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Bed and Breakfast Kia Ora
Bed and Breakfast Kia Ora
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Kitesurfing Spot at Stavoren
Kitesurfing Spot at Stavoren
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Kampeerboerderij en Camping Ykema
Kampeerboerderij en Camping Ykema
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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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Dyksputten
Dyksputten
Dyksputten are historic clay pits along the Frisian Wadden Sea dike. They were created in the 19th century by extracting clay, which was used to raise and strengthen the sea dike.
The Dyksputten can be found at several locations in the area behind the sea dike around the villages of Sexbierum and Oosterbierum, in the municipality of Waadhoeke.
Today, these low-lying, brackish nature areas provide resting and breeding grounds for birds and rare plant species. Some of the Dyksputten are as deep as 3 metres.
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Bed & Bio Breakfast Frije Fûgels
Bed & Bio Breakfast Frije Fûgels
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Mid-Fryslân Aqueduct
Mid-Fryslân Aqueduct
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Stacaravan Romsicht
Stacaravan Romsicht
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FrieWheelers Stavoren
FrieWheelers Stavoren
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Jannum Church Museum
Jannum Church Museum
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Forest cabin Nooitgedacht
Forest cabin Nooitgedacht
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Belltower Ypecolsga
Belltower Ypecolsga
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Waterrecreatie Syperda - Rietmeer
Waterrecreatie Syperda - Rietmeer
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The Philippusfenne – Kollum's Notary Garden
The Philippusfenne – Kollum's Notary Garden
The Philippusfenne, better known as Kollum's Notary Garden, is a beautiful historic garden created in the 19th century as an oasis of peace and greenery.
The Philippusfenne is a garden with a story. In 1847, the notary Daniel Hermannus Andreae commissioned the construction of a country house here, surrounded by an elegant garden designed in the English landscape style. The garden was created by the renowned landscape architect Lucas Pieters Roodbaard, who also designed the park surrounding Fogelsangh State in Veenklooster. Its winding paths, ornamental ponds and impressive mature trees create a unique combination of nature and history in the heart of Kollum.
One of the garden's most distinctive features is its abundance of stinzen plants—traditional spring-flowering bulbs associated with historic estates in the northern Netherlands. In early spring, snowdrops, crocuses and other rare flowers bloom in profusion, creating a fairy-tale landscape even during the colder months.
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Restaurant Smink *
Restaurant Smink *
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Zijda Yachting - Victus
Zijda Yachting - Victus
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Public toilet De Potten (small building)
Public toilet De Potten (small building)
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Huisboot Vakanties - Boothuisje Sneekermeer
Huisboot Vakanties - Boothuisje Sneekermeer
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Brocante en Antiek
Brocante en Antiek
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CW Kiteboarding
CW Kiteboarding
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Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Fiif
Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Fiif
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Berltsum (Berlikum)
Berltsum (Berlikum)
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Boat spaces at Mini Camping Synneveer
Boat spaces at Mini Camping Synneveer
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Van Buren Bolsward sheepskin tannery
Van Buren Bolsward sheepskin tannery
