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The Strubben–Kniphorstbos is a nature reserve of 377 hectares, located between

Anloo Anloo is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 10 km east of Assen. History The village was first mentioned in 1139 as Anloe. The etymology in unclear. Anloo ...

and Schipborg in the Dutch province of

Drenthe Drenthe () is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of Jan ...

.Encyclopedie Drenthe Online: De Strubben-Kniphorstbos
/ref> It is the only archaeological reserve in the

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. The park's composite name is derived from the 'stubby'

oak An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...

s in the area, and by , who was in the 19th century the owner of the then heathlands. Beginning in 1938, the site was for the most part of the 20th century used as a military training ground.

Reserve

In 2006 the area was placed under the administration of

Staatsbosbeheer Staatsbosbeheer, founded in 1899, is a Dutch government organization for forestry and the management of nature reserves. Staatsbosbeheer currently oversees over 250,000 hectares of land in the Netherlands. Usually this land is open to the public ...

and designated as an archaeological

national monument A national monument is a monument constructed in order to commemorate something of importance to national heritage, such as a country's founding, independence, war, or the life and death of a historical figure. The term may also refer to a sp ...

. The layout of the forest was then managed according to the landscape approach, taking into account the historical land use in different periods. As a nature reserve, the reserve partly falls under the Drentsche Aa area, a

Natura 2000 Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectiv ...

area. The province of Drenthe is rich in archaeological remains of the

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, with 54 extant

dolmen A dolmen, () or portal tomb, is a type of single-chamber Megalith#Tombs, megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the Late Neolithic period (4000 ...

s, of which two (D7 and D8) are within the boundaries of the reserve. It also houses some sixty

burial mound Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objec ...

s. 20171107 De Strubben-Kniphorstbosch (grafheuvel).jpg, One of the burial mounds in the area Hunebed D7 Kniphorstbos bij Anloo.jpg, Dolmen D7 Hunebed D8 Kniphorstbos bij Anloo.jpg, Dolmen D8 20171107 De Strubben Kniphorstbosch2.jpg, Forest road

References

External links

Cultural historical inventory of the Strubben-Kniphorstbos
on ''www.drentscheaa.nl'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Strubben-Kniphorstbos Nature reserves in the Netherlands Forests of the Netherlands Archaeological sites in the Netherlands Geography of Drenthe Aa en Hunze