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Terps are important features in the Frisian landscape. Historically seen they speak to the imagination, they invoke archaeological questions and inspire new artistic and cultural plans and ideas. The inhabitants of the terps used to be closely connected to the Wadden. Though this relationship is still present in the area's current residents, that once very strong connection was clearly broken with the building of the dikes.
In 2011 the village of Blije decided to change that. The residents wanted to…
Terps are important features in the Frisian landscape. Historically seen they speak to the imagination, they invoke archaeological questions and inspire new artistic and cultural plans and ideas. The inhabitants of the terps used to be closely connected to the Wadden. Though this relationship is still present in the area's current residents, that once very strong connection was clearly broken with the building of the dikes.
In 2011 the village of Blije decided to change that. The residents wanted to live and work facing the Wadden Sea. The landscape of Friesland's highest terp in Hegebeintum still reveals part of the old history. Why not add a new story to this? And so the idea to build a new terp outside the dike near Blije was born: the Terp fan de Takomst (Frisian for Terp Of The Future). A place where extraordinary experiences will attract people to both the village and the Wadden coast; where old stories are told and new ones created.
On The Van Historische Terp naar Terp van de Toekomst (From Historical Terp to Terp of the Future) route visitors will travel through time in an old historical story to this final destination outside the dike.
This project was made possible with funds from: VSBfonds, Provincie Fryslân, Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij, Gemeente Ferwerderadiel, Bezoekerscentrum Terp Hegebeintum, Petronella Fonds Blije, Vereniging Dorpsbelang Blije, etc.
Fancy a gift or a snack? This is your chance! Make a stop at number 29 Kleine-Lijn, traditional textile printers with gift shop, delicious coffee and tea with scrumptious home-made pie.
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