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Germany - Lindau, harbour

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:16:19 +0000

One of the most well known sites in Lindau is the entrance to the harbour, consisting of the Bavarian lion and a lighthouse. Seen from the shore on the left, the imposing, six meters high sandstone lion statue and on the right hand side the new lighthouse with a height of 33 meters. Between the two structures one has a splendid view towards Lake Constance and the Austrian and Swiss Alps.

Germany - Sonthofen, Pfarrkirche St. Michael

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:07:43 +0000

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The Pfarrkirche St. Michael is the parish church of Sonthofen. The church is an impressive neo-baroque building. The church was first mentioned in the year 1449. However, archaeological findings indicate a much older age. In 1488, the church was renewed towards the west. In its present state Pfarrkirche St. Michael was built in 1738-40.

After a severe bombing raid during World War II, the church was renewed. This last restoration was not completed until 1954 and the magnificent ceiling paintings were not finished until as late as 1991.

The main photo shows St Michael’s on the left, with the Frauenkapelle to its right.

Germany - Sonthofen, Frauenkapelle

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:00:01 +0000

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The Frauenkapelle in Sonthofen, situated directly on the south side of St Michael’s parish church, is a historic religious building dating from 1449. It is renowned for its Baroque style, the ceiling fresco (from the mid-18th century) and the high altar (1704/05). The chapel has survived several destructions and has been redesigned on several occasions.

The name Frauenkapelle is short of Kirche Unserer Lieben Frau (= Church of our Lady).

On PiP4 you see the chapel to the right of the parish church St. Michael.

Nederland - Apeldoorn, Het Oude Loo

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:27:29 +0000

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Kasteel Het Oude Loo (Castle Het Oude Loo) is dating back to the early 15th century when it was a farm, which later was fortified. When it came into the possession of the Bentinck family the moated castle as we see it today was built and enlarged between 1538 and 1540. In those days it was used as a hunting lodge by Karel, Duke of Gelre.

In 1684 Prince Willem III van Oranje, Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland acquired the castle. He also used it as a hunting lodge. Soon the castle became too small for his hunting parties and he built Paleis Het Loo in 1686-88.

In 1795, when the French occupied Holland, the castle was used as a military hospital and it fell into neglect. In 1806 Napoleon Bonaparte appointed his brother Louis Napoleon as King of The Netherlands. Louis resided in the castle during summers. He filled up the moat around the castle.

In 1904 Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands ordered the restoration of the castle. This was done by the famous Dutch architect Cuypers. In the 1950's and 1960's other restoration works were carried out. Since 1968 the castle has been owned by the Dutch state. In 1973 it became a national heritage site.

Kasteel Het Oude Loo is nowadays used by the Dutch royal family as country house and guest residence. The castle itself is not open for the public, but the surrounding fenced garden/park can be visited during April and May.

Austria - Kleinwalsertal/Baad, Martins Kapelle

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:01:58 +0000

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A first chapel in Baad was built in 1636. The consecration took place in 1663 in honor of St. Martin, the Virgin Mary and St. Wendelin. The little church was elevated to the status of a branch parish in 1711. The chapel was extended in 1738 and 1767, and demolished in 1851 due to the risk of avalanches.

The present Martins Kapelle (Martins Chapel) was built on a hill to the north of the village in 1851 and consecrated in 1855. Restoration work on the church was carried out in 1905 and from 1971 to 1972. Nowadays the small mountain chapel still towers above the village of Baad.

Austria - Kleinwalsertal/Riezlern, Mariä Opferung

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:48:50 +0000

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The parish church Mariä Opferung (also called Meine liebe Frau von Jerusalem) is dating back to the year 1471, visible in the vestibule of the church. In 1493, a gothic-style church was inaugurated and a cemetery was built.

The church was extended in the years1684 and 1720. The tower was raised in 1844 and the pitched roof replaced by a dome. In 1889 the dilapidated church including the tower was demolished and a new, built in the neo-Romanesque style. The ‘new’ church was completed in 1894 and the inauguration took place on June 12 of that year.

Martin von Feuerstein, a well-known Munich professor, created the splendid paintings in casein technique in 1903/1904 with his master class. Twenty years later the Mariä Opferung became a new altar.

Austria - Kleinwalsertal/Mittelberg, Sankt Jodok Kirche

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:39:37 +0000

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Soon after their immigration to Kleinwalsertal the Walser - coming from the Swiss canton Wallis - started building a first place of worship in Mittelberg. A stone with the year 1302 on the outside wall of the choir should be considered as proof of the existence of a small sacral building. In 1390, a new chapel with altar and cemetery was inaugurated. In 1391 Mittelberg was raised to an independent parish. Until then, the place belonged to the parish of Fischen in Allgäu (Germany).

