슌호벤‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪5‬개의 천연기념물

The Queen Wilhelmina Tree in Schoonhoven is a monumental linden tree planted in 1895 to commemorate the inauguration of Queen Wilhelmina in 1898. The accompanying ornamental fence with cast-iron elements was unveiled in 1895 and is an important historical symbol for the city.

The bench is located just south of the Oukoopse mill and offers a wonderful view over the Put van Kruijt nature reserve.

As the sign at the tree states: “As a naughty boy I nailed climbing sticks to the trunk of this poplar in the sixties. Later the owner wanted to sell the tree to the clog maker. However: because of the nails the tree was not considered suitable for making clogs. So although injured by nails, partly because of that still alive” Signed: the naughty boy!

I was not familiar with this phenomenon myself, but there are trees of this type in more places in the Netherlands.

Willeskop is a hamlet that lies partly in the municipality of Montfoort and partly in the municipality of Oudewater in the Dutch province of Utrecht and consists of a number of farms and houses along the N228. The place is located in the Lopikerwaard polder and was an independent municipality from 1818 to 1989.

The water harmonica is a swamp system in which the purified wastewater is converted into natural 'living' water. Source: https://www.hetkontakt.nl/rijpenerwaard/189892/-waterharmonica-als-ecologische- Schakel-

Saved a special tree for sawing through some nails 😊