Veenhuizen
Veenhuizen is a village with around 800 inhabitants in the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands.
In the early 19th century, a reform housing colony for the poor and homeless was established in Veenhuizen by the Society of Benevolence. In the late 19th century, the complex was turned into a penal colony. The village became freely accessible in 1984 and has been part of the municipality of Noordenveld since 1998. The National Prison Museum is located here. Along with other colonies established by the Society of Benevolence, Veenhuizen was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021, for its testimony to a unique method of housing reform and its urban planning
Getting around Veenhuizen the local way
- Get inThe airport offers (multiple) daily flights to and from Copenhagen, London-Southend, and Munich, and various other scheduled and charter flights to and from cities and holiday destinations in Southern Europe.
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