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Someone has spent a lot of very clever time putting this display together for all to enjoy. It is filled with wonderful puns and word play. HFF!

There are several gnome houses in the Fairytale Forest. Beautiful large mushrooms, designed by the designers Anton Pieck, Ton van de Ven and Henny Knoet and built between 1952 and 1980. They blend naturally into the surrounding park. The many paths and corridors around and in the mushrooms are a favorite with children who are looking for even more (moving) gnomes.

 

The music that a gnome plays on his spinet somewhere can be heard in many places. He plays Menuet in G major (Per Jocum. Opus II, Latin: "Just for fun, second work"), which is a well-known tune for many visitors.

 

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Fairytale Forest (Est. 1952) - the six-hectare Fairytale Forest of the Efteling is a walk through the fairytale books of the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault. The Efteling started as a park in 1952 with the Fairytale Forest.

 

Photo: In the village of the gnomes - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #gnome #gnomevillage #mushroom #AntonPieck - #Marerijk #Sprookjesbos / #ThemeparcPhotography at #Kabouterdorp #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel, #NoordBrabant - #Netherlands

 

Efteling (May 31, 1952), photo December 8, 2018 after 66 years 6 months 8 days since 1952. The year 2027 marks 75 years ago in time.

 

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Kaatsheuvel: Efteling - Themeparc Photography

Efteling (Est. 1952), one of the oldest theme parks in the world. A very popular full-sized fantasy-themed amusement park with many attractions and a wide array of amusement rides that reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efteling.

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Kabouterdorp 30/11/2023 11h31

The oldest part of the Gnome Village from 1952 was not included in the major refurbishment of 2018. The three separate mushrooms have been inaccessible to visitors since the end of 2017. In 2023, work has been resumed to restore these three mushrooms to their former glory. Completely rebuilt, they are again accessible around 21/09/2023. The walk-thru fairytale is for the youngest ones only.

 

Kabouterdorp in 2020 (neglected and crying for some attention)

 

[ Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp ]

Kabouterdorp 03/11/2020 13h06

Amanda in one of the mushroom gnome houses in the Kabouterdorp (Gnome Village) in De Efteling.

 

This house was built in 1980 and was designed by Anton Pieck but carried out by Ton van de Ven. In front of this house there is a fisher gnome and another gnome who is busy stopping his pipe. Inside the Inside the mushroom is above a gnome writing. In total 13 animatronic gnomes are to be found in this little village.

 

More information:

Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp

 

Kabouterdorp 03/11/2020 13h06

The oldest part of the Gnome Village from 1952 was not included in the major refurbishment of 2018. The three separate mushrooms have been inaccessible to visitors since the end of 2017. It is currently unknown what will happen with it and when it will become accessible again.

After Doornroosje on the right-hand side, the actual Gnome Village begins. A short side path of the main route has been created here for children, with three mushrooms with low passages for them to walk through. There is also a small picnic table here, there are some gnome clothes hanging on a clothesline and there is a bridge over a pond. Gnomes cannot be seen here yet.

At the moment (2020) the whole looks very neglected and is crying out for action.

 

More information:

Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp

Kabouterboom 02/02/2023 17h35

The The Gnome Tree (Kabouterboom) with Music Gnome (Muziekkabouter). With Christmas decorations here. This time with the gnome peeping through the door.

 

Kabouterboom

In a hollow tree, between the three abandoned mushrooms and the Great Gnome House, we find the first gnome of the village: the music gnome. The tree, in which a twisted face can be recognized in a Pieckerian way, is a popular climbing object for children.

 

Two viewing windows can be found between the roots; at eye level for small children, but can only be used by crouching for adults. A small space has been cut out in and under the tree in which we find a scene with a gnome playing the Minuet in G major on his spinet. In the back, a beardless gnome pops in from behind a door every now and then. The score drawn up is not that of the Minuet he plays: above it is written in graceful letters: Per Jocum. Opus II (Latin: "In jest, second work"), and the music is practically unplayable.

