Etiket: Zweeloo
‘The legend about the Butterfly Princess comes to life for the children of Aalden and Zweeloo’
Who was the Princess of Zweeloo? As far as is known, Zweeloo did not have its own royal house. Who was that woman and why was she called princess? Roelof…
Drenthe Toen podcast: A day in Zweeloo with Van Gogh part 4: ‘That day passed like a dream’
Finke decides: “Vincent has to continue, because it will be dark in a few hours and he wants to be back in Veenoord on time. He continues from Zuid-Sleen, walks…
Drenthe Toen podcast: A day trip to Zweeloo part 3: church and sheep.
“Today we have a beautiful, romantic image of a sheep herder and his flock on the large heath, in 1883 this was essentially different. It was a hard-working profession, the…
Drenthe Toen podcast: A day trip to Zweeloo with Van Gogh, part two
Bert Finke: “Vincent walks into the guest house of Jan and Lammechien Mensingh and asks if they know if Liebermann is present. The answer is disappointing: the artists are usually…
Drenthe Toen podcast: A day trip to Zweeloo part 1, wishes and dreams of Vincent van Gogh
Our guide, Bert Finke, history buff and Van Gogh expert says: “The Boerdijk is now a busy road that runs straight through the industrial area of New Amsterdam. Now you…
Mountain biker ends up in a ditch in Zweeloo
An accident occurred this afternoon with a mountain biker in the Sleenerzand forest. The cyclist ended up in a ditch in the forest near Zweeloo after a fall. An air…
Van Gogh’s day trip to Zweeloo wrapped in a musical theater spectacle: ‘No song of praise’
In his correspondence, Van Gogh included extensive descriptions of the Drenthe area: Just wanted to tell you about a trip to Zweeloo, the village where Liebermann stayed for a long…
Church service in Zweeloo draws attention to the Vincents of this time. “Have we really progressed?”
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18-year-old man arrested after multiple car burglaries in Aalden and Zweeloo
The police in Coevorden have arrested an 18-year-old man. He is suspected of a series of car burglaries that took place in Aalden and Zweeloo last night. Because alert local…
Man (18) arrested for series of burglaries in cars in Aalden and Zweeloo
An 18-year-old man has been arrested by the police on suspicion of multiple car burglaries in Aalden and Zweeloo. Thanks to observant local residents, the man without a permanent home…