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314  NOR THERN AND EASTERN NE THERLANDS

7 Rolde 0 Westerbork
Road Map E2. * 6,200. @ Road Map E2. * 8,000. @ 22.
n Onder de Molen, Grote Brink 22 n BG van Wezelplein 10 (0593-
(0592-241502). 331381).
Rolde was important for a The Hoofdstraat (main street)
considerable time. There are features a Late Gothic 14th-century
prehistoric tumuli (in the church, which now houses the
Tumulibos woods), and three Museum voor Papierknipkunst
megaliths, two of which are on (paper-cutting museum) and
the mound directly behind the Saxon farmhouses which bear
church. During the Middle Ages, witness to a prosperous past.
people were tried at the Boomkroonpad’s tree-top walkway, a However, Westerbork is visited
Ballooërkuil; if guilty they were well-known tourist attraction primarily for its more recent history.
held prisoner in the 15th-century In World War II, the Westerbork
church, a magnificent Gothic interesting attraction. The walk Transit Camp stood here. It was
edifice. Forests, peatland and starts at the roots, with a 23-m from this camp that 107,000 Jews,
drifting sands surround the village. (75-ft) tunnel. This leads into a Gypsies and resistance fighters
Sheep graze on the Ballooërveld. 125-m (410-ft) ascent to a height were held before deportation to
of 22.5 m (74 ft), affording a the Nazi concentration camps.
fascinating view of the forest. Anne Frank (see pp112–13) was
8 Borger one of its inmates.
} Drents Boomkroonpad
Road Map E2. * 4,700. @ 59. n
Grote Brink 2a (0599-234855). ( Tue. Bezoekerscentrum, Drents Z Herinneringscentrum
Boomkroonpad, Steenhopenweg 4, Kamp Westerbork
Borger is the capital of the Drouwen. Tel 0592-377305. Oosthalen 8, Hooghalen.
hunebeddengebeid, or mega- Open daily. Closed 1 Jan. & - Tel 0593-592600. Open daily. & 7
lith region. There are eight
megaliths in and around the
town, including the largest in 9 Orvelte q Dwingeloo
Holland. Nearby is the Nationaal Road Map E2. * 90. @ 22, 23. Road Map: D2. * 1,800. @ 20.
Hunebedden Informatiecentrum n Dorpsstraat 1a (0593-322335). n Brink 4b (0521-591000). ( Tue.
(’t Flint’n Hoes), with a fine exhib-
ition about the Beaker People The whole of Orvelte is in effect The first thing that strikes
and a stone casket from the an open-air museum. In the visitors about Dwingeloo is
most recently excavated mega- restored Saxon farmhouses the onion dome of the
lith, which was discovered in from the early 19th century, 14th-century church tower
1982 in Groningen. there are exhibits on agriculture (the Siepelkerk). You can read
and displays of traditional crafts. about the legend behind this
E Nationaal Hunebedden Cars are banned from the area, oddity on the information
Informatiecentrum but tours in horse-drawn trams board located nearby.
Bronnegerstraat 12. Tel 0599-236374. or covered wagons are offered. There is some impressive
Open daily. Closed 1 Jan, 25 Dec. The more interesting attrac- countryside around the town.
& 7 - tions of the town include a The Dwingelderveld is a
tinsmith’s shop. national park and the
Environs krentenbossen (currant
Drents Boomkroonpad (tree- E Bezoekerscentrum plantations) which flower in
top walk), 2 km (1 mile) down Dorpsstraat 3. Tel 0593-322335. April and May – the fruit
the “Staatsbossen” turn-off on Open Apr–Oct daily. & 8 7 ripening in July or August – are
the Rolde-Borger road, is an 0 - delightful in every respect: they
are pleasant to the eye and to
the taste buds. At the edge of
the Dwingelose Heide heath is a
radio-telescope.
The interesting and child-
friendly Planetron nearby is an
observatory where there is a
planetarium as well as an
electronic games area.
 Planetron
Drift 11b. Tel 0521-593535. Open daily
during school hols. Closed 1 Jan, Mon
Farmers at work in the Orvelte open-air museum outside school hols. & 0 -
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp399–400 and p413

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