 

The music resounds from all the Musical Mushrooms in the Fairytale Forest. The first of the twenty on the route can be found next to the Kabouterboom. The suggestion is made that it is this gnome that produces the music that comes out of the mushrooms

[ Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp ].

Kabouterdorp 02/02/2023 11h59

This is the interior of the gnome houses in the Gnome Village (Kabouterdorp). This house was built in 1980 and was designed by Anton Pieck but carried out by Ton van de Ven. When you go up the stairs you will find this gnome writing together with a squirrel. Photo taken during the Winter Efteling. In total 13 animatronic gnomes are to be found in this little village.

 

More information:

Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp

   

Kabouterhuis 05/12/2022 12h17

The big gnome house with the resting gnomes. The gnome with pipe will soon lose his pipe so as not to confront children with a smoking fairytale character. And that at a time when smoking in Efteling was only allowed in the smoking zones.

 

More information:

Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp

Gnome houses and scenes by Anton Pieck. One of the very nice Gnome houses, design by Anton Pieck. This one shows a very nice relaxed atmosphere, one gnome is fishing and the other is watching.

 

Photo September 2011, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 59 years in time.

 

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Efteling - Kabouter dorp

Sprookjesbos (1952) - the Fairytale Forest is a six-hectare park in the Efteling. An excellent location for a walk through the fairytale books of writers like the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault. The Efteling started as a park in 1952 with this Fairytale Forest

 

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Efteling (Est. 1952) - one of the oldest theme parks in the world. A very popular full-sized fantasy-themed amusement park with many attractions and a wide array of amusement rides that reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efteling.

  

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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.

© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #park #gnomehouse #AntonPieck #Kabouterdorp #Marerijk #Sprookjesbos #GnomeVillage #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel #Netherlands

 

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Kabouterdorp 30/11/2023 11h32

The oldest part of the Gnome Village from 1952 was not included in the major refurbishment of 2018. The three separate mushrooms have been inaccessible to visitors since the end of 2017. In 2023, work has been resumed to restore these three mushrooms to their former glory. Completely rebuilt, they are again accessible around 21/09/2023. The walk-thru fairytale is for the youngest ones only.

 

Efteling designer Karel Willemen adapted Anton Pieck's original design on several points. The passages became wider and the thresholds disappeared. The position of one of the mushrooms has also changed slightly.

Willemen also added details: a collar between the stem and the cap of two mushrooms, a hatch, a bookshelf, a bell, lanterns, a heater and a sound effect of a snoring gnome. [ Loopings September 2023 ]

 

Kabouterdorp in 2020 (neglected and crying for some attention)

 

[ Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp ]

Kabouterdorp 08/02/2018 14h49

The last gnome house in this gnome village has a water wheel on the side and two gnomes. A door gnome and a washing woman under a canopy. The only woman in this village. When children are sitting on the door handle of the garden gate, the door gnome comes to look around the corner and says "Toediedoedidoe ...

Hey, no, no, there's no one there for me. And not there either!

Well, I'll have been mistaken ".

This house was built in 1980 and was designed by Anton Pieck but carried out by Ton van de Ven.

 

More information:

Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp (Dutch)

 

A beautiful sunny day for a five mile walk along the Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail. Photo taken at Don Reese’s Gnome Village.

Kabouterdorp 13/09/2019 16h39

The Kabouterdorp (Gnome Village) with houses from 1952, 1972 and 1980 has had a serious renovation in the Autumn of 2018. This last house of the village has a watermill and two animatronic. This squirrel behind a pile of firewood was added to the scene after renovation. It's all about the details.

This house was built in 1980 and was designed by Anton Pieck but carried out by Ton van de Ven. Totally renovated in the Autumn of 2018.

 

More information:

Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp (Dutch)

 

Kabouterdorp 20/05/2023 15h55

The oldest part of the Gnome Village from 1952 was not included in the major refurbishment of 2018. The three separate mushrooms have been inaccessible to visitors since the end of 2017. In 2023, work will be resumed to restore these three mushrooms to their former glory. Completely rebuilt, they will be accessible again soon.

