The Plompetoren The canal: from defense line to city park The impressive Plompetoren, almost 40 meters high, protected the entrance to the Plompetorengracht for centuries. Initially, the underpass was in the tower itself, but around 1540 a new water gate was made next to the tower. This new entrance was defended with cannons from the […]
Rubbish or paradise
Junk or paradise? Rough grasslands Natural monuments deliberately choose to make the grasslands rougher in this area than in other places. People sometimes experience this as ‘unorganized’, but for insects, birds and small mammals this is a true paradise! The fields are sown with a mixture of grasses and flowers. This ensures a vast variety […]
Liked on the Leash
liked on a leash Welcome Dogs like to run free. This is no problem at all on the public roads around the Wielrevelt (Joostenlaan, Eikslaan and Haarpad). Unfortunately, it is not possible everywhere. Between the fields and meadows, stray dogs, often unseen and unintentionally, cause disruption to nature. Dogs are welcome in the field, but […]
Route Rotsoord no. 7 – Staatsen
In 1879 on Rotsoord no. 13, Mr. A. Staatsen started a bleaching shop and a washing and drying house called De Vlijt. After a while he moved to no. 24. In 1900 the building complex included a steam washing shop, drying halls, bleach fields, a soap works and a storage for wagons. The new “drying house” counted […]
Route Rotsoord no. 6 – UMS
The furniture and chairs factory UMS by F. Loeb on the Oosterkade was in dire need of an expansion. He bought the bankrupt Holland company in 1918 en expanded it gradually in the years to come. They chose the best wood for their product in Eastern Europe and they worked with a unique drying procedure. […]