About Het Poortgebouw

The Poortgebouw is the gateway to a cemetary at the hengelosestraat. At the cemetary some people who have fought for the netherlands in world war II buried. The gateway is symmetrical and is built with yellow bricks. The gateway says: "Remember The Dead". The right wing of the building is a blind wall. The gate is designed by the famous designer Karel Muller.

The Palthehuis

The Palthehuis is a museum, in the former house of the Palthe-family. Since 1929 it is a museum. Two buildings are part of the museum. The main-building is build in 1650 and shows an image of the livingroom, as it was in the 18th century. You see a dinerroom in the style of Lodewijk XVI. The kitchen is complete with all the stuff it takes to make meals for the family. It really is worth the effort. In the frontroom, you can find the complete pharmacy of doctor Landreben Michgorius. In the 19th century these doctors lived and worked in the house across the street. Also the doctors instruments were kept, a unique collection. In 1049 Oldenzaal recieved marketrights, and the cityrights followed in 1249. You can see paintings of this upstairs. You also can see paintings and maps of the construction process of the Plechelmuschurch abd of the development of the buildings around the city. The Koetshuis acted as a servicehouse for the personell of the family, and as stable for the horses.In this little farm you can still see the craftmanship of this building. De farmkitchen still has pebbles as floor covering. There also is room that is dedicated to Oldenzaal as ''Textielstad''. There are some larger artefacts such as to tower-hour-clocks.