Get to know the former peat area between Mariënberg, Sibculo, Kloosterhaar and Bergentheim. How did this area develop and how do local residents view their living area? Which historical stories are important to them?

00:44 Arrival of monks in the 15th century
02:45 The story of Sibculo Monastery
10:33 View over the wastelands of Engbertsdijksvenen
11:17 History of Almelo Den Haandrik canal
11:53 History of Van Roijen peat company and factory
13:44 The story of the peat workers from Kloosterhaar
21:44 Arrival of farmers to the former peat area
23:44 The story of the agricultural workers law and the origins of the Dooze en Dorp fund
25:21 The story of Bergentheim as a village on the canal
33:35 Closing