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324  NOR THERN AND EASTERN NE THERLANDS

8 Deventer
Road Map D3. * 86,000. £
n Brink 56 (0570-710120).
( Fri am & Sat.
The lively centre of the old
Hanseatic city of Deventer
features numerous medieval
houses, including the oldest
stone house in Holland today.
Buildings worth seeing in
particular are those situated on
the pleasant Brink (green) and
the Bergkerk. In the middle of
Deventer, larger than Amsterdam in its heyday the Brink stands the impressive
Waag (weigh house) from 1528,
6 Staphorst museums, including the which now contains the VVV
Nationaal Tinnen Figuren and the renovated Historisch
Road Map D3. * 15,000. @ 40.
n Binnenweg 26 (0522-467400). Museum (national tin Museum de Waag, with
^ Sun. ( Wed am. models museum). exhibits that illustrate the
town’s history. On the first
Staphorst is known throughout E Nationaal Tinnen Sunday of August, the
Holland as a stronghold of strict Figuren Museum town holds the Deventer
Christian beliefs. It was where the Markt 1. Tel 0529-454500. Boekenmarkt (book fair),
Gereformeerde Bond (reformed Open Apr–Oct: 11am–5pm the largest in Europe. It is
union), one of the strictest Tue–Sat, 1–5pm Sun & hols; A tin soldier preceded by a poetry festival.
embodiments of Protestantism, Nov–Mar: 11am–5pm Sat,
ruled within the Dutch Reformed 1–5pm Sun & hols. E Historisch Museum de Waag
Church. Many of the lovely old Closed 1 Jan, 25 Dec. & Brink 56. Tel 0570-693783. Open
farm houses, painted in a charac- 10am–5pm Tue–Sat, 1–5pm Sun.
teristic green and blue, are Environs Closed public hols. & =
monumental buildings. To get an To find out more about the
idea of what they once looked nature reserves in Ommen, visit
like, visit the Museum Staphorst. the Natuurinformatiecentrum 9 Nijverdal
The townspeople continue to Ommen, which houses a Road Map D3. * 23,500.
wear traditional dress, a custom permanent exhibition illustrating £ n Willem Alexander Straat 7c
which has practically vanished the cultural history of the (0540-612729). ( Sat.
elsewhere in the country. surrounding countryside.
Throughout Staphorst you will Particularly worth seeing are The impressive beauty of the
see women, especially elderly the typical Saxon farmhouses Sallandse Heuvelrug, with its
women, wearing the blue and at Beerze, Junne, Stegeren, fine heathland and woodland,
black outfits. Besthem and Giethmen. is especially apparent at
Nijverdaal. This is the last
E Museum Staphorst } Natuurinformatie‑ remaining breeding ground
Gemeenteweg 67. Tel 0522-462526. centrum Ommen in the Netherlands for black
Open Apr–Oct: 10am–5pm Tue–Sat. Hammerweg 59a. Tel 0529-450702. grouse. An interesting
Closed Sun, Mon & hols. & Open May–Oct: 1–5pm Wed–Sun; exhibi tion on the Heuvelrug
∑ museumstaphorst.nl Nov–Apr: 1:30–4pm Wed, Sat & Sun. region can be seen at the
7 Ommen
Road Map D3. * 17,000. £
n Kruisstraat 6 (0900-1122375).
( Tue am.
The district of Ommen lies in
stunningly beautiful countryside
extending from the town to
nearby villages and hamlets.
One-third of its total area of
18,000 ha (44,500 acres) is covered
by nature reserves and forests. A
former Hanseatic city, Ommen
itself is home to a few interesting Flock of sheep in Sallandse Heuvelrug
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p400 and pp413–14

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