The car in which the thieves fled after the art theft at the Drents Museum in Assen has been found burnt out under a viaduct near Rolde. Police are looking for witnesses.

The break-in at the museum happened in the night of Friday 24 to Saturday 25 January 2025. The thieves fled in a dark grey Volkswagen Golf that had been stolen in Alkmaar a few days earlier. The car was found burnt out shortly after the theft.

Police have released footage showing another vehicle stopping just after the car was set on fire and then driving off towards Nooitgedacht. That was at around 3.50am on Saturday. Police believe the thieves switched vehicles there.

Did you see anything suspicious around the viaduct near Rolde that night, or do you know more about the vehicle in which the thieves drove on? If so, police are asking you to get in touch.

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Rolder Paardenmarkt makes an early start

By Sjoerd Buurman September 10, 2024 1 min read

The Rolder Paardenmarkt early in the morning Photo: Rolde.nl - 2024

The Rolder Paardenmarkt, Rolde’s horse fair, got off to an early start on the morning of Tuesday 10 September: the first horses, ponies and donkeys were already being unloaded at around 5.45am.

The market soon filled up with buyers and sellers, from professional dealers to hobbyists with a pony to spare. There were also many visitors who mainly came to look or were looking for a horse. By 7am there were an estimated 70 to 80 animals: horses of all shapes and sizes, ponies and donkeys. Animals are expected to keep arriving until around 10am, so the number is still rising.

The horse fair is part of the Roldermarkt, Rolde’s village fair, which is held every year on the second Tuesday of September. According to the organiser, OVVR, the Roldermarkt began as a livestock market where cows, pigs, sheep, chickens and horses were traded from 1785. That livestock trade has largely disappeared. The horse fair stayed, and over the years a goods market, an agricultural fair and other events were added.

The first deal of the day is struck Photo: Rolde.nl - 2024

Horses for sale in front of the Rolde windmill Photo: Rolde.nl - 2024

A Belgian draught horse foal at the horse market Photo: Rolde.nl - 2024

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Roldermarkt 2024 in full swing

September 7, 2024 · 2 min read

The Roldermarkt, Rolde’s annual village fair, is in full swing. This year’s theme is “Een Oer-Drentse Roldermarkt” (a true Drenthe Roldermarkt), and market week ends on Tuesday with the Rolder Paardenmarkt, the horse fair.

The market opened with music on the evening of Thursday 5 September. Friday was all about sport: a dance workshop for young people to the Jan Thieslied, the Rolder Golfcup, the Fruitbedrijf De Marwijkshof Trimloop fun run and the Garage Buisman Meerkamp, a multi-event contest. The Après Sport disco followed at 10pm.

Saturday began with a fjord horse show and a fishing competition, and for children the Dikke Bandenrace, a fat-tyre bike race with several age groups. This evening the Bedrijvenparade, a parade of local businesses, makes its way through the village, followed at 8pm by the Harms Rietdekbedrijf Rolde Taptoe, a marching band tattoo. After that there is a party night with a free performance by The Euros.

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