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The Northern Pentecost camp (Noordelijk PinksterKamp) (usually abbreviated to NPK) is the largest scouting camp in the Netherlands that is hosted each year and one of the largest in Europe.

In 2008, the camp was held for the 78th time with 3516 participants, coming from approximately 75 scouting groups from Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe, North Holland, and Overijssel. Previously, NPK was held in the Kniphorstbos in Anloo, but this site was sold by the Ministry of Defense to Staatsbosbeheer in 1997. The reason was that there were a lot of burial mounds in the area. The new owner (Staatsbosbeheer) did not give permission to continue the annual camp in the Kniphorstbos. In consultation with the Ministry of Defense, Marnewaard in the Lauwersmeer area was chosen as the new permanent location for the camp in 1998. To this day that hasn't changed.

Goal/intent
NPK is a fairly traditional Scouting camp in design. The camp is divided by age groups, all the regular age groups of the Netherlands are present. Since 2009, the beavers have also been joining us for a day. From 2010 the beavers have been camping on the site for one night during the camp. Each age group runs activities based on its own theme that changes every year. The theme is an important factor in the decoration of the camp. Each game branch (with the exception of the Roverscouts ) is split up into subcamps of approximately 5-10 groups. Each subcamp has a subtheme within the main theme of their age scouts and is represented by its own color.

NPK is organised in a way that each participating scouting group builds their own campsite on their piece of land using materials they bring with them. A site consists of tents, kitchens, fire tables, hudos and washing areas. Exept for the tents everything is made with wooden poles and rope. The goal of NPK has remained unchanged for years; stablishing new and maintaining existing contacts outside of your own scouting group. Acquiring and improving camping skills is also a very important aspect the camp, and you can even earn points.

The NPK is held each year during Pentecost, and lasts from Friday to Tuesday. Monday is traditionally the viewing day for the family and other visitors. This brings thousands of visitors every year. The camp is planned is such a way that in the span of a few hours a city is build from the ground. Some groups go even as far as to pioneer huge flagpoles. In terms of the number of 'inhabitants', the Northern Pentecost Camp is one of the largest villages in the municipality of Hogeland during Pentecost.

The Central Area
The central area can be seen as the shopping center of NPK. General facilities are located on this site, such as a fire brigade (with the only warm shower on NPK), a doctor's post, a kitchen, a scout shop (where you can buy badges, woggle's and other scout related items), a communication center, information center, a post office, a photo shop (where you can buy photo's taken of you and sent post cards to family) and a shop where you can charge your phone. The most important thing in the central area is '' t Seepeert', a kind of café-restaurant. Similar tents to 't Seepeert are at the Explorers 'de Zeef' and at the roverscouts 'de Kruk'. The central area also serves as a place for the official opening ceremony that takes place on Saturday. All facilities and shops are housed in tents that are placed in a circle around the central area. NPK also has its own camp newspaper, the Pinksterblom. Every day an edition is published with all the information submitted by the participants themselves. The TimeTravel is the museum at NPK. In addition to an annually changing exhibition, there are all kinds of activities to do here. All parts are staffed by volunteers, often Scouts.

Bronbeek
Bronbeek is an area located on the grounds of the Northern Pentecost camp. This is the place where staff members who have a central function during the camp, possibly with partners and children, can spend the night. They have their own activities program for the children that are present at Bronbeek. Although NPK and Bronbeek are close to each other, they have little to do with each other in terms of content.

Traditions
NPK has, like every camp traditions. The most famous tradition at NPK is the Eternal Fire (Eeuwige vuur) that is lit every year during the central opening. The eternal fire is a symbol of the bond between scouts and remains lit continuously throughout the camp. The fire must of course be monitored and maintained. That is done by means of a schedule in which each group is scheduled for a certain time. At the end of the camp, the fire is extinguished by the group that won during the competitions. The winning group then takes the ashes and charcoal remains with them. At the next camp, the Eternal Fire is lit (with the remains of last year's ashes) by last year's winners.

List of all Northern Pentecostal camps (Noordelijke Pinksterkampen)

