Openluchtmuseum It Damshûs

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It Damshûs is an outdoor museum in the Frisian town of Nij Beets.

The museum aims to show the visitor what the activities during the peat extraction were like and especially how the peat diggers lived and worked in that period, 1863-1920. On the museum grounds of two hectares, several buildings were constructed for this purpose and also the Tjasker Nij Beets is located on this site.

Coordinates: 53°4'11"N, 5°59'45"E

Location

Domela Nieuwenhuisweg 59BNij Beets 9245 VC FrieslandNetherlands

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+31 6 83694095

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Openluchtmuseum It Damshûs – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Heechheim, De Modderige Bol, De Jansmolen, Museum Drachten.

5 miW
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Heechheim, De Alde Feanen National Park
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De Modderige Bol
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4.6 miW
Windmill
De Jansmolen
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4.8 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum
Museum Drachten, Drachten
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5.3 miW
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De Bird, De Alde Feanen National Park
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5.1 miNW
Windmill
De Princehofmolen, De Alde Feanen National Park
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3.8 miN
Church
Protestant church of Oudega
98 min walk • The Protestant church of Oudega or Saint Agatha church is a religious building in Oudega, Netherlands, one of the many medieval churches in Friesland. The Romanesque church was built in the early 12th century out of tuffstone and has a tower from c. 1250. In the 14th century the church was lengthened with a straight closed choir.
5.9 miNW
Windmill
De Ikkers, De Alde Feanen National Park
150 min walk • De Akkers is a hollow post mill in Wartena, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1970 and has been restored so that it can turn in the wind. It is listed as a Rijksmonument.
1.4 miSW
Windmill
Boezemmolen
37 min walk • Boezemmolen is a smock mill in Tijnje, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1856 and dismantled in 1911. Formerly converted to residential use, the mill is under restoration. It is listed as a Rijksmonument.
5.5 miSE
Museum
Streekmusuem Opsterland
140 min walk • Museum Opsterland is a regional museum in Gorredijk in the Dutch province of Friesland. The museum is located in the 1887 building of the former Public Elementary School.
3.6 miNE
53°5'40"N • 6°4'22"E
De Naturij, Drachten
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