The new Bargerveen sheepfold in Weiteveen was inaugurated in September 2018, becoming the largest free roaming sheepfold in the Netherlands.
Drenthe and sheep are inextricably linked. The new, innovative Bargerveen sheepfold in Weiteveen was inaugurated in September 2018, becoming the largest free roaming sheepfold in the Netherlands. The sheepfold is home to 1,000 sheep, which are divided into several flocks of around 350 sheep.
Vincent van Gogh was lyrical about the Drenthe moors and advised his brother to forsake his busy job as an art trader and build up a life here on the moors.
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The new Bargerveen sheepfold in Weiteveen was inaugurated in September 2018, becoming the largest free roaming sheepfold in the Netherlands.
Drenthe and sheep are inextricably linked. The new, innovative Bargerveen sheepfold in Weiteveen was inaugurated in September 2018, becoming the largest free roaming sheepfold in the Netherlands. The sheepfold is home to 1,000 sheep, which are divided into several flocks of around 350 sheep.
Vincent van Gogh was lyrical about the Drenthe moors and advised his brother to forsake his busy job as an art trader and build up a life here on the moors.
'Come on, man, come join me and paint on the moors.'
