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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Heerenveen

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

beautiful natural monuments around Heerenveen. 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 13, 2025

Aekingerzand Sand Dunes

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In the Aekingerzand, the forester successfully revived the drifting sand. Landscaped forests have been cut down so that the sand can blow free again. In this way, the original and …

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Freulevijver

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The freu pond is an old pingo ruin, bordered by birch, beech and mountain ash. The estate was built around 1880 by the Lycklama à Nijeholt family for wood production …

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Tracks in the Field Archaeological Experience Point

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Archaeological experience point 'Traces in the sand' of the Doldersummerveld. Amateur historian Jan Douma from Zorgvlied discovered at the end of 2011 while studying Google Earth that certain patterns occurred …

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Pûpedobbe Pingo Ruin

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The Pûpedobbe is a pingo ruin.

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When the climate warms, for example at the end of an ice age, a pingo is left with a …

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Diakonievene

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The Diakonievene, located near Nijeberkoop, used to be a peat extraction area that was used by the church poor relief of Nijeberkoop to keep the local population warm during the …

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Doldersummerveld Observation Tower

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Beautiful watchtower with a beautiful view of the Doldersumse Veld

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Duurswouderheide Viewing Platform

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The viewing platform on the Duurswoudsterheide offers a wide panorama over one of the most beautiful heathlands of Friesland. From this elevated spot you look out over vast heathlands, interspersed …

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Uppsalagranite Boulder of Rottum

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The enormous boulder of Rottum near Heerenveen has a size of 4.70 meters long, 3.10 meters wide and 2.00 meters thick and weighs 44,200 kilograms (44 tons). As far as …

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Historic Tree-Lined Avenues of Frederiksoord-Wilhelminaoord

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The former Frederiksoord-Wilhelminaoord working colony of the Maatschappij van Weldadigheid (1818) has been designated as a protected village view. The settlers who came from the cities had to clear the …

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Oranjewoud Front Garden

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The park belonged to the area of the Oranjewoud Estate, which was created by Albertine Agnes van Nassau in the 17th century. The park was laid out in Baroque style …

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Pingo Ruin (Pingo Ruin Pond)

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Between 115,000 and 10,000 years ago there was a tundra climate in the Netherlands. Pingos were also found in the Netherlands at that time. A pingo is a mound created …

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Extend your search for the best caves by checking out these guides of the top ones around Heerenveen:

The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Heerenveen

Aekingerzand Sand Dunes

Freulevijver

Tracks in the Field Archaeological Experience Point

Pûpedobbe Pingo Ruin

Diakonievene

Doldersummerveld Observation Tower

Duurswouderheide Viewing Platform

Uppsalagranite Boulder of Rottum

Historic Tree-Lined Avenues of Frederiksoord-Wilhelminaoord

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