Veenhuizen

A card from the national prison museums in Veenhuizen, an interactive museum on the history of Dutch crime & prisons, housed in a former penal institution. Veenhuizen is part of the Unesco site Colonies of Benevolence, a 19th century experiment in social reform, an effort to alleviate urban poverty by establishing agricultural colonies in remote locations.

Unesco: Colonies of Benevolence

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Date: April 24

Wilhelminaoord

Wilhelminaoord was one of the farming colonies established by the Society of Benevolence in the early 19th century to decrease poverty by providing sustainable employment for able-bodied poor people. Along with the other colonies constructed by the Society, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021 because of its testimony to a unique method of housing reform and its urban planning.

Unesco: Colonies of Benevolence

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Date: Feb 4

Veenhuizen

Veenhuizen is a former penal colony, where more than one hundred official monuments bear witness to its unique past. Straight avenues and stately buildings, museums, workshops, atmospheric places to eat and drink ... In Veenhuizen, without exception, they are housed in historical buildings that are moreover highly coherent. They bear witness to the history of the Colony, a 19th century experiment in social reform, an effort to alleviate urban poverty by establishing agricultural colonies in remote locations.

Unesco: Colonies of Benevolence
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Date: Aug 4

Wildlands

From Wildlands, an adventure theme park in Emmen.These 2 look like the boys Mauk and Manoa, 2 Asian elephants born in 2018. Their youngest elephant Ka Yan, also a boy, was born in February this year. They have a total of 8 Asian elephants, only 2 of them are female.

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Date: May 13

From Assen

The capital Assen, located in the north of the province of Drenthe.

Distance: 201 km
Travel time: 9 days

From Emmen

Emmen is a municipality and town of the province Drenthe in the northeastern Netherlands.
The card shows some views of  Wildlands  Zoo, dolmen D45 and church Zuiderkerk.

Distance: 243 km
Travel time: 5 days

From Drenthe

A card from Drenthe, a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. I'm guessing the card is showing some views of the museum village in Orvelte.

Distance: 253 km (157 miles)
Travel time: 8 days