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From May through October, the local history society serves coffee and cake here on the first Sunday of every month. Highly recommended.

The two peat boat pullers on the Splitting Canal, even if they are only cast in cast iron, depict the tradition of towing ships, in which a man pulled up to ten barges along the towpath behind him on a rope. They tell of the long-gone fen culture in the Emsland region.

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. To do this, he had a new canal dug that drained the moor colony into the Ems. On the Ems he had this canal protected from flooding with a sluice gate. During the Thirty Years' War, the new colony suffered greatly from military influence. The occupation of the Emsland from 1633 to 1638 almost brought this plan to failure. But after the conclusion of the Peace of Westphalia, the settlement quickly recovered. In 1657, Papenburg was granted the status of a lordship by the Prince-Bishop of Münster, Christoph Bernhard von Galen. Today, the Von Velen open-air museum in Papenburg commemorates the founding of the moor colony. In 1987, a monument to Dietrich von Velen was erected on the grounds of the open-air museum.

With its floral splendor and its diverse sculptures and handicraft exhibits, it never ceases to delight its up to 15,000 or more visitors each year.

Two men or a horse pulled the peat barge across the canals. At that time there were fewer paved roads and fewer bridges. Imagine the hard work today, especially in the rain and against the wind!

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.

Relaxation in the Van Velen Garden - A place for the soul** Are you looking for a quiet retreat to let your thoughts wander? Then visit the lovingly prepared Van Velen Garden! Here you can relax and unwind and absorb the inspiring verses. Please note that the Van Velen Garden is a highlight in its own right and should not be confused with the Van Velen complex on the other side of the canal. If you come by car, there is a parking lot right next to the garden. This is also an excellent starting point for bike tours through Papenburg and the beautiful surrounding area. Have fun relaxing and exploring!

In the Von Velen Garden, visitors are invited to take a moment to pause from everyday life. Under the motto "Art in the Garden", the eye has time to enjoy sculptures and other works of art for a moment. Art and nature form a successful symbiosis. Particular attention was and still is paid to planting flowers, herbs and flowering shrubs that are as bee-friendly and native as possible. In addition, the gardeners are concerned with gardening as sustainably as possible. Source: https://von-velen-anlage.de/von-velen-garten/