Deventer Archives - Heavenly Holland https://heavenly-holland.com/tag/deventer/ It's all about the Netherlands Thu, 04 Jan 2018 17:05:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://heavenly-holland.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/favicon.png Deventer Archives - Heavenly Holland https://heavenly-holland.com/tag/deventer/ 32 32 The people of Overijssel cycle more than other Dutchies https://heavenly-holland.com/cycling-distance-per-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cycling-distance-per-year Tue, 02 Jan 2018 09:45:23 +0000 https://heavenly-holland.com/?p=3266 Did you know that the inhabitants of Overijssel cycle more than people in other provinces of the Netherlands? In 2016 they covered a distance of 1,001km per person on average while the overall average in the Netherlands is 861km per person per year. People in the provinces of Limburg and Flevoland cycle the least of […]

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In 2016 they covered a distance of 1,001km per person on average while the overall average in the Netherlands is 861km per person per year.

People in the provinces of Limburg and Flevoland cycle the least of all citizens in the Netherlands.

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]]> Charles Dickens Festival in Deventer 2017 https://heavenly-holland.com/charles-dickens-festival-deventer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=charles-dickens-festival-deventer https://heavenly-holland.com/charles-dickens-festival-deventer/#respond Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:12:51 +0000 http://heavenly-holland.com/?p=539 The post Charles Dickens Festival in Deventer 2017 appeared first on Heavenly Holland.

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Did you know that you can relive the 19th century of Charles Dickens this weekend at Bergkwartier in the city center of Deventer?

In the weekend of 16 and 17 December over 950 lively and colorful characters from Dickens’ famous novels like Scrooge and Oliver Twist will reenact the romantic stories. Groups of carolers singing Christmas songs, immaculately dressed ladies and gentlemen parading the streets of Bergkwartier and vagabonds begging and stealing.

Access to the Dickens Festival

Entrance to the Dickens Festival (‘Dickens Festijn’ in Dutch) is free of charge. Every year the festival attracts more than 125.000 people. Please note that there is a queue of up to 90 minutes for access to the festival. The waiting time is most long between 11.00 and 13.00.

Access to the festival is only possible via the entrance on Keizerstraat. There is an one-way walking route along all the streets and the main square of the festival: Walstraat, Golstraat, Damstraat, Bergkerkplein, Roggestraat, Bergstraat, Kerksteeg, Bergschild and Menstraat.

Going to Deventer by train

Please be advised to travel to Deventer by public transport. The Dickens Festival is only a five minute walk from the train station. Dutch Railways (NS) will deploy extra and longer trains during the festival. Plan your trip on www.ns.nl.

Passengers are welcomed at the Deventer train station by Dickens reenactors.

Saturday 16 December 2017 11.00-17.00
Sunday 17 December 2017 11.00-17.00

More info: www.dickensfestijn.nl/english

On Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 December all shops in the city center of Deventer are open until 17.00.

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]]> https://heavenly-holland.com/charles-dickens-festival-deventer/feed/ 0 Guinness World Record for most people dry bobbing https://heavenly-holland.com/deventer-guinness-world-record/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=deventer-guinness-world-record Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:49:29 +0000 http://heavenly-holland.com/?p=2207 Did you know that this Sunday koekcity Deventer attempts to break the Guinness World Record for most people dry bobbing (‘koekhappen’ in Dutch)? Sign up for free: goo.gl/HdN8AY and be one of the 2000+ people eating gingerbread from a string. Not just for kids!

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]]> Did you know that this Sunday koekcity Deventer attempts to break the Guinness World Record for most people dry bobbing (‘koekhappen’ in Dutch)?

Sign up for free: goo.gl/HdN8AY and be one of the 2000+ people eating gingerbread from a string.

Not just for kids!

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]]> Medieval punishment for money forgers https://heavenly-holland.com/copper-kettle-deventer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=copper-kettle-deventer https://heavenly-holland.com/copper-kettle-deventer/#respond Mon, 13 Jun 2016 13:13:15 +0000 http://heavenly-holland.com/?p=546 Did you know that this copper kettle in Deventer was used for cooking money forgers alive in hot oil during the late Middle Ages? Local legend says the holes in the kettle were shot by Napeleon’s army around 1809.

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]]> Did you know that this copper kettle in Deventer was used for cooking money forgers alive in hot oil during the late Middle Ages? Local legend says the holes in the kettle were shot by Napeleon’s army around 1809.

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