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Here you are standing at a special piece of history and the oldest aviation monument in the Netherlands. In 1871, a French balloon landed here that had risen a little from the then besieged Paris. The balloon was intended to keep in touch with the non-besieged part of France, but was blown in a different direction by an air current. The crew, who also had secret mail and a few bottles of wine on board, decided to land in the safe Netherlands, after which they continued their journey to their original destination as soon as possible to deliver the secret mail. As a reminder of this historic event, this balloon column was unveiled in 1896.

Part of the Limburg walking network. Source: https://www.wandelnet.nl/wandelen-in-limburg

Here you can sit for a while and enjoy the surroundings.

Part of the Limburg walking network. Source: https://www.wandelnet.nl/wandelen-in-limburg

The origin is unknown. It was completely restored to its former glory in 1984. Note the two "thunderballs (Christmas balls)", in popular belief a defense against thunder.

The mill can be visited every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.

On June 16, 1955, at the location where the center of the village of Vredepeel would be built, Sicco Mansholt, then Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, unveiled “the Stone”, in which the name Vredepeel is carved. Source: https://rooynet.nl/historievredepeel/home

For an overview of the walking junctions in the area, see: https://www.wandeljunction.app/nl-nl/wandelen/knopen/routeplanner/a5-125806/nederland/limburg/venray/vredepeel