Het Drentse Landschap

Het Drentse Landschap (formally Stichting Het Drentse Landschap) is the provincial landscape foundation for the Dutch province of Drenthe. Founded in 1934, it works to preserve Drenthe's nature — from extensive heathlands and old forests to distinctive stream valleys and historic estates — and to protect and maintain the province's cultural heritage, including monumental farmhouses, centuries-old hunebedden (megalithic tombs) and characteristic village views. It is the provincial landscape organization (Provinciaal Landschap) for Drenthe and is affiliated with the umbrella foundation LandschappenNL. The foundation manages nature reserves and monuments spread across the whole province. Its holdings are not only forests, heathlands, estates and stream valleys but also ponds, earthen banks, tree-lined avenues and sand roads. It manages roughly 250 monumental buildings and is responsible for the 21 provincial hunebedden. Many properties are rented out by the foundation as living or working space, or as hospitality or meeting venues. It also looks after the interests of related foundations such as Stichting Drentse Boerderijen, Stichting Oude Drentse Kerken, Stichting drs. A.V.J. den Hartogh Fonds and the Fonds Onrendabele Gebouwen. Land acquisition grew steadily over the decades: from 26 hectares in 1960 to 1,112 hectares in 1970, 2,464 in 1980, 4,271 in 1990, 5,594 in 2000, 7,550 in 2006 and 8,760 hectares in 2017. In the 1960s, organizations that championed nature gained more support, and from then on Het Drentse Landschap could draw on public funds alongside contributions from its benefactors to buy and manage nature areas and monuments. When the Stichting Oud Drenthe was dissolved, its holdings — five cultural-historical objects including the Zwartendijksterschans — were transferred to Het Drentse Landschap. Today the organization combines conservation with public engagement, offering guided tours, walks, lectures and other activities across Drenthe, and maintaining an interactive map of the areas, monuments and special places it protects and manages. It also publishes news and vacancies, including for its Supervisory Board (Raad van Toezicht).

Het Drentse Landschap was founded in 1934 as the provincial landscape foundation for Drenthe. Its mission from the outset was to preserve the Drenthe landscape and its cultural history, including farms and other characteristic buildings. Over the decades it acquired numerous areas across the province. Its holdings came to include not only forests, heathlands, estates and stream valleys but also ponds, earthen banks, tree-lined avenues and sand roads. The foundation also manages around 250 monumental buildings and is responsible for the 21 provincial hunebedden. Many of these properties are rented out as living or working space, or as hospitality or meeting venues. In the 1960s, organizations that stood up for nature gained more favorable conditions. From that time, Het Drentse Landschap could draw not only on contributions from its benefactors but also on community funds to purchase and manage nature areas and monuments. This helped accelerate land acquisition. The foundation's land holdings grew from 26 hectares in 1960 to 1,112 hectares in 1970, 2,464 hectares in 1980, 4,271 hectares in 1990, 5,594 hectares in 2000, 7,550 hectares in 2006 and 8,760 hectares in 2017. When the Stichting Oud Drenthe was dissolved, its holdings were transferred to Het Drentse Landschap. This involved five cultural-historical objects, including the Zwartendijksterschans. The foundation also looks after the interests of related bodies: Stichting Drentse Boerderijen, Stichting Oude Drentse Kerken, Stichting drs. A.V.J. den Hartogh Fonds and the Fonds Onrendabele Gebouwen. Het Drentse Landschap is affiliated with the umbrella foundation LandschappenNL. In the present day, the organization combines conservation with public engagement. It maintains an interactive map showing all the areas, monuments and special places it protects and manages, and it organizes a wide range of activities across Drenthe, including guided tours of the Noorderbegraafplaats in the Asserbos, birdwatching hut visits, wild foraging walks, estate tours such as at Oldengaerde in Dwingeloo, OER walks on the Havelterberg, musical book presentations, and Sunday morning walks in the Asserbos. It also publishes news, including vacancies for its Supervisory Board and positive inspection findings about its monument management expertise.

• 2017

  Land holdings reach 8,760 hectares.

• 2006

  Land holdings grow to 7,550 hectares.

• 2000

  Land holdings grow to 5,594 hectares.

• 1990

  Land holdings grow to 4,271 hectares.

• 1980

  Land holdings grow to 2,464 hectares.

• 1970

  Land holdings grow to 1,112 hectares.

• 1960

  Land holdings stand at 26 hectares.

• 1934

  Het Drentse Landschap is founded as the provincial landscape foundation for Drenthe.

Provincial nature and cultural heritage foundation for Drenthe, combining conservation, monument management and public engagement.

• Nature reserves and landscapes

  Heathlands, old forests, stream valleys, estates, ponds, earthen banks, tree-lined avenues and sand roads across Drenthe.

• Monumental buildings

  Approximately 250 monumental buildings managed by the foundation, many rented as homes, workspaces, hospitality or meeting venues.

• Hunebedden

  Responsibility for the 21 provincial hunebedden (megalithic tombs).

• Public activities

  Guided tours, walks, lectures, musical presentations and other events across Drenthe.

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