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w Veendam
Road Map E2. * 28,500. @ 71, 73.
n Museumplein 5b (0598-364224).
( Mon am, Thu pm.
Parkstad Veendam (Veendam
Garden City) is so called for the
lush greenery in the town,
which for centuries was the
industrial heart of the peat
colonies. However, at the end
of the 19th century, peat-
cutting fell into decline.
Although shipping grew in
importance – Veendam even
had its own maritime school –
the town retained its character
as a peat-cutting centre.
The Veenkoloniaal Museum
(peat colony museum) offers Grand layout of the impressive fortress of Bourtange
a permanent exhibition
illustrating the history of E Museum “De Baracquen” t Ter Apel
Willem Lodewijkstraat 33. Tel 0599-
peat-cutting, navigation, 354600. Open mid-Mar–Oct: Road Map E2. * 7,800.
agriculture and industry in 10am–5pm daily; Nov–mid-Mar: @ 26, 70, 73. n Hoofdstraat 49a
the Groningen peatlands. noon–5pm Sat & Sun. Closed 25 & (0599-581277). ( Thu.
The most renowned 26 Dec. &
inhabitant of Veendam was In Ter Apel, situated in the
Anthony Winkler Prins (1817– r Oude en Nieuwe Westerwolde region between
1908), who wrote the famous Drenthe and Germany, is a
encyclopaedia which is still Pekela 1465 monastery of the same
associated with his name. Road Map E2. * 13,500. @ 75. name. In 1933, the monastery
n Restaurant Het Turfschip/ was thoroughly restored and
E Veenkoloniaal Museum Flessings – terrein 3, Oude Pekela now functions as a museum
Museumplein 5. Tel 0598-364224. (0597-618833). ( Wed pm, Thu pm. devoted to ecclesiastic art and
Open 11am–5pm Tue–Thu, 1–5pm religious history. The fragrant
Fri–Mon. Closed public hols. & The “old” and “new” villages herb garden located in the
of Pekela are typical ribbon cloisters contains a collection
developments with a marked of nutrient-rich herbs such as
e Bourtange rural, peatland character. birthwort and common rue.
In the 18th century, potato
Road Map E2. * 600. @ 70, 72.
n Willem Lodewijkstraat 33 (0599- flour and straw-board manu- E Museum-klooster Ter Apel
354600). ∑ bourtange.nl facture grew in importance Boslaan 3. Tel 0599-581370. Open
in the region. There are 10am–5pm Tue–Sat, 1–5pm Sun &
Right at the German border pleasant footpaths along the public hols. Closed 1 Jan, Mon
is the magnificent fortified main canal. (Nov–Mar). & 7 - =
town of Bourtange, whose
history dates back to 1580,
when William of Orange
ordered that a fortress with
five bastions be built here
on what had once been
swampland. The defence
works were continuously
upgraded, until the fort
gradually lost its defensive
functions. It has now been
painstakingly restored to its
18th-century appearance.
Museum “De Baracquen”
exhibits artifacts excavated
in the fort.
The charming town itself
lies within a star-shaped
labyrinth of moats. Beautifully restored cloisters at the Ter Apel monastery

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