Germany
Lower Saxony
Landkreis Emsland
Papenburg
Dietrich von Velen Monument (Founder of Papenburg)
Germany
Lower Saxony
Landkreis Emsland
Papenburg
Dietrich von Velen Monument (Founder of Papenburg)
Dietrich von Velen Monument (Founder of Papenburg)
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Location: Papenburg, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Dietrich von Velen - founder of the city of Papenburg in 1631
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•May 18, 2024
The Von Velen complex is named after the founder of the city, Dietrich von Velen. The open-air museum shows the harsh conditions under which the first colonists began draining the moor in 1631, cutting peat and digging canals, the total length of which would eventually be 43 kilometers.
translated by•May 22, 2024
In 1629, Dietrich von Velen bought the dilapidated Papenburg on the edge of East Frisia from Friedrich von Schwarzenberg and in 1631 he was also granted feudal rights. There he founded the first moor colony on German soil, following the Dutch model.
translated by•August 27, 2024
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