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Nieuwveen
From a village with its own municipality to a settlement of Nieuwkoop

In 2026

The Jostiband is sixty years old and is appointed Ambassador of Freedom by the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei, the national committee for the days of remembrance and liberation.

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Weteringplein

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1966

In September 1966

Founding of the Jostiband Orkest, as the music club of the JOhannes STIchting – hence the name – by Wim Brussen and Frits van der Scheer. The first performance takes place on 5 December 1966. Residents of Huize Ursula join early on as well.
The orchestra later grew into the largest orchestra in the world made up entirely of musicians with an intellectual disability.

After 1945 Jostiband music Johannesstichting Researched later
1974

In 1974

The Johannes Stichting leaves Nieuwveen. For want of room the residents move to a new complex, De Hooge Burch at Zwammerdam.
With that, after 86 years, the institution that had stood in the middle of the village since the foundation stone was laid in 1888 disappears. The buildings on the A.H. Kooistrastraat are demolished later.
The Jostiband Orkest moves with them; Zwammerdam has been its home base ever since.

From a village with its own municipality to a settlement of Nieuwkoop care Johannesstichting Jostiband Researched later