Round Twello

The ancient area around Twello has been permanently inhabited since 1000-500 BC. Several excavations of processed flint have been made in the area that support this assumption. The village of Twello has more than 13,500 inhabitants in 2013 and it is a beautiful place where richer people from Deventer built their villas. They earned their wealth through flourishing trade and industry. The area radiates opulence and tranquility and there is a lot of greenery in the Nijenbeker Clay and the Rammelwaard. The natural environment has been formed by the action of the IJssel and in the floodplain you will find old beds with meander ridges and channels that crisscross the area. A great diversity of plants can be found in the open and wide floodplain, due to height differences with low rifts and high levees. Golden primrose is one of the beautiful flowers that you recognize among the greenery and the Nijenbeker Clay is an important wintering area for various types of waterfowl and geese. When you have parked your car in the free parking lot, head for the De Hoop windmill. The original mill was built in 1850. Over time, the mill caught too little wind due to surrounding trees and buildings. That is why it was demolished in 1905. In the same year, the current, higher tower mill was built. The mill is still used to grind grain, although this is only done to a limited extent. In this way, decay is prevented in a useful way. Auberge't Hartelaer (\\\'t Hartelaar) is located on the estate of the same name near Twello. It was built around the fourteenth century. In the Middle Ages, the building served as a warehouse for grains. Later the house was expanded and the landlord's room was added. In 1976 the stately building was restored and made suitable for habitation.  When you continue cycling, you come to a stately mansion. Huize't Holthuis was built at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The two-storey mansion is decorated with a wrap-around hipped roof with corner chimneys on which wind hoods and profiled wooden cornices are fitted. Striking are the wide central risalite, the door frame with Ionic pilasters and the windows with eight- and nine-pane sliding windows, which give the house its stately allure. In Hanzestad Deventer you will pass the Bolwerksmolen, a sawmill from 1863 with a wooden octagon. The mill has three saw windows and stands on a square substructure, in which a saw shed is built. There is also a museum of the same name, where those interested in the Bolwerksmolen can take a look. Finally you come to the Wilpermolen, a tower mill built in 1736 that was used as a flour mill. The Wilper mill burned down before 1766, which resulted in a repair in 1766. After this, the mill ran for a long time, until it had to undergo another restoration in 1975. An electrically driven pair of grinding stones was installed. In 1991 the mill underwent another major restoration. In 2013, animal feed is still milled and the mill can be visited every Saturday.