Oldegalileën is an old neighbourhood in the northeast of the city of
Leeuwarden, walking distance 5 min. from the city centre, bordered by the waters of the Dokkumer Ee and Willem
Sprenger Street. The name refers to the former monastery Galilea.
The area is part of the district Oldegalileën-Bloemenbuurt.
In this old neighbourhood you will still find some characteristic workers'
houses from the 19th century, situated on streets with names like "Eigen Brood Bovenal"
("It's best to earn your own bread").
Most houses in this area, however, were built
at the beginning of the 20th century. In a period of urban renewal
(1980-1990) many of the houses have been renovated or replaced by
new ones.
The information on these pages concerns lodging house "De Boomspiegel", a block of three unique houses with bay windows,
built in 1914. Equipped with furnished guest rooms, which can be booked for temporary stays via Airbnb with the owner, who also lives in
the complex. More information about this can be found on the page "details".
For maintenance of the houses original and / or environmentally friendly (building) materials
are being used (as much as possible), such as, for example, the following types of paint:
| Description |
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Product |
Website: |
| Interior painting |
: |
Aquamarijn natural paint since 1998 |
Aquamarijn |
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sold at the factory Rigo |
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| Exterior painting |
: |
Perkoleum pickling paint since 1986 |
P.K. Koopmans |
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sold in Leeuwarden from among others:
- Hoyte v/d Wal
- De Verfmenger
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| Wood conservation |
: |
De Cokerije Wood oil and wax products |
De Cokerije |
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sold in Meppel at Meubeluniek |
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| Energy supplier |
: |
Green power + green (CO2 neutral) gas |
Energie van Ons
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| Financing |
: |
Loans from SNS Bank |
SNS Bank |
| Cable TV/Internet/Phone |
: |
Subscriptions at Ziggo |
Ziggo |
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More info (see above for navigation):
| details: Overview of the layout of the houses,
prices and availability. |
| location: Address + photo + map (* access code
required, available at auto-responder) |
| Oldegalileën: The history of the district through stories and
pictures on www.oldegalileen.nl |
| admin: only accessible for management
(* via login) |
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