The village of Kanne stands next to the River Jeker in a landscape of strange limestone hills. With a population of 1,200, the “white village on the Jeker” has a remarkable 464 protected buildings, including houses built with the mellow local stone and a 1647 church modelled on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
A plaque on the wall of the Hotel Huize Poswick recalls an unexplained incident on 18 August 1914 when German soldiers shot the mayor’s wife and a local lawyer. Now Kanne is a peaceful spot near the Dutch border with several cafés and an ice cream salon.
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