 * 1920 - Sellingen
 * 1924 - Diever (Birlibi camp, 170 participants)
 * 1925 - Diever (Mr. Martin camp, 250 participants)
 * 1926 - Hooghalen (Regenkamp, 180 participants)
 * 1927 - Diever (Donderkamp, 176 participants)
 * 1928 - Diever (Zonnekamp, 59 participants)
 * 1929 - Schoonoord (Welkomkamp, 200 participants)
 * 1930 - Odoorn (Knuttelkamp, 265 participants)
 * 1931 - Hooghalen (Zangerskamp, 280 participants)
 * 1932 - Hooghalen (Rambonnetkamp)
 * 1933 - Hooghalen (Jubelkamp, 240 participants), anniversary, 10th N.P.K.
 * 1934 - Hooghalen (K.L.M. camp, 319 participants); a KLM plane would take a photo of the camp; This was canceled due to bad weather.
 * 1935 - Hooghalen (Cevaalkamp, 328 participants)
 * 1936 - Hooghalen (Ruilkamp, 283 participants)
 * 1937 - Hooghalen (Interland camp, 350 participants)
 * 1938 - Drouwenerzand (Canonkamp, 450 participants)
 * 1939 - Drouwenerzand (Polygos camp, 500 participants), named after the Polygoon news that made film recordings here.
 * No camps took place during the war.
 * 1946 - Anloo (Uncle Wiebe camp, 1515 participants)
 * 1947 - Anloo (Roest van Limburg camp, 1456 participants)
 * 1948 - Anloo (Strijdbijlkamp, 1363 participants)
 * 1949 - Anloo (Kermiskamp, 940 participants)
 * 1950 - Anloo (Siertsema camp, 923 participants)
 * 1951 - Anloo (Hoempakamp, 911 participants)
 * 1952 - Anloo (Zulukamp, 812 participants)
 * 1953 - Anloo (Monuskamp, 893 participants)
 * 1954 - Anloo (Zilverenkamp, 1141 participants), anniversary, 25th N.P.K.
 * 1955 - Anloo (Standard camp, 1130 participants)
 * 1956 - Anloo (German camp, 1100 participants)
 * 1957 - Anloo (JIM camp, 1100 participants)
 * 1958 - Anloo (Sputnik camp, 1040 participants)
 * 1959 - Anloo (Euro camp, 1100 participants) anniversary, 30th N.P.K.
 * 1960 - Anloo (Gilden camp, 1234 participants)
 * 1961 - Anloo (Bloedkamp, 1340 participants), with a fleet review on the Zuidlaardermeer with sea scouts
 * 1962 - Anloo (Toxopeus camp, 1750 participants)
 * 1963 - Anloo (Floriskamp, 1250 participants)
 * 1964 - Anloo (Schäffner camp, 1800 participants)
 * 1965 - Anloo (OEZ camp, 2000 participants)
 * 1966 - Anloo (Friendship camp, 2200 participants)
 * 1967 - Anloo (Oef camp, 1300 participants)
 * 1968 - Anloo ( Olympic camp, 1400 participants)
 * 1969 - Anloo (Hip camp, 1500 participants)
 * 1970 - Anloo (Apollo camp, 1350 participants)
 * 1971 - Anloo (Five camp, 1550 participants)
 * 1972 - Anloo (Stickers camp, 1450 participants)
 * 1973 - Anloo (Beregoed-Gaai camp, 1100 participants)
 * 1974 - Anloo (Spetter camp, 1781 participants)
 * 1975 - Anloo (Moord camp, 1671 participants)
 * 1976 - Anloo (Klokken camp, 1696 participants)
 * 1977 - Anloo (Close for each other-camp, 1861 participants)
 * 1978 - Anloo (Paal camp, 1922 participants)
 * 1979 - Anloo (Werelddelen camp), anniversary, 50 years of N.P.K.
 * 1980 - Anloo
 * 1981 - Anloo
 * 1982 - Anloo
 * 1983 - Anloo
 * 1984 - Anloo
 * 1985 - Anloo
 * 1986 - Anloo (2587 participants)
 * 1987 - Anloo (2782 participants)
 * 1988 - Anloo (2614 participants)
 * 1989 - Anloo (2818 participants)
 * 1990 - Anloo ( 2986 participants)
 * 1991 - Anloo (3081 participants)
 * 1992 - Anloo (3489 participants)
 * 1993 - Anloo (3509 participants)
 * 1994 - Anloo (3383 participants)
 * 1995 - Anloo (3473 participants)
 * 1996 - Anloo (3582 participants)
 * 1997 - Anloo (3542 participants)
 * 1998 - Marnewaard (3545 participants)
 * 1999 - Marnewaard (3424 participants)
 * 2000 - Marnewaard (3374 participants)
 * 2001 - No NPK due to Foot and Mouth Crisis
 * 2002 - Marnewaard (3058 participants)
 * 2003 - Marnewaard (Unknown number of participants)
 * 2004 - Marnewaard ( Unknown number of participants)
 * 2005 - Marnewaard (3732 participants)
 * 2006 - Marnewaard (3474 participants)
 * 2007 - Marnewaard (3494 participants)
 * 2008 - Marnewaard (3516 participants)
 * 2009 - Marnewaard (3644 participants)
 * 2010 - Marnewaard (unknown number of participants)
 * 2011 - Marnewaard (unknown number of participants)
 * 2012 - Marnewaard (unknown number of participants)
 * 2013 - Marnewaard (unknown number of participants)
 * 2014 - Marnewaard (unknown number of participants)
 * 2015 - Marnewaard (unknown number of participants)
 * 2016 - Marnewaard (3600 participants)
 * 2017 - Marnewaard (3818 participants)
 * 2018 - Marnewaard
 * 2019 - Marnewaard (3783 participants)
 * 2020 - No NPK due to coronavirus
 * 2021 - Alternative NPK due to coronavirus
 * 2022 - Marnewaard, 90th NPK ("more than 3500" participants) more than 4000 scouts (the largest NPK ever)
 * 2023 - Marnewaard, 91st NPK (3800 participants)