Church in Ramsau (Germany)

Church and cemetery in the beautiful town of Ramsau on the banks of the Ramsauer Ache

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Obersee at Berchtesgaden (Duitsland)

Super clear water in the Obensee near Berchtesgaden in Bavaria

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Polder of Rhoon

The polder north of Rhoon was an agricultural area until twenty years ago. Thanks to the advancing urbanization, the polders have again been set up as a nature area for recreation with a lot of new forest area.

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Zuidpolder Barendrecht

The Zuidpolder in Barendrecht is a landscaped nature reserve to compensate for the advancing urbanization

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Rhoon Castle

The Rhoon Castle in Rhoon is a fortified donjon built in 1432 by the Van Duyvelant family, whose members were lords of the Rhoonian lord at the time. The castle was built on the site where an older castle stood, which was destroyed by the St. Elizabeth Flood of 1421. The castle is located in the current Rhoon-Noord, where the medieval village is located, including the Dorpskerk and the Huis te Pendrecht.

The castle is surrounded by an English garden, a Baroque garden and the Kasteelbos. A little further on, the Rhoon Forest is founded, a redevelopment of where once the hunting area the Huyters was located. The front of the castle was refurbished during the Bentinck period and inlaid with Empire style windows. The back of the castle is characterized by stepped gables and turrets.

The inside of the Castle has many works of art. In the Old Kitchen is a large fireplace with carvings. The entrance hall is dominated by a large oak staircase and furthermore there are many female figures and Arabesque works of art.

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Portland polder

The Portland polder in Rhoon is sandwiched between the Molenpolder seawall on the one hand and the Carnisse Griends on the other. It is used as agricultural land.

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Dramatic sunset

Dramatic sunset on the beach of the Maasvlakte

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The colors fade on an "almost empty" beach at nightfall

During the transition from evening to night, the colors slowly fade to calm shades of gray

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Sunset over the artwork "Zandwacht" on the beach of Maasvlakte II

The Zandwacht statue was created when Maasvlakte II was completed

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