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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Drenthe

Drenthe’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments in Drenthe. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 14, 2025

Dolmen D10, Gasteren

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The hunebed is attributed to the Funnelbeaker culture.
The hunebed is a small and incomplete hunebed. The hunebed is 6.7 meters long and 3.1 meters wide. It still has two …

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Dolmen D53

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Dolmen D53 is the third largest dolmen in the Netherlands, measuring about 18 meters long. The dolmen is almost complete and is beautifully situated on the edge of the heath. …

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Bomb Craters on the Havelteberg

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Holtingerveld is a nature reserve in a primeval landscape and included in the European network of nature reserves Natura 2000. A beautiful walking area with heathland and dolmens.

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The New Heavenly Realm

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'T Nije Hemelriek is a lovely swimming lake with beautiful white sand. There are playground equipment for the little ones and there is a kiosk and restaurant where you can eat.

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Dolmen D17 (Rolde)

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Nice piece of history of two very well-preserved hunebeds, because just behind them is hunebed D18.

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Mantingerzand Nature Reserve

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The Mantingerzand is located northeast of Hoogeveen and was created by the cutting of heathland sods and the presence of sheep in the area. It is without doubt one of the most beautiful shifting sand areas in the Netherlands.

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Drentse Poort

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This gate, which is located near the Drents-Overijssel border, is located on the Pieterpad route.

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Hunebed Boswachterij Emmen

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These three small dolmens (D38, D39 and D40) are located together in the Valtherbosch, just north of the northern edge of Emmen. Be sure to pause your bike ride to admire these fascinating buildings.

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Hunebeds D21 and D22 near Bronneger

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here are recordings of the famous TV series Bartje.

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Dolmen D49 (Papeloze Kerk)

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Dolmen D49, also known as the Paploze Church, is a passage grave in the Sleenerzand nature reserve between Schoonoord and Noord-Sleen. The dolmen was built during the Funnel Beaker culture. …

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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Drenthe

Dolmen D10, Gasteren

Dolmen D53

Bomb Craters on the Havelteberg

The New Heavenly Realm

Dolmen D17 (Rolde)

Mantingerzand Nature Reserve

Drentse Poort

Hunebed Boswachterij Emmen

Hunebeds D21 and D22 near Bronneger

Dolmen D49 (Papeloze Kerk)

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