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An example of a former grain farm in serious decay. The decline of the puissant rich existence of the grain farmers, and since the last 50 years gas extraction, earthquakes, fluctuation in water levels, salt extraction, are the causes of this decay. Without the unique heritage of the large farms, Oldambt will lose an important part of its identity. The question is what is the solution, and is it desirable to restore all the ruins, or let them go to ruin. In recent years, many people from the west have discovered the charm of Oldambt and ventured to buy a farmhouse and restore it. For a number of properties, this is coming too late. There are voices calling for these farms to then become ruins - as monuments of the times and not monuments of the heyday of the rich.