Robbers on the Regge
Ommen, Schuilenburg, Den Ham
When the cat is away the mice dance on the table. That is what a number of prominent and noblemen did in Overijssel. Over the centuries, they built fortified houses and castles along the river Regge without permission. Looting and pillaging, these knights tried to expand their possessions and power. At the time, Overijssel, like Drenthe, was part of the Oversticht. An area over which the bishops of Utrecht (Het Sticht) exercised lordship in the Middle Ages. Due to the lack of urban areas, the Bishop of Utrecht had great difficulty in asserting his power in the northern area. Because of the lack of supervision, the knights on the Regge became increasingly bold. They hindered merchants on the Regge, appropriated land and harassed travellers. Some locals were completely fed up with these rude plunderers. To stop the robber barons, local residents regularly complained to the bishop of Utrecht. Besides the local inhabitants, emerging towns like Deventer, Kampen and Zwolle also suffered greatly from the robber knights. To protect their merchants, the towns made a pact with the bishop of Utrecht in 1352 to act together. As complaints from the Regge Line continued to pile up, the brand-new bishop Floris van Wevelinckhoven, together with the lords of Egmond, IJsselstein and van Arkel, decided to act against the robber knights of the Regge Line in the year 1380. A punitive expedition followed to assert power in the Oversticht. The bishop of Utrecht targeted the strategically located castles from which the robber knights operated. The stakes were high: the castles had to be completely destroyed. On the agenda were the following looting knights' estates: Azoelen, Gerner, Schuilenburg, the Laar and Eerde. The expedition was pricey. An army force was set up using the best techniques for the time. The towns participating in the expeditions had to contribute heavily to pay for the expensive cannons. This cycle route takes you to a number of castles that were targeted in 1380 and tells you what the robber knights had to do. This Premium cycle route was compiled by our editor: Elwin Croeze.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: het Laar 2c, 7731 AV Ommen | 45.9 KM | |
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49
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48
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1799 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head north on het Laar | 49 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zwolseweg | 1.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 48 | 0 M | ||
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From
48
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72
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2587 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head southeast | 12 M | ||
| Continue onto Nieuwedijk | 511 M | ||
| Turn left onto Koedijk | 2.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
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72
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74
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1742 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head southeast on Oude Hammerweg | 888 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dalmsholterweg | 854 M | ||
| You are now at section 74 | 0 M | ||
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75
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434 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head northeast on Dalmsholterweg | 434 M | ||
| You are now at section 75 | 0 M | ||
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75
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86
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3294 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head south on Lemelerweg (R104) | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Beukenallee | 1.9 KM | ||
| You are now at section 86 | 0 M | ||
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86
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18
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1292 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head east on Marsweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 18 | 0 M | ||
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18
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80
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2473 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head southwest | 2.4 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Grefeldijk | 29 M | ||
| You are now at section 80 | 0 M | ||
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80
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85
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2158 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head south | 2.1 KM | ||
| Continue onto Zuidelijke Kanaaldijk | 30 M | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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85
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4
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1940 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head northeast on Zuidelijke Kanaaldijk | 54 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 381 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hancateweg-Oost | 38 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Hancateweg-Oost | 202 M | ||
| Turn right onto Noordelijke Kanaaldijk | 411 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Zuidelijke Kanaaldijk | 854 M | ||
| You are now at section 4 | 0 M | ||
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4
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9
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3428 M | 3.4 KM | |
| Head south on Leemkampweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Heuversteeg | 703 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oost Dammarke steege | 499 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Oost Dammarke steege | 301 M | ||
| Continue onto West Dammarke steege | 490 M | ||
| You are now at section 9 | 0 M | ||
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From
9
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15
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1532 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head southeast on Marsdijk | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 15 | 0 M | ||
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From
15
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38
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6143 M | 6.1 KM | |
| Head northeast on Schuilenburgerweg | 1.7 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Hellendoornseweg | 31 M | ||
| Turn right onto Meester Werkmanstraat | 963 M | ||
| Turn left onto Piksenweg | 2.6 KM | ||
| Turn left to stay on Piksenweg | 878 M | ||
| You are now at section 38 | 0 M | ||
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From
38
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34
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3313 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head northwest on Voombeltweg | 3.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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From
34
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30
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2294 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head north on Kruimersweg | 2.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 30 | 0 M | ||
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From
30
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25
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1774 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head north on Zomerweg | 1 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Zuivelstraat | 138 M | ||
| Turn left onto Molenstraat | 343 M | ||
| Turn left onto Voorstraat | 247 M | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
25
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5
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1289 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head northwest on De Werf | 140 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on De Werf | 84 M | ||
| Turn left onto Roggestraat | 174 M | ||
| Turn right onto Ganzenmars | 891 M | ||
| You are now at section 5 | 0 M | ||
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From
5
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89
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1579 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head northwest on Achterbroekweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Keep right onto Achterbroekweg | 310 M | ||
| You are now at section 89 | 0 M | ||
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From
89
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77
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2395 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head west | 14 M | ||
| Continue onto J.H. Machielseweg | 14 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on J.H. Machielseweg | 832 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hammerweg | 11 M | ||
| Turn left onto J.H. Machielseweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Baron van Pallandtlaan | 313 M | ||
| You are now at section 77 | 0 M | ||
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From
77
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76
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1249 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head north on Baron van Pallandtlaan | 16 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hammerweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 76 | 0 M | ||
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From
76
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44
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1035 M | 1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Bergsteeg | 665 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bergweg | 370 M | ||
| You are now at section 44 | 0 M | ||
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From
44
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49
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2188 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head east on Bergweg | 795 M | ||
| Turn right onto de Kamp | 581 M | ||
| Turn right onto Stationsweg | 44 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Stationsweg | 37 M | ||
| Turn right onto het Laar | 731 M | ||
| You are now at section 49 | 0 M |