Feanwâlden - Garyp | Section 2 of the Bonifatius Kloosterpad Monastery Route
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As you walk this second section of the Bonifatius Kloosterpad Monastery Route you can see how the monasteries helped shape the Frisian landscape.
The monks drained the water from the polders so the land could be reclaimed. Working together with local communities, the monasteries devised ways to hold back the rising water and helped build waterways. This early water management association was known as the Leppa Water Board.
This section of the route leads across the Soestpolder, one of…
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As you walk this second section of the Bonifatius Kloosterpad Monastery Route you can see how the monasteries helped shape the Frisian landscape.
The monks drained the water from the polders so the land could be reclaimed. Working together with local communities, the monasteries devised ways to hold back the rising water and helped build waterways. This early water management association was known as the Leppa Water Board.
This section of the route leads across the Soestpolder, one of the polders drained by the local monks. The monumental Kruiskerk church that dominates the skyline in Burgum was the abbey church of the Canons Regular who founded the Barraconvent monastery in Burgum. Sadly nothing remains of the monastery. The last part of the walk takes you across the bridge over the Prinses Margrietkanaal and ends in Garyp, an old village situated on a sand ridge surrounded by peatland.
Sights on this route
Starting point
Oastein 1
9269 SB Feanwâlden
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De Schierstins Cultural History Centre
This unique building in Feanwâlden is the only freestanding medieval defence tower north and east of the river IJssel. Today it hosts historical and art exhibitions and a variety of cultural activities.
De Schierstins Cultural History Centre
De Schierstins Cultural History Centre
Hoofdstraat 1
9269 SW Feanwâlden
Soestpolder Nature Reserve
The man-made grasslands of the Soestpolder nature reserve are an important habitat for meadow birds. Other parts of the reserve attract water birds and waders, such as the Eurasian bittern, the bearded reedling and the great egret.
Kruiskerk Burgum
De Hervormde kerk van Burgum is in de 13e eeuw door de Reguliere Kanunniken in gebruik genomen als abdijkkerk. De romanogotische parochiekerk hoorde bij het naastgelegen Bergklooster.
End point
Tsjerkepaed 13
9263 PS Garyp
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