70 M - ANWB Oriënteertafel Kuiperberg - Ootmarsum - the Netherlands - Elevation Signs on Waymarking.com

The orientation table on the Kuiperberg in the Dutch town of Ootmarsum is an early 20th-century tool for tourists.

In the second and third decade of the 20th century, orienteering tables were set up by the ANWB to help tourists with orientation. The tables were placed at vantage points along two routes from Amsterdam, one to Arnhem and the other to Maastricht.

On the occasion of the Twentse Bondsfeesten in July 1922, a temporary orientation table was set up on the Kuiperberg near Ootmarsum by the local government. Shortly afterwards it was decided to replace it with a permanent table. Thanks to the mediation of the Association for the Promotion of Foreign Traffic, a piece of land behind the Jewish cemetery could be transferred to the ANWB for this purpose.

The new table was inaugurated in June 1926 by Edo Bergsma, chairman of the ANWB and mayor of Enschede, in the presence of a hundred invited guests, including Prince Hendrik, as chairman of the Red Cross in the Netherlands.

The orientation table consists of a square hardstone plate on an hourglass-shaped base. The plate shows silhouettes and details of the buildings visible from the viewpoint in bas-relief. The ANWB logo is in the center of the plate. On the pedestal, an inscription all around reads:
Herinnering aan Bondsfeesten in Twenthe 22-23 Juli 1922

The table is placed on a brick base, on which the letters ANWB can be seen in the masonry on the side.

The height of this point in relation to Normaal Amsterdams Peil is indicated on the top of the table. Mentioned is +70 meters. According to the official latest measurements, it is 71 meters.

Location: Top Kuiperberg, Ootmarsum Posted Elevation: 70 meters GPSR Elevation: 71 meters

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