Giethoorn and De Weerribben National Park

  • The Netherlands
  • Overijssel
  • Steenwijkerland
  • 54.25 km (Approximately 03:11 u)
  • Cycling route 157804
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Giethoorn and De Weerribben National Park

  • The Netherlands
  • Overijssel
  • Steenwijkerland
  • 54.25 km (Approximately 03:11 u)
  • Cycling route 157804

A day trip to Giethoorn guarantees a special outing. The village, which has less than 3000 inhabitants, is nicknamed'Dutch Venice\\\'. It is known for its picturesque appearance: cute little bridges cross waterways where punts float. The ditches and canals were dug around houses, so that the peat from the area could be properly drained. The peat created ponds and lakes and by digging the waterways, loose islands were created, on which the houses of the inhabitants of Giethoorn were built. The punts, steered and propelled by the punt boom, complete the picture and are very reminiscent of the gondolas that serve as the main means of transport in Venice. You can park your car for free at TOP Giethoorn.

Cycling through the watery area full of streams, canals, ditches and waterways, you will see mill Giethoorn Molengat. The polder mill was built in 1979 and is located on the property of a private individual. This municipal monument can only pump the water from the millhole, the lake from which it takes its name. The tjasker is almost entirely made of wood, including the rods, which are fenced up in the old Dutch way.

A little further on you will see windmill Giethoorn Noord. The paaltjasker from 1970 was used to drain the polder. Because the windmill is built in on all sides, it is hardly noticeable and blends naturally into the landscape.

It is not for nothing that De Weerribben won the title'Most beautiful place in the Netherlands\\\' in 2004. The Weerribben are covered with beautiful plants and a variety of special animal species live in this area. The carnivorous bladderwort often floats in large masses on the fens, lakes and puddles, but crab shear, water lilies and water hemlock also thrive here. In the reed land you will encounter cheerful colors of rough herbs, including fireweed, skullcap, marsh anthorn and bindweed, while grasses, heather, peat mosses, sundew and marsh cartel leaf grow on acidifying reed land.

Directions

# Description Distance
TOP Giethoorn (TOP Giethoorn, 8355DL, Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, The Netherlands) 0.00 km
Giethoorn Molengat (Molengat, 8355BH, Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, The Netherlands) 3.47 km
62
62 (Kerkweg, 8355BJ, Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, The Netherlands) 3.63 km
Giethoorn Noord (Tjasker Giethoorn Noord, 8355 AT, Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, The Netherlands) 4.35 km
39
39 (Beulakerweg, 8355AH, Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, The Netherlands) 7.06 km
31
31 (Burgemeester G W Stroinkweg, 8343XL, Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, The Netherlands) 10.50 km

Sights

Giethoorn Molengat

Molengat
8355BH Steenwijkerland
http://www.allemolens.nl

The most famous windmill type in the Netherlands. Windmills were not only used to produce flour from cereals, but also for draining polder areas. Natural energy. The most famous windmills can be found in Kinderdijk, which have truly been set up as a polder model. A must see!

Giethoorn Noord

Tjasker Giethoorn Noord 10A
8355 AT Steenwijkerland

This mill is built in and grown on all sides and is therefore hardly noticeable. The mill is part of a museum.

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