From Oostzaan to Landsmeer
This bike ride goes through pure Dutch countryside with the beautiful historic Zaanstreek and stunning wetlands as highlights. You will continue to enjoy the numerous windmills, picturesque properties and wonderful Dutch views.
This cycle tour takes you through an archetypal Dutch landscape with the historic Zaanstreek and wetlands as highlights. Along the way, you can enjoy the numerous windmills, picturesque buildings and Dutch vistas.
After leaving from the starting point, you cycle through recreation area Het Twiske within a few minutes. As you cycle through Het Twiske, it is hard to believe that this beautiful area was created by digging sand for the first Coentunnel. If you feel like a short stop at this point? Then be sure to make a stop in Het Twiske and enjoy the peace and quiet.
From Het Twiske you cycle on to a ...
This cycle tour takes you through an archetypal Dutch landscape with the historic Zaanstreek and wetlands as highlights. Along the way, you can enjoy the numerous windmills, picturesque buildings and Dutch vistas.
After leaving from the starting point, you cycle through recreation area Het Twiske within a few minutes. As you cycle through Het Twiske, it is hard to believe that this beautiful area was created by digging sand for the first Coentunnel. If you feel like a short stop at this point? Then be sure to make a stop in Het Twiske and enjoy the peace and quiet.
From Het Twiske, you cycle on to another nature reserve, the Oostzanerveld. This is a beautiful peat meadow area and very popular with meadow birds. So keep your eyes open and spot the most beautiful meadow birds! After passing the A7 motorway, you cycle towards the Zaanse Schans. This open-air attraction is world-famous and was set up to preserve its historical heritage. You'll find green Zaanse houses, warehouses and windmills. Do you enjoy visiting the Zaanse Schans? Then use this as a stopover and have a look around! After visiting the Zaanse Schans, it's time to continue your way. Continue your route through the Zaan region and cycle through places like Wormerveer, Westzaan, Assendelft, Zaandam and Oostzaan. Tip: in Oostzaan, you will still find some beautiful Zaanse façades. From here it is just a short cycle past the Twiskemolen windmill and you are already back at the start!
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Het Grote Huis – the egg auction
Het Grote Huis – the egg auction
The house at Dorpsstraat 54 was built in 1863 in a simple, eclectic style.
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Care farm the Marches
Care farm the Marches
Care farm De Marsen, where development of people and nature is central!
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The Oostzanerveld
The Oostzanerveld is a hidden gem in an urban setting.
The OostzanerveldThe Oostzanerveld
The Oostzanerveld is a hidden gem in an urban setting.
This unique peat meadow area consists of hundreds of islets and ditches, and is best admired from the water. In the past, so-called "vaarboeren" (boat farmers) sailed from island to island with their flatboats to milk or move their cows. Some of these boating farmers are still active, such as at De Vaarboerderij in Oostzaan.
From the reed-lined ditches, the curious cows, sheep and horses love to take a look at the waterfront. The area is loved not only by cattle, but also by numerous meadow birds such as the black-tailed godwit, lapwing and redshank. No wonder the Oostzanerveld has been declared a Natura 2000 area - a place where people and nature come together in peace and quiet, just a stone's throw from Amsterdam!
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Listen | The Oostzaan Orphanage
This property on Zuideinde was built in 1695 as a country house. Years later, in 1774, the building was converted into an orphanage by the regents of Oostzaan.
Listen | The Oostzaan OrphanageListen | The Oostzaan Orphanage
This property on Zuideinde was built in 1695 as a country house. Years later, in 1774, the building was converted into an orphanage by the regents of Oostzaan.
For almost 170 years, it housed Eastzan orphans. The boys were trained as craftsmen so that they could pursue a trade after leaving, while the girls were prepared for a future as seamstresses or maids.
A well-known resident of the orphanage was David Teer, born in 1867. He entered the orphanage at the age of five and stayed there until he was 23. Teer later became a municipal official and eventually mayor of Oostzaan.
In 1943, the last child left the orphanage, after which the building was converted into a residential house. It is now listed for its rich history. Above the door of the outhouse are two figurines, a boy and a girl, with the Coat of Arms of Oostzaan between them. The sign the girl is holding shows the year 1713, the year the building was rebuilt. The building thus remains an important symbol of Oostzaan's past.
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Listen | Twiskemolen
The Twiskemolen has stood on the border between the municipalities of Landsmeer and Oostzaan since 1974. Looking at the dates on the mill, it is immediately obvious that the mill is much older.
Listen | TwiskemolenListen | Twiskemolen
The Twiskemolen has stood on the border between the municipalities of Landsmeer and Oostzaan since 1974. Looking at the dates on the mill, it is immediately obvious that the mill is much older.
The Twiskemolen was originally built in 1541. Only then it was not in Het Twiske, but about 40 km away in Barsingerhorn. When people were looking for a mill for Het Twiske, this mill - then stored in Nieuw-Vennep - was bought in the late 1960s.
The Twiskemolen is one of the few polder mills in the Netherlands that is still actually in operation and is managed by a volunteer miller. For decades, the monumental mill combined with an electric drive has been pumping the approximately 650-hectare Twiske polder. Did you know that in one minute the mill can grind 20 to 60 cubic metres of water one and a half metres up to the other side of the dike?
Next to the windmill, on the dike, is an information panel where you can read more about the Twiskemolen.
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