Walking route The Stift near Weerselo

Your starting point, De Stiftsjuffer, is situated in a special location: in the middle of the protected village of Het Stift near Weerselo. From the fourteenth century onwards, unmarried noble ladies were provided with a good education in this monastery. Be sure to visit the Stiftskerk, which was completely rebuilt in 1600 after a fire. The atmospheric Stiftsplein with its majestic oaks and beautiful buildings is also worth a visit! Het Stift is now smaller than Weerselo itself, but the village did originate from the monastery. You walk to a Marian chapel, which was founded after the Second World War by the women's youth movement Weerselo. Around 1950, local residents decided that the chapel had to be larger. Jacob Maris made the sandstone statue, which represents Our Lady of the Stift: a seated, caring mother figure in traditional Twente costume.