 

Kabouterdorp in 2020 (neglected and crying for some attention)

 

After Doornroosje on the right-hand side, the actual Gnome Village begins. A short side path of the main route has been created here for children, with three mushrooms with low passages for them to walk through. There is also a small picnic table here, there are some gnome clothes hanging on a clothesline and there is a bridge over a pond. Gnomes cannot be seen here yet.

 

[ Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp ]

Kabouterdorp 18/12/2017 17h31

One of the gnome houses in the Gnome Village (Kabouterdorp) illuminated for the Winter Efteling. This house was built in 1980 and was designed by Anton Pieck but carried out by Ton van de Ven. In front of this house there is a fisher gnome and another gnome who is busy stopping his pipe. Inside the Inside the mushroom is above a gnome writing.

 

Winter Efteling

Winter Efteling is the opening of the Efteling in the winter season, nowadays from November to February. The event has been brought since the first edition as a distinctly different experience than the Efteling offers during the rest of the year, with all kinds of extras in the form of decorations, special live entertainment and winter catering and attractions. The park also has different opening hours than during the high season.

The Winter Efteling has been organized since 1999. After three trial editions, it was decided in 2002 to put the event permanently on the calendar. Until 2010, the park was still closed between the summer season and the Winter Efteling, nowadays the Efteling is open every day of the year and there is therefore no interruption between summer and winter season.

[ Source and much more Info: Eftelpedia - Winter Efteling (Dutch only) ]

With a visitor

 

Kabouterdorp met een bezoeker

Kabouterdorp 15/02/2019 15h24

One of the two gnomes in front of the gnome houses in the Gnome Village, two of the in total 13 gnomes living in this part of the Fairytale Forest. The gnome in the boat is fishing and almost falls asleep. Children can shout at him and as a reaction he wakes up, looks up and his fishing rod moves. The gnome in the background is busy preparing his pipe. The wreath on the door is part of Winter Efteling decoration.

This house was built in 1980 and was designed by Anton Pieck but carried out by Ton van de Ven.

Inside the Inside the mushroom is above a gnome writing. These houses were renovated in the end of 2018 and have a few new features like this spider going up and down in front of the gnome preparing a pipe.

 

More information:

Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp

 

Kabouterdorp 13/09/2019 16h39

The Kabouterdorp (Gnome Village) with houses from 1952, 1972 and 1980 has had a serious renovation in the Autumn of 2018. This last house of the village has a watermill and two animatronic. A gnome opening the door when moving the door handle of the fence and a washing woman under a canopy.

A close-up (perhaps a bit too overexposed) of the gnome at the door saying "Toediedoedidoe ...

Hey, no, no, there's no one there for me. And not there either!

Well, I'll have been mistaken ". This house was built in 1980 and was designed by Anton Pieck but carried out by Ton van de Ven. Totally renovated in the Autumn of 2018.

 

More information:

Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp (Dutch)

 

Kabouterdorp 08/02/2018 14h48

One of the gnome houses in the Gnome Village (Kabouterdorp). This house was built in 1980 and was designed by Anton Pieck but carried out by Ton van de Ven. In front of this house there is a fisher gnome and another gnome who is busy stopping his pipe. Inside the Inside the mushroom is above a gnome writing. In total 13 animatronic gnomes are to be found in this little village.

 

More information:

Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp

 

Kabouterdorp (at night during Winter Efteling, seen from the same point of view)

Date: August 8, 2021

Location: Along the Torrey C. Brown Trail - White Hall, Maryland (Baltimore County)

Kabouterdorp 08/02/2018 14h48

Two gnomes in front of the gnome houses in the Gnome Village, two of the in total 13 gnomes living in this part of the Fairytale Forest. The gnome in the boat is fishing and almost falls asleep. Children can shout at him and as a reaction he wakes up, looks up and his fishing rod moves. The gnome in the background is busy preparing his pipe. The wreath on the door is part of Winter Efteling decoration.

This house was built in 1980 and was designed by Anton Pieck but carried out by Ton van de Ven.

