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Market - Tholen

Market - Tholen

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Location: Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands

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1. Port of Tholen – De Hoop Mill (Tholen) loop from Halsteren

40.0km

02:18

50m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Diving spot – De Hoop Mill (Tholen) loop from Tholen

25.9km

01:30

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3. Drowned Villages – De Hoop Mill (Tholen) loop from Tholen

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00:54

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

December 2, 2022

A travalje, also known as a hoof stable, was originally a wooden construction in which the (farmer's) draft horse could be secured to be trimmed and shoed by the farrier. The horse was secured in this construction, bounded by wooden beams at the front, side and back. Once secured in the travalje, the horse could hardly get out. Iron chains (sometimes ropes were used) made it easier for the stable boys to lift the hooves. The chains or ropes went around the leg once and were then lifted onto the wooden beam and then twisted the chain around the leg and wooden beam once more. The farrier could trim and/or shoe the hoof without running the risk of getting a kick or taking the full weight of the horse on him.

The travalje dates from the mid-18th century and is probably French in origin. The French armies carried a mobile travalje with them in a cart, so that the horses could be maintained by a blacksmith along the way. Before the arrival of the travalje, the horses in the Netherlands were simply tied to the wall of the farm for shoeing.

Travaljes can be found mainly in large parts of Zeeland and part of South Holland, and in Belgium. They were often placed near the blacksmith shop, usually in the longitudinal direction of the facade, and had a central function in the village. A few had one inside, but most of the travaljes were in the open air, some covered.

The original wooden travaljes hardly exist anymore. The current travaljes are usually made of iron and are often movable. Some farriers have a modern travalje for shoeing draft horses and/or difficult horses. You can also see them sometimes at horse clinics and at village events. Original travaljes can still be found in Kats, Kortgene, Tholen, Haamstede (Zeeland, Dirksland (South Holland), Middenbeemster (North Holland) and Beesd (Gelderland). In Haamstede and Tholen these are double travaljes. That van Haamstede is covered and no longer entirely complete, some wooden beams are missing.

Origin word

The word 'travalje' is a corruption of 'travaille' from the French verb 'travailler' = to work, to work: in fact a workshop (you).

Source: bokt.nl/wiki/Hoefstal

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

December 2, 2022

The wind in your hair. The salty sea in the sky. The green landscape glides past your eyes. Old dykes, windmills, farmhouses and authentic centers pop up in it. Peace and space framed by National Park Oosterschelde. Everything falls off you here. Tholen has come home.

At this location you can enjoy a pleasant bustle of the market every Tuesday morning.

The small goods market takes place from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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Kobus

February 18, 2023

Great beautiful harbor with benches for lunch.

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Location: Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands

Market - Tholen

1. Port of Tholen – De Hoop Mill (Tholen) loop from Halsteren

2. Diving spot – De Hoop Mill (Tholen) loop from Tholen

3. Drowned Villages – De Hoop Mill (Tholen) loop from Tholen

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