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Burmania Column (Poppestien)

Burmania Column (Poppestien)

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Burmania Column (Poppestien)

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Location: Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands

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1. A day full of stories on the De Slotplaats estate

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2. Freulevijver – De Slotplaats Koetshuis loop from Bakkeveen

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3. Freulevijver – Freulevijver loop from Bakkeveen

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Marieke Duchatteau

July 31, 2023

The Burmania column is a column with a story. Are you ready for a good legend? The rooster that stood on the column would crow if a newborn baby was lying under the column. The baby would be intended for couples who could give the child a loving upbringing. The original rooster is no longer there, but it has been replaced by a new one. Do you believe in the legend? Then take a quick look at the rooster as soon as he crows.

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Theo

January 8, 2023

At the Burmania column on the De Slotplaats estate, Bakkeveners have been able to collect their newborn children for more than 250 years. The column is known locally as the Poppestien. 'Poppe' is Frisian for baby. Legend has it that when the lead cock crows, the lower stone tips over and the father can get his newborn son or daughter out from under the stone.
The round natural stone column on the lion's head pedestal dates from the mid-18th century. The estate is then owned by Jonkheer Edzard Hobbe van Burmania, councilor in the Hof van Friesland. In keeping with the fashion of that time, the column stands at a crossroads of paths in the moated Sterrenbos. In the 18th century, the ascending forest around it was still a geometrically arranged garden or plantation, probably planted with coppice. The column will have been clearly visible here.
natuurmonumenten.nl/natuurgebied/landgoed-de-slotplaats/monument/burmaniazuil-en-zonnewijzer-landgoed-de-slotplaats

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Jureen

January 7, 2025

The column with a story

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Elevation 40 m

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Burmania Column (Poppestien)

1. A day full of stories on the De Slotplaats estate

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