Gevangenismuseum

#474 among destinations in the Netherlands

Museum, History museum

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Facts and practical information

The National Prison Museum is located in a former workhouse in Veenhuizen. The museum informs in an interactive way about the handling of crime and punishment in the Netherlands from 1600 until today. Attention is also paid to the history of Veenhuizen as a prison village.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°2'29"N, 6°23'25"E

Location

Oude Gracht 1Veenhuizen 9341 AA DrentheNetherlands

Contact

+31 592 388 264

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Day trips

Gevangenismuseum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: TT Circuit Assen, De Hoop, Noordenveld, National Prison Museum.

7.8 miSE
Historic motorsport racing circuit
TT Circuit Assen, Assen
199 min walk • The TT Circuit Assen is a motorsport race track built in 1955 and located in Assen, Netherlands. Host of the Dutch TT, it is popularly referred to as "The Cathedral" of motorcycling by the fans of the sport.
3.2 miNE
Windmill
De Hoop
82 min walk • De Hoop is a smock mill in Norg, Drenthe, the Netherlands. It was built in 1906 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 30781.
3.3 miNE
Windmill
Noordenveld
86 min walk • Noordenveld is a smock mill in Norg, Drenthe, the Netherlands. It was built in 1878 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 30785.
~50 ftNE
53°2'29"N • 6°23'26"E
National Prison Museum, Noordenveld
1 min walk • Museum
~1920 ftNE
53°2'45"N • 6°23'42"E
De Tuinen van Weldadigheid, Noordenveld
10 min walk • Park
0.8 miS
Village,
Veenhuizen
20 min walk • Veenhuizen is a village with around 800 inhabitants in the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands. In the early 19th century, a reform housing colony for the poor and homeless was established in Veenhuizen by the Society of Benevolence.