Over the years the church became too small and in 1460 the construction of the new church in Mittelberg was started. It was built in gothic style and consecrated in 1463 with three altars. Sankt Jodok (Saint Judoc) - who lived in the 7th century - was chosen as the patron saint of the church. Its current appearance became the church in 1693 by a seven meter extension and the construction of the sacristy and a gallery. An avalanche had invaded the nave that year, so the main entrance was walled in and two side doors were opened.

The slender tower of the church - with a height of 66 meters - is a landmark of the Kleinwalsertal.

The interior offers some amazing wall frescoes, dating back to the year of 1470. The restored late-Gothic murals give the parish church a special atmosphere; they once represented the so called "biblia pauperum": the Bible for believers ignorant of reading (PiP5).

Germany - Oberstdorf, winter

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:37:51 +0000

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During our winter holiday (February 2026), unlike in previous years, we had a lot of snowfall. This resulted in some truly fairytale-like images.

The pictures were taken during a walk from the valley station of the Söllereck lift to the Freibergsee.

Germany - Oberstdorf, Trettachtal

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:16:34 +0000

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Trettachtal (Trettach Valley) is one of Oberstdorf’s valleys, which are characterised by glacial drift from the latest ice age. The valley glaciers from the large side valleys gradually crept south, forming the scenery that is visible today. As the glaciers receded, watercourses formed the current valleys, among them the beautiful Trettachtal.

The Trettach stream originates south of Oberstdorf near the Trettachspitze and is about 14 km long. North of Oberstdorf, the Trettach merges with the Breitach to form the river Iller.

Germany - Oberstdorf/Birgsau, Wendelins-Kapelle

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:40:37 +0000

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The first records of a chapel in Birgsau date back to 1680. At that time, it was a small wayside chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Construction of the chapel began in 1846 but, due to difficulties, was not completed until two years later. The interior was designed by craftsmen and artists from Oberstdorf. In 1848, the little church was consecrated as the Wendelins-Kapelle (Wendelin Chapel)

However, the present-day altar with its paintings dates from 1938. In choosing the colours, the artist took particular care to use the original colours of local flowers.

Nederland - Warnsveld, Huis Welgelegen

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:22:18 +0000

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A farmstead with a horse mill stood on the location of the current Huis Welgelegen as early as 1571. From 1650 to 1832, it was used as an inn. It was conveniently situatred on one of the access roads to the nearby city of Zutphen.

In 1832, the complex was converted into a country estate. The former inn was connected to a newly built mansion in the classicist style. The English landscape-style garden also dates from this period. The house subsequently served as a residence for various owners, but has also had other functions. From 1870 to 1897, for example, it was used as a boarding school for girls.

The garden was given the name Overtuin and was enriched with flower beds and fruit trees. The garden is home to unusual trees and is known for the stinzenplanten (historical bulbs growing for centuries as wildflowers) that bloom abundantly in the spring.

Since 1986, Huis Welgelegen has been owned by the Stichting Warnsveldse Monumenten Today Febryuary 2026), it houses a private residential care centre.

Germany - Oberstdorf, Christlessee

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:12:37 +0000

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The Christlessee is a mountain lake in the heart of the Trettach valley, at an altitude of more than 900 meters. There are several karst springs at the bottom of the lake, which ensure that it never freezes – even with minus 30 degrees - over in winter, as this spring water has a temperature of four to six degrees in both summer and winter. Just to the south of the lake are powerful springs, which feed clear water into the lake, giving it good drinking water quality.

Nederland - Apeldoorn, Landgoed Woudhuizen

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:20:15 +0000

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Landgoed Woudhuizen has a natural-historical as well as an important cultural-historical past. Already in the 14th century there is evidence of habitation. In view of the flooded environment in many places, it must have looked largely wet and swampy. The estate is officially mentioned for the first time in the year 1582, when it came into the hands of the St. Catharina Gasthuis in Arnhem.

In 1860, the - in Apeldoorn - well known family Tutein Nolthenius bought the western part of the estate and built the mansion Het Woldhuis (main image). In 1964 the municipality of Apeldoorn bought the eastern part. Eleven years later this was followed by the purchase of the other part, making the estate ‘complete’ again.

Landgoed Woudhuizen is characterised by an alternation of woods, meadows, wooded banks and fens. The estate - approximately 225 ha - is intersected by old tree-lined avenues and still has some little old farmhouses . Since March 2020, the estate has been managed by Natuurmonumenten, a Dutch society for preservation of nature monuments in the Netherlands.

