Ouwehands Dierenpark
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Ouwehands Dierenpark is a zoo in Rhenen, in the Dutch province of Utrecht. The zoo is located on the Laarschenberg, a "mountain" that makes up the south-eastern tip of the great Utrecht Hill Ridge.
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The zoo has held white lions since 2001
African elephant
Young orangutan, September 2006
Grebbe Line
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The Grebbe Line was a forward defence line of the Dutch Waterline, based on inundation. The Grebbe Line ran from the Grebbeberg in Rhenen northwards until the IJsselmeer.
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…side-effect, as, prior to the outbreak of World War II, the Dutch government had attempted to secure its defenses against a German invasion. The Grebbe Line, a defensive line built in the 1700s to protect the Dutch Waterline, ran through the Grebbeberg (on which the zoo was built). German officers, in…
Grebbe line near Scherpenzeel
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