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The Hidden Village (Het Verscholen Dorp)

The Hidden Village (Het Verscholen Dorp)

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The Hidden Village (Het Verscholen Dorp)

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Location: Nunspeet, Gelderland, Netherlands

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1. Gortelse Heide – Mythsteelaan Cycle Path loop from Nunspeet

40.8km

02:26

130m

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2. Gortelse Heide – Mythsteelaan Cycle Path loop from Epe

39.5km

02:17

100m

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3. Beekhuizerzand Sand Drift – Gortelse Heide loop from Nunspeet

33.3km

01:56

110m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Bert B.

September 13, 2020

A visit to the Hidden Village gives you a penetrating impression of what people in hiding had to endure in the Second World War here in the middle of the woods on the Veluwe.

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Peter

November 4, 2020

The Hidden Village was a hiding camp, also called "Pas-Opkamp" or the Secret Village. It was built during WWII and consisted of 9 huts in this then very dense forest. From April 1943 to October 1944, 86 people found a safe hiding place here.

In October 1944, the village was discovered by chance and 8 of the 86 people in hiding were captured and shot. Today, there are still 3 huts including a memorial.

Accessible by bike and on foot.

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Silvo 📷📃nl

December 8, 2020

This recreated hideout is a reminder of 'the secret village' that was established in these forests during the years '42 - '44, where about a hundred people in hiding, Jews and allied airmen were kept hidden from the German occupiers in these shelters.

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Location: Nunspeet, Gelderland, Netherlands

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The Hidden Village (Het Verscholen Dorp)

1. Gortelse Heide – Mythsteelaan Cycle Path loop from Nunspeet

2. Gortelse Heide – Mythsteelaan Cycle Path loop from Epe

3. Beekhuizerzand Sand Drift – Gortelse Heide loop from Nunspeet

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