Landgoed De Vossenberg. Property Landmaatschappij Drenthe Annotation: De Vossenberg was founded in 1915, as a form of money investment, by the Land Company Drenthe. The shareholders of this company were plantation holders in the Dutch East Indies. In 1917, the area had reached a size of more than 500 hectares. The management was provided by the Dutch Heidemaatschappij. The moors were planted with coniferous forest or transformed into farmland and leased to farmers. Built in 1918, the country house De Vossenberg served as a central point in the mining activities. From this farm the existin


Landgoed De Vossenberg. Property Landmaatschappij Drenthe Annotation: De Vossenberg was founded in 1915, as a form of money investment, by the Land Company Drenthe. The shareholders of this company were plantation holders in the Dutch East Indies. In 1917, the area had reached a size of more than 500 hectares. The management was provided by the Dutch Heidemaatschappij. The moors were planted with coniferous forest or transformed into farmland and leased to farmers. Built in 1918, the country house De Vossenberg served as a central point in the mining activities. From this farm the existing moors were rapidly mined with the help of an ox crew. The house that was built in the middle of the open plain is now hidden in the forest. Date: 1939 Location: Drenthe, Wijster Keywords: farms, natural beauty, ponds, wild lands


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