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Coopersburg Residential Complex

Coopersburg Residential Complex

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Coopersburg Residential Complex

Name: Coopersburg Residential Complex
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Location: Boarnsterhim, Friesland, Netherlands

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1. Akkrum Drawbridge – Terptsjerke Akkrum loop from Akkrum

2.45km

00:37

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Marina – Akkrum Drawbridge loop from Terherne

14.9km

03:45

20m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Terptsjerke Akkrum – Tea pavilion loop from Nes

6.64km

01:40

10m

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Theo

September 13, 2024

Folkert Kuipers, born in Akkrum and who became rich in the US under the name Cooper, donated this residential block to Akkrum in 1901.

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Bloggmaus

September 24, 2025

In 1866, F.H. Kuipers, a native of Akkrum, emigrated to the United States, where he became a wealthy businessman. During his annual visits to his father, he noticed the poverty of the village's elderly population. Therefore, he established a foundation with the goal of providing shelter and food to the village's poor. Coopersburg was built. (Kuiper had changed his name to Cooper in the United States.) It features a magnificent garden, a carp pond, a mausoleum, and a Regent's Room. This room can be visited upon request.

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Hebari Hike&Bike

March 6, 2023

The monumental building was taken into use in 1901 and was donated to the village by Folkert Kuipers. The young Akkrumer emigrated to America, opened the then largest department store in the world in 1896 and became a multimillionaire. He saw the poverty in his native village and built Coopersburg. The twenty impoverished couples could live there for free and also received a contribution of three guilders per week. That was about the same amount that a constable earned at the time.
Source: Akkrum Ald and Nij Foundation

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Elevation 40 m

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Location: Boarnsterhim, Friesland, Netherlands

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Coopersburg Residential Complex

1. Akkrum Drawbridge – Terptsjerke Akkrum loop from Akkrum

2. Marina – Akkrum Drawbridge loop from Terherne

3. Terptsjerke Akkrum – Tea pavilion loop from Nes

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