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- ↑ "Ondernemers komen met alternatief plan voor Trappistenklooster". Omroep Venlo (in Dutch). 30 July 2020.
- ↑ "Abdij Ulingsheide". Rijksmonumentenregister. Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed.
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