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Renting open 'dory' boats
Renting open 'dory' boats
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Proeflokaal de Stadswaagh
Proeflokaal de Stadswaagh
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Groeneweg bunker complex
Groeneweg bunker complex
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Mineralogisch Museum
Mineralogisch Museum
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Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Fiif
Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Fiif
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Beach Resorts Makkum - Beachvilla 5 persoons
Beach Resorts Makkum - Beachvilla 5 persoons
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B&B Bij ons in Wons
B&B Bij ons in Wons
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Vakantiepark De Kuilart - vakantiehuizen - Groepsaccommodatie
Vakantiepark De Kuilart - vakantiehuizen - Groepsaccommodatie
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Execution of ten Dutch collaborators near Oldeberkoop
Execution of ten Dutch collaborators near Oldeberkoop
On the afternoon of 12 April, Oldeberkoop was liberated by "D" Squadron of the Royal Canadian Dragoons. Later that day, they established a temporary headquarters in the village. The movements of "D" squadron were coordinated from the headquarters. This was also the place where prisoner of war from the immediate surroundings were gathered.
These prisoners of war were often Germans, but sometimes also Dutch who served voluntarily in the Waffen-SS, the NSKK (a paramilitary section of the Nazi party NSDAP) or the Dutch Landwacht. On this 12th of April, ten of these collaborators were brought into the encampment in Oldeberkoop amid great interest. Hatred of people who fought with or for the Germans was strong among most of the Dutch population. A resident of Oldeberkoop described the moment the men were brought in:
"The crowd booed and whistled, some spat, and some could not keep their hands off them. One of them got such a blow to the head that hit made his head spin."Not much later, these POWs were taken away again. Presumably with the aim of taking them to a real prison camp in Vledder. But the men would never get there. All ten of them were shot without trial in the Koepelbos just outside Oldeberkoop.
It was long thought that the Canadians were responsible for these unlawful executions. But by 1995, it became clear that Canadian involvement had been minimal. Stories about the involvement of two former resistance fighters were confirmed when one of them confessed to having fired the shots. In addition to himself, a colleague, a Canadian driver and some men who had dug the graves were present at the execution.
The exact reason for the murder of the Dutch collaborators and the exact role of the two Dutchmen and the Canadian have never been fully clarified. There are different accounts of the events leading up to the shooting. On 14 April, the bodies were finally buried in a mass grave on the side of the road. Later they were transferred to the German war cemetery in Ysselsteyn. The names of most of the victims also became known at that time:
Egbert Jan Hommes, Ordnungspolizei
Otto Frikken, Ordnungspolizei
Gerrit Jan Seevinck, Dutch Landwacht
Hendrik Dales, Dutch Landwacht
Heike Ham, Dutch Landwacht
Douwe Jonkman, Dutch Landwacht
Bernard Janssen, Dutch Landwacht
Arnold Pieter Post, Dutch Landwacht
The identities of two men from the Dutch Landwacht could not yet be ascertained.
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Pettebosk Forest Playground
Pettebosk Forest Playground
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Elektro Fox
Elektro Fox
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Pavilion Sjoerd
Pavilion Sjoerd
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Sint Martinuskerk
Sint Martinuskerk
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Former railway station Wijnaldum
Former railway station Wijnaldum
The former Wijnaldum railway station recalls the local railway line that connected the village with Harlingen, Leeuwarden and Stiens between 1903 and 1936. The carefully restored station building is one of the few surviving reminders of this historic railway connection.
Wijnaldum (station abbreviation: Wnd) was a stop on the former railway line between Stiens and Harlingen. Located near the hamlet of Voorrijp, the station opened on 1 October 1903. Passenger services continued until 15 May 1935.
The station building was constructed according to the NFLS Standard Type, a design used by the North Frisian Local Railway Company for several stations and halts throughout Friesland. Wijnaldum was classified as a third-class halt within this standard design.
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Rondvaartbedrijf Allure
Rondvaartbedrijf Allure
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Strandhotel Vigilante - Kamer Zuiderzeezicht
Strandhotel Vigilante - Kamer Zuiderzeezicht
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Hotel Stedswal - Kamer 6 - Starum
Hotel Stedswal - Kamer 6 - Starum
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Sportstad Heerenveen
Sportstad Heerenveen
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Wellness op e' Klaai
Wellness op e' Klaai
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Friesland Boating Yachtcharter - Fribo 1500 de luxe Elise
Friesland Boating Yachtcharter - Fribo 1500 de luxe Elise
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Stadslogement Westersingel
Stadslogement Westersingel
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Op 't Skik
Op 't Skik
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Minicamping en Vakantiehuis de Wynmole - Kampeerplaats
Minicamping en Vakantiehuis de Wynmole - Kampeerplaats
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Schouwburg De Lawei
Schouwburg De Lawei