Germany - Gildehaus, Geologisches Freilichtmuseum

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:57:39 +0000

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The Geologisches Freilichtmuseum (Geological Open-Air Museum) is a 200-metre circular path, showcasing more than 50 information boards and 16 different types of rock, including 30.000-year-old travertine and 1.4 billion-year-old Indian granite. The site also includes examples of historic quarrying equipment.

The ‘museum’ is located near the Romberg Quarry (PiP 4 and 5) ; the only Bentheim sandstone quarry, which is still in operation. (Although officially not open for visitors a local inhabitant told me there was no problem to have a quick look.)

Germany - Bad Bentheim, Schloss Bentheim/Kronenburg

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:58:40 +0000

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Kronenburg (Crown Castle) is the medieval main building of Bentheim Castle, which was rebuilt in neo-Gothic style between 1883 and 1914.

After war damage in the 18th century, the castle had become uninhabitable and was used as a prison from 1817 to 1865. In 1883, Prince Alexis II Zu Bentheim und Steinfurt commissioned the building to be rebuilt and the residential wing to be converted into a modern aristocratic residence. In 1914, at the start of the First World War, the renovation was stopped.

Kronenburg nowadays offers ornate state rooms, which are furnished in the 19th-century style.

Nederland - Willemstad, d'Orangemolen

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:48:27 +0000

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D’Orangemolen (d'Orange Mill) is a round brick smock mill. The flour mill was commissioned in 1734 by the Prince of Orange. The mill was leased to the miller who offered the most. It was called the ‘compulsive mill’, because all local farmers were obliged to use d'Orangemolen for grinding their grain.

During the liberation in 1945 after World War II, the mill was damaged and subsequently restored several times. Nowadays the mill - with a white plastered rain side - is privately owned, but is still fully operational.

Germany - Bad Bentheim, Burg Bentheim

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:56:43 +0000

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Burg Bentheim (Bentheim Castle), built from Bentheim sandstone, stands on a sandstone outcrop over 90 metres high above Bad Bentheim. It is the largest hilltop castle in northwestern Germany.

The first mention of the castle dates back to 1050. Around 1160, the castle walls, the tower of St. Catherine's Church and the powder tower were built. After wars, military campaigns and epidemics, Burg Bentheim was expanded between 1883 and 1914.

In the 18th century, many settlements in Germany were converted into baroque castles. However, the county of Bentheim did not have the money for this. That is why Burg Bentheim has retained its original form.

The castle has remained in the family ‘Zu Bentheim und Steinfurt’since the 12th century. It is the landmark of the town of Bad Bentheim.

Nederland - Ootmarsum, H.H. Simon en Judaskerk

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:49:47 +0000

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The H.H. Simon en Judaskerk (H.H. Simon and Jude Church) is a Roman Catholic, dedicated to the Apostles Simon and Jude Thaddaeus. The church is the only example in Westphalian Romanogothic style in The Netherlands. Although already mentioned in 1162, it largely dates from the 13th century.

In 1491-1492 a new late-Gothic choir was added, followed by a second transept east of the old one. Except for one window above the south portal, all windows have been enlarged. The entire church is built of Bentheimer sandstone.

From 1626 until 1809 the church was used by the Protestants. In that year King Lodewijk assigned the church building to Roman Catholics, as the Protestant congregation was much smaller. When it was returned to the Catholics, it was in a bad state. The original Romanesque tower was replaced by a new facade and a small wooden tower in 1842.

Nederland - Ootmarsum

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:13:52 +0000

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Ootmarsum has a long history. Around 770 one of the first churches in the region Twente was built here and in the year of 1000 Ootmarsum was one of the largest parishes.

Ootmarsum received city rights in 1325. The town was then converted into a fortress with ditches and earthworks. In the 16th century Ootmarsum was occupied by the Spanish during the Eighty Years War, but in 1597 was captured by Maurits, Prince of Orange.

Nowadays it is a popular tourist destination; well known for its meandering streets and narrow alleyways lined with historical buildings like the H.H. Simon en Judaskerk and former town hall. Nowadays the center of Ootmarsum offers lifestyle shops and a lot of galleries.

Ootmarsum was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of Dinkelland.

Germany - Gildehaus, Ostmühle

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:05:53 +0000

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The Ostmühle (East Mill) on the Mühlenberg (100 meter above sea level) in Gildehaus is a Dutch-style tower mill. The mill was built in 1749/1750 from Bentheim sandstone and has a long and turbulent history. Three year before a violent storm destroyed a wooden mill on the same spot. The mill was privately owned from 1913 to 1986. It was in danger of being demolished several times.

After a restoration the mill has been in operation again. Today, it is preserved as a historical monument and is open to the public on certain days, allowing visitors to see its historic milling equipment.