Vledderveen offers several distinct reasons to plan a stay: flight experiences at Vliegveld Stadskanaal, historic buildings, an early canal landscape and a festival week held every five years. You can decide whether a flight experience, local history or a travel period around the festival week should be your main focus.

Flight experiences and visitor address

At Vliegveld Stadskanaal in Vledderveen, beginners can book tandem hang-gliding flights. Introductory flights offer a different way to take part: visitors may try to pilot the aircraft themselves under the guidance of an experienced flight instructor. The experiences therefore differ both in the type of aircraft and in the role of the visitors. The hang-glider experience is described as a tandem flight for beginners; the introductory flight includes a supervised attempt to pilot the aircraft yourself. Booking availability and conditions for introductory flights may change. Check both before making a specific booking. The visitor address of Vliegveld Stadskanaal is Aviaweg 2, 9585 PJ Vledderveen.

A specific starting point for Route 19

Route 19: De Rode Loper Stadskanaal can also be started at the car park on Gedempte Vleddermond in Vledderveen. For orientation, the route name and the starting point serve different purposes: Route 19 names the route, while the car park is a possible place to begin in Vledderveen. If you would like to include the route in your stay, you can take this starting point into account when planning.

Buildings with their own historical dates

The Evangelisatielokaal Jeruël, also known as the Hervormde Evangelisatiekerk (Jeruël), was built in 1914. The church has cultural and architectural-historical value and has been a Rijksmonument since 17 October 2000. The year it was built and the start of its Rijksmonument status are therefore two different dates relating to the same building.

The Waterschapshuis also has a precise historical date: its foundation stone was laid on 28 August 1911. For Jeruël, by contrast, the focus is on the year it was built. This distinction between the laying of the foundation stone and the construction of the building helps place the two dates as different events in the area’s history. Chronologically, the stated founding of the village in 1880 came before the foundation stone was laid in 1911 and the church was built in 1914.

Village history and festival week

The village’s origins can also be dated: Vledderveen is said to have been founded on 20 March 1880. At first, the area consisted of a network of canals and wijken. This early landscape perspective adds to the history of the buildings by offering a look at how the village developed and what its structure was like at the time.

The members of Plaatselijk Belang Vledderveen organise numerous activities; the highlight is a festival week held every five years. The dates vary from cycle to cycle. If you would like your stay to coincide with this tradition, check the date of the relevant cycle before planning your trip around it.

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