This is an area with a special history. From the early 1900s, a Jewish psychiatric institution was located here: ‘Het Apeldoornsche Bosch.’ In January 1943, all 1,200 patients and some of the staff were deported by the Nazis to Auschwitz, where they were murdered.
Starting point: In front of Brasserie De Zon, Entrance via Groene Voorwaarts, Regenboogbrink 12, Apeldoorn. ==> Google maps
Duration: 1.5 hours
Costs: € 5,00 per person. Children from 4 to 12 years € 2,.00.
Minimum amount for a booking is € 35.00
After the war, the complex was acquired by a Reformed association and was named ‘Groot Schuylenburg.’ It is now part of ’s Heeren Loo, an institution for people with intellectual disabilities.
he guide shares stories about both the past and the present while leading you through the grounds, past buildings from the pre- and post-war periods. Naturally, the tragic events and deportations during the Second World War are also discussed in detail.
