| Markerinkdijk 59 | |
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 A 1954 photograph of Markerinkdijk 59 from the National Archives of the Netherlands | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Farmhouse |
| Location | Barlo, Gelderland, Netherlands |
| Address | Markerinkdijk 59, 7122 RT Aalten |
| Coordinates | 51°57′15″N 6°34′35″E / 51.954042°N 6.576354°E |
| Website | |
| http://www.tlankhof.nl/ | |
Markerinkdijk 59 is a historic farmhouse near the village of Aalten in the eastern Netherlands.[1][2] During World War II, the town of Aalten had the highest proportion of Jews in hiding of any Dutch settlement, approximately 20% of the town's population, which included at least one woman at Markerinkdijk 59, as well as several German deserters.[3] Today Markerinkdijk 59 has become a tourist attraction as a bed and breakfast named 't Lankhof.[4] The farm is 27.5 acres (11.13 hectares) in size.
History
editDuring the first half of the twentieth century, Markerinkdijk 59 was a mixed farm.[5] The property was owned by the Scholten family from 1858 until 1949 when they immigrated to Southern Alberta, Canada.[6][a]
During World War II, one Jewish woman, Joop Antoni, was hidden at Markerinkdijk 59 and survived the war.[8][9]
In 1991, Peter Lurvink published a photograph of "een kamertje van een boerderij in het buurtschap Barlo waar gedurende meer dan twee jaar drie joodse onderduiker waren verborgen. Men sliep met zijn drieen in het eenpersoonbled dat het kamertje vrijwel geheel vulde." Translated, this states that "a small room on a farm in the hamlet of Barlo where during the war for more than two years, three Jewish onderduikers were hidden. Three of them slept in a single bed so that it filled the whole room."[10]
In 2009, a letter written by Hank Scholten, a former resident of Markerinkdijk 59, was published in the Edmonton Journal.[11]
Building and specs
editMarkerinkdijk 59 is a two floor A-frame farmhouse. The ground floor was designed with two bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, one bathroom and a hall with stairs leading to the second floor. The upper floor contains two bedrooms, a small storage room above the stairs, as well as a bathroom. Since its conversion into a bed and breakfast, a sauna has been installed in the second floor bathroom.
Notable residents
edit- Herman Dooyeweerd
- Dirk Scholten (farmer)
- Gerhard Scholten (chemist)
- Hans Scholten (computer scientist)
- Roelof Scholten (politician)
Scholten family
editThe Scholten family immigrated from the Netherlands to Canada in 1949.[12] The family included twelve children: three farmers, two nurses, two government clerks, one chemist, one computer programmer, one politician, one teacher, and one HVAC technician. In 1985, Marie Sorgard reported in the Sunny South News that "Hendrik and Grada Scholten farmed near the German border in the province of Gelderland... Arrangements were made to emigrate and in 1949 they left Holland, their destination the James Lawlor farm north of Picture Butte. With them came their 12 children--Herman, Gerhard, Jo, Dick, Riek, Wim, Diny, Hank, Willemine, Ina, Roelof, and Hans."[13][14]
Current usage
editMarkerinkdijk 59 was converted into a bed and breakfast named 't Lankhof in the late 1990s.[15] In 2018, the Gelderland Nature and Environment Federation reported that biodiversity has been steadily increasing at 't Lankhof as a result of strip farming efforts.[16] This included a noticeable increase in roe deer, as well as hares, butterflies, and birds.[16] Marieke Gorkink stated that "Lidy en Bertus Oldenhave van boerderij ’t Lankhof in Aalten zorgen ervoor, samen met veertig andere boeren, dat de patrijs zich weer thuis voelt in de Achterhoek."[16]
See also
edit- Herman Dooyeweerd
- Scholten Farms
Notes
edit- ^ Since 1949, Scholten Farms has been located at 11080 Range Road 220 in Picture Butte, Alberta, Canada.[7]
References
edit- ^ "'t Lankhof". Karakteristiek Archterhoek: 23. January 26, 2016 – via Issuu.
- ^ Aalten, Oud (2021-10-11). "Lankhof". Oud Aalten (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Het oorlogs en verzetsmuseum Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine 'Marline: de infozine v/d Achterhoek'
- ^ Stronks, Karen (3 August 2016). "Op vakantie in de Achterhoek". AaltenVooruit (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ "Lankhof – Boerderijen in Aalten" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ "Lethbridge Bound". The Lethbridge Herald. Central Press Canadian. March 17, 1949. p. 1.
- ^ "Animal Identification (Tagging) Site List as of September 20, 2019: Scholten Farms" (PDF). Canadian Cattle Identification Agency. p. 4.
- ^ Lurvink, Peter (1991). De joodse gemeente in Aalten: een geschiedenis, 1630-1945 (in Dutch). Zutphen: Walburg Pers. ISBN 9789060117279. OCLC 25246782.
- ^ Martin Gilbert, 'The Holocaust' (1986), page 376,
- ^ Lurvink, Peter (1991). De joodse gemeente in Aalten : een geschiedenis, 1630-1945. Walburg Pers. p. 173.
- ^ Scholten, Hank (May 5, 2009). "Canadian Troops Made Lasting Impression". The Edmonton Journal. p. A15.
- ^ Heinen, Gerty. "The H. W. Scholten Family". Iron Springs Christian Reformed Church: 1949-1999, Fiftieth Anniversary. Lethbridge Herald. p. 49. OCLC 858214138.
- ^ Sorgard, Marie (May 15, 1985). "Newcomers Start Life In Butte". The Sunny South News. p. 14.
- ^ Bongen-Luiten, Aleid (1999). "De familie Scholten". Buurtschap Barlo Buitengewoon: Verleden Naast Heden [Extraordinary Community of Barlo: Past to Present] (in Dutch). Fagus. ISBN 9789070017378. OCLC 67790680.
- ^ "'t Lankhof". Karakteristiek Achterhoek: 21. January 18, 2016 – via issuu.
- ^ a b c Gorkink, Marieke (2018-06-07). "'Ik heb steeds meer waardering voor de natuur'". Natuur en Milieu Gelderland (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2020-05-31.