Tag: Schoonrewoerd
Children find old German bullet in their ditch: ‘I was shocked’
A loud bang and a scream of tension. From a great distance, friends Joop, Joël and Thomas watch how the Ministry of Defense dismantles their bullet. “Wajo, sick!”, shouts Thomas…
This local supermarket has been saved again: ‘This is a dream come true’
The only supermarket in the village of Schoonrewoerd (1,600 inhabitants) will still exist. After previous problems with enormously increased energy prices, owner Ad de Jong was once again at a…
Wood stove on more often due to gas prices, wood seller Schoonrewoerd busier every year
Wood seller Gerrit Verhoef from Schoonrewoerd has been selling blocks for the stove for forty years, but notices little of the declining popularity. “Customers are dropping off, but we are…
Walking from Wageningen to Schoonrewoerd with liberation fire: ‘It symbolizes the freedom we should cherish’
In addition to being “special” and “enjoying”, it is of course also about the symbolic value, as the runners also acknowledge. The idea is that the fire will spread across…
Schoonrewoerd exists 1000 years, at least according to Wikipedia: ‘We were ready for a party’
Because 1000 years, that’s quite a bit. By the way, don’t ask a Schoonrewoerder if that number is correct, because hardly anyone in the village knows that. “The source is…