In the heart of the Veluwe, the trees of the Netherlands' largest forest area suddenly make way for a large open area of heathland and sand drifts: the Kootwijkerzand. With a surface area of 700 hectares, the Kootwijkerzand is the largest active sand drift in Western Europe. In the middle is the monumental radio station Radio Kootwijk.
Rolling hills as far as the eye can see, traces of red deer and wild boar and birds of prey hovering above the open plain. The emptiness of sand and heathland made the Kootwijkerzand eminently suitable for Radio Kootwijk: the broadcasting station built in the 1920s for radiotelegraphic contact with the former Dutch East Indies. The imposing building, halfway between a temple and a sphinx, contrasts beautifully with the empty, wild surroundings.
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