Twenterand

Set amid the reclaimed peatlands of northeastern Overijssel, Twenterand is a place whose character is shaped by centuries of drainage, peat cutting and farming. The municipality brings together Vriezenveen, Vroomshoop, Den Ham, Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk and Daarlerveen, where straight roads and waterways reflect the region’s planned settlement pattern. Near Vriezenveen, the Engbertsdijksvenen preserve a rare remnant of raised bog, with heath, pools and wet grassland. Vriezenveen also has an unusual international story: its Rusluie merchants traded with Saint Petersburg from the eighteenth century onward. Village life, rather than one urban centre, sets Twenterand’s pace. Move on to other webcams in Overijssel to compare landscapes and settings around Twenterand.

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