The Netherlands - central part of province Limburg (and a bit of Northern Brabant) September 2021
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| Weert: former Ursulin convent, now shops; to the right the tower of St Martinus church |
Weert: former building of grocery De Gruyter |
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| Weert: 17th century building with fillets of marl stone |
Weert: mansion 'Walburg' from 1909 |
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| Weert: Ursulin court with small chapel of the former convent |
Weert: The Old Coinhouse from the 16th century in a shopping mall |
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| Weert: these knight came back from 1480 |
Weert: entrance gate of castle from 1455 |
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| Weert: the former weighing building |
Weert: the train station from 1914 |
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| Stevensweert: center of the fortress town upon the Maas (Meuse) river |
Stevensweert: gouvernment building from 1732, containing remains of a castle |
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| Stevensweert: canon on the outer wall upon the Maas; the river is the border with Belgium |
Stevensweert: reconstructed bastions and moat |
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| Baexem: castle Baexem, in this form from the 17th century |
Baexem: former convent Mariabosch |
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| Grathem: water mill from 1874, corn mill with a new turbine |
Grathem: Uffels brook |
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| Grathem: former rectory from 19th century; to the right marl church tower |
Grathem: small chapel from 1922 |
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| Roermond: former post office from 1907 |
Roermond: building from 1901 with kariathids (woman statue pillars) |
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| Roermond: romanesque Munster church from about 1220 and music dome |
Roermond: tile panel in Art Nouveau style |
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| Roermond: to the left house "Stone Stairs" from 1666, local renaissance style |
Roermond: prominent house |
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| Roermond: small river Roer |
Roermond: buildings in suburb St. Jacob upon the Roer |
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| Roermond: 17th century building in the suburb, which lies between Roer and Maas river |
Roermond: Natalini tower and other new buildings upon the Maas |
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| Roermond: city as seen from the Maas river, to the left pools from gravel digging |
Roermond: Rat tower from 14th century and city wall |
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| Roermond: house Bocholz from early 19th century |
Roermond: former court of the regent of 'Gelre', which was a duchy |
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| Roermond: former synagoge from 1853 |
Roermond: building from 1905 with statue Madonna in niche |
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| Thorn: the white town |
Thorn: the smallest house is a former farm from 17th century; other houses from 19th century |
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| Thorn: square, paved with cobbelstones from the Maas river |
Thorn: large house from 1630 |
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| Thorn: garden walls in a street, descending towards the Itter brook |
Thorn: small bridge over the brook |
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| Wessem: one of many 17th century houses, reconstructed later on (watch the arches) |
Wessem: former town hall from 1860 |
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| Wessem: fine house upon the Hell street |
Wessem: art work cows |
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| Wessem: small farmhouse |
Wessem: small street descending towards the de Maas |
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| National Park Meinweg, east of Roermond, with evening-primroses |
National Park Meinweg: mushrooms: potato bovists |
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| National Park Meinweg: Aaron's rods |
National Park Meinweg: former goods railway line "the Iron Rhine" |
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| National Park Meinweg: heathland, which was burned down last year |
National Park Meinweg: pool "Ture Koelen", one of the peat pools |
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| Nederweert: churchyard with neogothic chapel from 1903 |
Nederweert: house from about 1700 |
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| Ospeldijk near the 'Groote Peel': town sign in Dutch and Limburgian (province) |
Groote Peel: lake 'Meerbaansblaak', where peat has been dug up int he past |
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| Groote Peel: beam bridge |
Groote Peel: moor, over the province border in Northern-Brabant |
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| Groote Peel: lake "Aan 't Elfde" (Eleventh one) (Northern-Brabant) |
Groote Peel: Elves bank, covered with moss on a birch trunk (Norhern-Brabant) |
© Kees Hiddinga. Copying only with permission.