Inside the Inside the mushroom is above a gnome writing.

 

More information:

Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp

  

Kabouterdorp 08/11/2018 11h51

Maintenance is necessary to protect all the beauty for the offspring. The Kabouterdorp, with houses from 1952, 1972 and 1980 has had a serious renovation in the Autumn of 2018 and it was impossible to access the gnome houses or even see what was going on behind the white tarpaulins. In total 13 animatronics can be found in this village.

 

More information:

Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp

In the village of the gnomes.

There are several gnome houses in the Fairytale Forest. Beautiful large mushrooms, designed by the designers Anton Pieck, Ton van de Ven and Henny Knoet and built between 1952 and 1980. They blend naturally into the surrounding park. The many paths and corridors around and in the mushrooms are a favorite with children who are looking for even more (moving) gnomes.

 

The music that a gnome plays on his spinet somewhere can be heard in many places. He plays Menuet in G major (Per Jocum. Opus II, Latin: "Just for fun, second work"), which is a well-known tune for many visitors.

 

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Fairytale Forest (Est. 1952) - the six-hectare Fairytale Forest of the Efteling is a walk through the fairytale books of the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault. The Efteling started as a park in 1952 with the Fairytale Forest.

 

Photo March 2012, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 60 years in time.

 

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Efteling - Sprookjesbos

Efteling (Est. 1952) - one of the oldest theme parks in the world. A very popular full-sized fantasy-themed amusement park with many attractions and a wide array of amusement rides that reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efteling.

  

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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.

© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #gnome #gnomevillage #mushroom #AntonPieck #Sprookjesbos #Marerijk #Sprookjesbos #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel #Netherlands

 

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Kabouterdorp 29/07/2024 17h33

Beautiful light on the two gnomes in front of one of the gnome houses in the Gnome Village in the Fairytale Forest in the Efteling.

Another view: Kabouterdorp (Gnome Village) (February 2018)

Two of the in total 13 gnomes living in this part of the Fairytale Forest. The gnome in the boat is fishing and almost falls asleep. Children can shout at him and as a reaction he wakes up, looks up and his fishing rod moves. The gnome in the background is busy preparing his pipe. The wreath on the door is part of Winter Efteling decoration.

This house was built in 1980 and was designed by Anton Pieck but carried out by Ton van de Ven.

Inside the Inside the mushroom is above a gnome writing.

 

[ Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp

Doornroosje 10/04/2024 14h23

Doornroosje (Sleeping Beauty) about one week after the renovation was completed. More light by removing trees that were far too large. New landscaping as well and the formerly not visible side of the castle is now visible due to the construction of second path around the castle. This was the way down from the castle towards Kabouterdorp (Gnome Village) which used to be located fully in the shade.

 

Doornroosje

Doornroosje is the first fairytale in the route of the fairytale forest is also one of the oldest fairy tales in the history of De Efteling.

 

It is also one of the first ten fairytales at the opening in 1952, designed by Anton Pieck, although the current scene dates from 1981 and has some adjustments from Ton van de Ven. It is depicted with a castle on a hill, where visitors can climb up a staircase to look through windows through the bedroom where Doornroosje rests and the angry fairy sits on the spinning wheel. The chefs sleep in the kitchen.

 

[ Eftelpedia - Doornroosje (Sleeping Beauty) ]

Kabouterdorp 10/01/2023 11h50

The completely renovated part of the Gnome Village in 2023 during the frost of January 2024. Frozen water in the pond for this walk-thru attraction for the smallest visitors.

 

Kabouterdorp in 2020 (neglected and crying for some attention)

 

[ Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp ]

Date: August 8, 2021

Location: Along the Torrey C. Brown Trail - White Hall, Maryland (Baltimore County)

In the village of the gnomes.

There are several gnome houses in the Fairytale Forest. Beautiful large mushrooms, designed by the designers Anton Pieck, Ton van de Ven and Henny Knoet and built between 1952 and 1980. They blend naturally into the surrounding park. The many paths and corridors around and in the mushrooms are a favorite with children who are looking for even more (moving) gnomes.

