de Grote en Kleine Cirkel Nature Reserve
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5541 NA Reusel Plan your route to de Grote en Kleine Cirkel Nature Reserve
The Large and Small Circles
The outskirts of Reusel were redesigned in the 1930s. Legend has it that a civil servant found inspiration for this in Paris, where he was impressed by the Champs-Élysées and the Place de la Concorde. The mayor agreed to the plan to create a replica of this corner of Paris in the outskirts of Reusel. And so it came to pass: Burgemeester Willekensdreef leads to two circles, a small one and a large one. During the Second World War, they served as excellent landmarks for pilots. The circles are still clearly recognisable in the landscape today.
There is even more to see in these woods:
- The ‘Reuselse Kei’, a 550-million-year-old boulder.
- ‘Stenen der Zaligheden’ – a formation of natural stones depicting the Eight Zaligheden .
- New Fire Tower: a 26-metre observation tower at Outdoorpark Reusel
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The Large and Small Circles
The outskirts of Reusel were redesigned in the 1930s. Legend has it that a civil servant found inspiration for this in Paris, where he was impressed by the Champs-Élysées and the Place de la Concorde. The mayor agreed to the plan to create a replica of this corner of Paris in the outskirts of Reusel. And so it came to pass: Burgemeester Willekensdreef leads to two circles, a small one and a large one. During the Second World War, they served as excellent landmarks for pilots. The circles are still clearly recognisable in the landscape today.
There is even more to see in these woods:
- The ‘Reuselse Kei’, a 550-million-year-old boulder.
- ‘Stenen der Zaligheden’ – a formation of natural stones depicting the Eight Zaligheden .
- New Fire Tower: a 26-metre observation tower at Outdoorpark Reusel
- Ambrosius Bee House: a lovely bee and herb garden and an insect wall
- Januskop: a sculpture symbolising duality
- D'n Droad: a monument commemorating the First World War.
Location
: De Grote en Kleine Cirkel
, Burg Willekenslaan
5541 NA, REUSEL ,
Netherlands
Contact details
: Tel: 0497642523
Email: info@visitreuseldemierden.nl/en