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Attraction · Assen · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Poepenhemeltje in Assen

Poepenhemeltje is an attraction in Assen, Drenthe. This place has a story in the app. Within 20 m you'll find a bench.

Poepenhemeltje in Assen
Poepenhemeltje in Assen, photo 2
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The story

Story · Poepenhemeltje

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You're standing at the Poepenhemeltje, near Deurze, close to the Deurzerdiep stream. It's a funny name for a place with a mystery. Nobody really knows for sure what once stood here.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

2 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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