenveen ,is a cultural history museum in the center of Heerenveen . The museum tells the history of the area through archaeological finds, historical objects and a collection of works by significant artists of the area such as Jan Mankes .

Museum Belvédère

Museum Belvédère

7.45km from De Deelen

The Museum Belvédère is a museum for modern and contemporary art in Heerenveen , province of Friesland. The collection mainly consists of works by Frisian artists and kindred spirits that are rarely shown in other public collections. These are artists such as Jan Mankes , Thijs Rinsema , Tames Oud , Gerrit Benner , Boele Bregman , Willem van Althuis and Sjoerd de Vries . The styles realism , impressionism , expressionism , constructivism and new figuration are represented in the museum.

Openluchtmuseum it Damshus

Openluchtmuseum it Damshus

7.46km from De Deelen

A beautiful open air museum in Nij Beets , Friesland.The museum aims to show the visitor what the activities were during the peat extraction and, in particular, the conditions in which the peat diggers lived and worked during that period, 1863-1920. Various buildings have been (re)built on the two-hectare museum site and the Tjasker Nij Beets is also located on this site.

Belvédère (toren)

Belvédère (toren)

8.64km from De Deelen

The Belvedere of Oranjewoud is a belvedere in the Oranjewoud Park area east of Heerenveen. The octagonal watchtower has nine staircases of twelve steps and a height of eighteen meters. Adding the height of the knoll, the eye level of a person on the tower is almost thirty meters above ground level . This tower also fell into disrepair, but instead of demolition, the belvedere was restored after seventy years.

Kameleon Terherne

Kameleon Terherne

9.67km from De Deelen

This is an amusement park that is completely dedicated to the book series De Kameleon by Hotze de Roos , and is located in the Frisian town of Terhorne. You can enjoy the chameleon farm, the cruise and the adventure island again. The 'Grande Tour' consists of searching the farm, a round trip in which everything is told by a guide and an adventure on the Chameleon Island. Nice working together, getting dirty and getting acquainted with the 4 elements.

Stichting Museum Joure

Stichting Museum Joure

10.03km from De Deelen

Museum Joure is a museum in Joure in the Dutch province of Friesland . The museum presents itself as a 'museum of making' and shows four clusters of collections: Douwe Egberts / coffee and tea, Frisian clocks, printing and metal. The museum is supported by the Friends of Museum Joure association.

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Friesland

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Friesland is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. Friesland is a unique region of the country as its locals speak their own language known as Frisian. The province is primarily an agricultural region and is the birthplace of the Frisian Cattle and black Frisian horse. Aside from agriculture, tourism plays a major role in the province’s economy.

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