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Holiday
homes around Winterswijk |
Winterswijk is a town which lies in
the most eastern part of the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.
It was formally known as Winethereswick, Winriswic or Wenterswic.
Winterswijk is renowned as the place where the painter Piet Mondriaan
spent much of his youth. Some of his paintings are still on show
in Winterswijk, and his former home is a reminder of the period
Mondriaan spent in Winterswijk. There are many places of interest
in Winterswijk including more than 70 country estates open to
the public, nature reserves (Korenburgerveen and Wooldseveen),
water and flour mills, ancient farms and other historic buildings,
and a regional museum. |
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