Sod hut Nieuw Balinge - Nieuw Balinge
The first peat cutters and workers in this area lived a very simple life around 1850, in the midst of heath and bog. They lived in sod huts, built of heather sods and wood, and cut peat from the bog to survive. Life was hard and sparse; amenities were minimal and living space limited.
To give an impression of this lifestyle, construction company Hilberink from Sod hut Nieuw Balinge has reconstructed a traditional sod hut, right on the spot where the first hut once stood. So you get a glimpse of life in the past. Can you imagine a whole family living here?
Sod hut Nieuw Balinge
Hoogeveenseweg
7938 TA
Nieuw Balinge
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