Venray and Overloon, geographically and historically connected
Read about the Battle of Overloon and the liberation of Venray
At the bench near the St. Petrus’ Banden church, you can experience the virtual story of a German soldier in the tower and a boy from Venray. This is part of a walking route that takes you past various landmarks with a history linked to the war.
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This special cycling route (59 km) connects two remarkable places: the German War Cemetery in Ysselsteyn in Limburg and the War Museum in Overloon in Brabant.
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The beautiful car route 'On the other side' was originally developed as a bicycle route and with some adjustments now also available in this form as a car route.
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Walk with Baroness Arnoldina Margaretha Mackay along the castle avenue of Kasteelpark Blitterswijck and find the answer to this question.
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Remember the Battle of Venray and Overloon by this cycling route along 10 locations between both places that are clearly related to the war.
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This cycling route brings you along 10 locations that are clearly related to war, between Venray and Tienray, which offered a shelter to many people in hiding during the war.
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Venray and its surroundings have many locations, sights and activities that are related to the history of the war. What happened here in World War II should never be forgotten. Venray Remembers uses unique images and personal stories to show the special war history of the municipality of Venray and the surrounding area.
Fierce battles, impenetrable land and forests, powerful artillery, but especially the people who have experienced this: they are all part of the very personal and poignant war stories. Who were these heroes and what impact did World War II have on them and on society?
Read the personal stories, follow the beautiful walking, cycling and car routes and see the war past from a different perspective and through a unique app. A modern way to let young and old relive the past in a positive way. Lest we forget!
The free Venray Remembers app shows the past as you have never seen it before. Download the app, take the car or bicycle or go on foot and follow a beautiful route in De Peel. Follow the instructions in the app to project an augmented reality video at the indicated locations and become part of the story that happened there.
View the war past from a different perspective and through this unique app. A modern way to let young and old relive the past in a positive way. Let’s keep remembering!
The free Venray Remembers app shows the past as you have never seen it before. Download the app, take the car or bicycle or go on foot and follow a beautiful route in De Peel. Follow the instructions in the app to project an augmented reality video at the indicated locations and become part of the story that happened there.
View the war past from a different perspective and through this unique app. A modern way to let young and old relive the past in a positive way. Let’s keep remembering!
