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Molecaten buys former Gillis campsite in Valkenburg for €3.55 million
Molecaten is buying Stadsresort Valkenburg, a former campsite owned by Peter Gillis in the Dutch city of Valkenburg.
The company is paying €3.55 million for the site, which was sold at a forced auction.
Gillis bought it in 2021, but the campsite never opened because he did not pass a municipal integrity check linked to suspicions of money laundering.
The site has stood empty for years.
It has places for camper vans and tents, two apartments and other facilities.
Molecaten runs 19 holiday parks in the Netherlands and Hungary, and Valkenburg will be its first location in the province.
The handover is expected in the coming weeks, but the company has not said what it plans to do with the site.
Molecaten is buying Stadsresort Valkenburg, the former campsite of Peter Gillis, for €3.55 million.
The site was sold at a forced auction after standing empty for years.
Gillis was unable to open the campsite because he did not pass the municipality’s Bibob assessment, which was linked to suspicions of money laundering.
Molecaten operates 19 holiday parks in the Netherlands and Hungary, and Valkenburg will be its first site in the province.
The transfer is expected to be completed in the coming weeks, but Molecaten has not said what it plans to do with the site.
- Who
- Molecaten, a family-owned holiday park company, is buying the site from Peter Gillis.
- What
- It bought the former campsite for €3.55 million.
- When
- The sale was reported on October 7, 2026; the transfer is expected in the coming weeks.
- Where
- Stadsresort Valkenburg in Valkenburg, the Netherlands.
- Why
- The site was sold at a forced auction. The sources do not state Molecaten’s reason for buying it.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Peter Gillis bought the Valkenburg campsite.
The campsite remained empty because Gillis did not pass the municipality’s Bibob assessment and could not open it.
The site was sold at a forced auction.
It became known that the highest bidder would become the new owner.
The transfer is expected to be completed.
- Buyer
- Molecaten
- Purchase price
- €3.55 million
- Site
- Stadsresort Valkenburg, Valkenburg
- Facilities
- 46 camper pitches, 94 camping pitches and two apartments
- Molecaten parks
- 19 in the Netherlands and Hungary
- Expected transfer
- In the coming weeks
Sources
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