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Anjum - Peasens - Oostmahorn | Circular Walk 2 of the Bonifatius Kloosterpad Monastery Route

(14.6 km)

The church at the highest point of the village of Anjum is dedicated to Saint Michael and has served as the focal point of community life for almost a thousand years. 

The village developed here because the people built a mound on a salt-marsh ridge to escape the influence of the tides and storm surges. This also allowed them to make good use of the fertile land around them.

In the distance, against a horizon formed by dikes, near Paesens and the old fishing village of Moddergat, you can see the salt marshes of the Peazemerlannen nature reserve. This is a wonderful glimpse of what the world looked like when the first Frisians settled on the salt marshes. Friesland is often said to be flat and empty but as you wander through the landscape you discover that this is not true.

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The church at the highest point of the village of Anjum is dedicated to Saint Michael and has served as the focal point of community life for almost a thousand years. 

The village developed here because the people built a mound on a salt-marsh ridge to escape the influence of the tides and storm surges. This also allowed them to make good use of the fertile land around them.

In the distance, against a horizon formed by dikes, near Paesens and the old fishing village of Moddergat, you can see the salt marshes of the Peazemerlannen nature reserve. This is a wonderful glimpse of what the world looked like when the first Frisians settled on the salt marshes. Friesland is often said to be flat and empty but as you wander through the landscape you discover that this is not true.

This walk also leads through the village of Oostmahorn on the banks of Lauwersmeer lake. In the late Middle Ages the village was frequently attacked by pirates and built a fort to defend itself.

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Sights on this route

Starting point: Tsjerkepaad
Anjum
1

Michaëlkerk Anjum

Op het hoogste punt van het dorpje Anjum staat deze eenbeukige kerk, gewijd aan Sint-Michaël. Al bijna duizend jaar fungeert deze kerk als middelpunt in het gemeenschapsleven.

Michaëlkerk Anjum Kerk Anjum
31
48
42
75
2

Monument zeemijn

Op 10 september 1945 zijn acht mensen omgekomen bij een ongeluk bij het opruimen van een zeemijn. Dit gebeurde buitendijks ter hoogte van de zomerdijk in de buurt van de Hoek van de Band. In 2015 is een monument onthuld.

Monument zeemijn
95
3

Peazemerlannen

Het prachtige gebied bij de dorpen Paesens en Moddergat is het hele jaar door in trek bij vogels. Ook voor de weidevogels zoals grutto, kievit en scholekster is dit een uitstekende plek. Zij zorgen...

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Peazemerlannen
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81
82
31
End point: Tsjerkepaad
Anjum

Directions

Starting point: Tsjerkepaad
Anjum

In Anjum 31 Tsjerkepaad om kerk, terug terp af, voorbij Wad Oars rechtdoor,

Linksaf Bantswei naar knooppunt 48 - 42 - 75 - 95 - 80 - 81 - 82 - 34 - 31 (In Oostmahorn terug over Skânserwei en Singel).

End point: Tsjerkepaad
Anjum
  • 31
  • 48
  • 42
  • 75
  • 95
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 31

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