The Ommerschans is a colony where beggars, vagrants and "unwilling people" were forced to work. The Colony later became a state education institution and later a psychiatric institution was established.

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Wilma

December 5, 2021

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beautiful historic route

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Bianca

July 19, 2023

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An interesting history can be found here about the former penal colony.

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Location: Ommen, Overijssel, Netherlands

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