 

The music that a gnome plays on his spinet somewhere can be heard in many places. He plays Menuet in G major (Per Jocum. Opus II, Latin: "Just for fun, second work"), which is a well-known tune for many visitors.

 

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Fairytale Forest (Est. 1952) - the six-hectare Fairytale Forest of the Efteling is a walk through the fairytale books of the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault. The Efteling started as a park in 1952 with the Fairytale Forest.

 

Photo December 2018, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 66 years in time.

 

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Efteling - Kabouterdorp

Efteling (Est. 1952) - one of the oldest theme parks in the world. A very popular full-sized fantasy-themed amusement park with many attractions and a wide array of amusement rides that reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efteling.

  

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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.

© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #gnome #gnomevillage #mushroom #AntonPieck #Kabouterdorp #Marerijk #Sprookjesbos #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel #Netherlands

 

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Kabouterdorp 29/07/2024 17h34

Beautiful light on the two gnomes in front of one of the gnome houses in the Gnome Village in the Fairytale Forest in the Efteling.

Another view: Kabouterdorp (Gnome Village) (February 2018)

One of the in total 13 gnomes living in this part of the Fairytale Forest. The gnome in the boat is fishing and almost falls asleep. Children can shout at him and as a reaction he wakes up, looks up and his fishing rod moves. The gnome in the background is busy preparing his pipe. The wreath on the door is part of Winter Efteling decoration.

This house was built in 1980 and was designed by Anton Pieck but carried out by Ton van de Ven.

Inside the Inside the mushroom is above a gnome writing.

 

[ Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp

A 3-day bike touring trip from Amsterdam to Noordwijk and back. With a map&compass workshop by Dutch organisation NKBV in between.

A 3-day bike touring trip from Amsterdam to Noordwijk and back. With a map&compass workshop by Dutch organisation NKBV in between.

Kabouterdorp 06/09/2023 11h49

The oldest part of the Gnome Village from 1952 was not included in the major refurbishment of 2018. The three separate mushrooms have been inaccessible to visitors since the end of 2017. In 2023, work will be resumed to restore these three mushrooms to their former glory. Completely rebuilt, they will be accessible around 21/09/2023. Here they are busy with a special coating of the water pond.

 

Kabouterdorp in 2020 (neglected and crying for some attention)

 

After Doornroosje on the right-hand side, the actual Gnome Village begins. A short side path of the main route has been created here for children, with three mushrooms with low passages for them to walk through. There is also a small picnic table here, there are some gnome clothes hanging on a clothesline and there is a bridge over a pond. Gnomes cannot be seen here yet.

 

[ Eftelpedia - Kabouterdorp ]

In the village of the gnomes.

There are several gnome houses in the Fairytale Forest. Beautiful large mushrooms, designed by the designers Anton Pieck, Ton van de Ven and Henny Knoet and built between 1952 and 1980. They blend naturally into the surrounding park. The many paths and corridors around and in the mushrooms are a favorite with children who are looking for even more (moving) gnomes.

 

The music that a gnome plays on his spinet somewhere can be heard in many places. He plays Menuet in G major (Per Jocum. Opus II, Latin: "Just for fun, second work"), which is a well-known tune for many visitors.

 

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Fairytale Forest (Est. 1952) - the six-hectare Fairytale Forest of the Efteling is a walk through the fairytale books of the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault. The Efteling started as a park in 1952 with the Fairytale Forest.

 

Photo December 2018, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 66 years in time.

 

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Efteling - Kabouterdorp

Efteling (Est. 1952) - one of the oldest theme parks in the world. A very popular full-sized fantasy-themed amusement park with many attractions and a wide array of amusement rides that reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efteling.

  

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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.

© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #gnome #gnomevillage #mushroom #AntonPieck #Kabouterdorp #Marerijk #Sprookjesbos #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel #Netherlands

 

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A nosy bugger stretching his neck to have a look out over the Gnome Village we were visiting.

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