450 m
A natural hollow in the woodland between Rolde and Balloo, known for stories about the Drenthe Etstoel. There is no proof that this court met here.
About Rolde
History
Rolde was first mentioned in 1232, as Roetlo. For centuries the village was an administrative centre of Drenthe: until 1688 the Etstoel, the region's highest court, met here.
Distances from de Jacobuskerk in Rolde.
450 m
Rolde's annual fair, on the second Tuesday of September, with a festival week around it. It was once a livestock market; the horse market is still part of it.
A motorcycle route and a cycle route along the old road circuits of the Dutch TT motorcycle race. The very first TT, in 1925, started and finished in Rolde.