Galgeven
At 16 hectares, this is one of the largest fens in the Oisterwijk forests.
The Galgeven, at 16 hectares, is one of the largest fens in the Oisterwijk forests. At the beginning of the 19th century, this fen came into the hands of textile manufacturers from Tilburg, who used it to wash wool. On the surrounding small hills there used to be a gallows and a fulling mill: a wind-powered industrial mill that was used to ‘full’, or finish, wool.
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