'De Scheleberg" Country Estate, Lunteren

The Schelenberg Estate is now a holiday park, but it also has an interesting history. The estate was purchased in 1932 by the trade union “Algemeene Bond van Handels- en Kantoorbedienden” (General Union of Commercial and Office Employees) with the intention of establishing a holiday resort for its members. In 1936, the main building was constructed as a project for unemployed young construction workers.

The union was only able to use the building for a short time because in 1942 the NSB took over the estate to establish the National Socialist Training School there. By then, a concentration of NSB activities had already developed on the east side of Lunteren, with the open-air meeting place on De Goudsberg as the most important location. The remains of this site are located 2 kilometres away and are known as the “Mussert Wall”.

During the war, the Scheleberg was the scene of many NSB activities, such as the Dutch Labour Service, training for NSB mayors and camps of the National Socialist Women's Organisation.

In March 1945, the Luftwaffe took over the estate to accommodate paratroopers, after which it was used by the Canadians for a period after the liberation. After the war, the trade union regained ownership of the estate, which was given its current purpose after a number of years.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Robert-Jan Zonnebelt
• - https://www.bezoek-ede.nl/militair-toerisme/oorlogsherinneringen-ede/1940-1945-de-scheleberg