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Sytzama House
Sytzama House
What is now a grand café has a history closely connected with local government, the Second World War, and Baron Willem van Sytzama, the building's first owner, after whom it is named.
In Van Sytzama's time, there were very few buildings nearby. Instead, a large landscaped garden with extensive ponds stretched out behind the house. Baron Willem van Sytzama believed he was happily married to Cecilia van Heemskerk, but she left him for another man. Although the baron took legal action in an attempt to prevent the separation, he was unsuccessful. She never returned, and he never remarried. In later years, however, the building served as Kollum's town hall, where hundreds of marriages were celebrated.
During the Second World War, Mayor Gerben Feitsma was sworn into office in this building. The ceremony took place with prominent displays of flags and the Nazi salute. For that reason, Feitsma is often described as an NSB (Dutch National Socialist Movement) mayor. At the same time, there is evidence that he occasionally helped prevent residents of Kollum from being sent to Germany for forced labour by employing them on his farm. Because of his wartime record, his name is not always included in historical accounts.
His brother, Jan Feitsma, became notorious for a different reason. As Prosecutor General, he ordered signs reading "Jews Forbidden" to be displayed throughout the occupied Netherlands. The policy caused considerable controversy in Kollum during the war. The local tennis club preferred to close its courts rather than display such a sign. In early 1945, Jan Feitsma was shot dead by members of the Dutch Resistance. His funeral in Kollum was attended by numerous members of the SS.
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Ferwert (Ferwerd)
Ferwert (Ferwerd)
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REM Yachtcharter - Motorjacht Geminus
REM Yachtcharter - Motorjacht Geminus
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Trekkershutten Nijhuizum - 2 persoons trekkershut
Trekkershutten Nijhuizum - 2 persoons trekkershut
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Monument Gaele Visser
Monument Gaele Visser
On May 2, 2015, a monument was unveiled here for the Frisian-Canadian soldier Gaele Visser, born in Haskerhorne in 1920 and emigrated to Canada in 1930. Gaele Visser enlisted in the Canadian army in 1942, specifically in the Algonquin Regiment. He fought in the liberation of Western Europe and was killed on April 23, 1945, near Oldenburg (Germany).
He is buried at the Canadian War Cemetery in Holten. The monument provides information about both his private life and military career.
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Holiday resort Tusken de Marren
Holiday resort Tusken de Marren
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Eysinga State - Vakantiewoning Op ‘e Pleats
Eysinga State - Vakantiewoning Op ‘e Pleats
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Ankertsjerke Oudega SWF
Ankertsjerke Oudega SWF
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Aquacamping en Jachthaven De Rakken - Kampeerplaats Aan het water
Aquacamping en Jachthaven De Rakken - Kampeerplaats Aan het water
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Het Molenhuis - Jurjenshuis
Het Molenhuis - Jurjenshuis
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Zijda Yachting - Poseidon Elite
Zijda Yachting - Poseidon Elite
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WestCord WTC Hotel - Executive Suite
WestCord WTC Hotel - Executive Suite
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De Jouster Klokkenmakerij
De Jouster Klokkenmakerij
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Klokkenstoel Indijk
Klokkenstoel Indijk
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Genieten op het water - Hanse 348
Genieten op het water - Hanse 348
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Zijda Yachting - Star of Grace
Zijda Yachting - Star of Grace
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Public toilet on island Rakkenpolle in Heeg
Public toilet on island Rakkenpolle in Heeg
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Vakantiehuis Tjeukemeer de Friese Meren
Vakantiehuis Tjeukemeer de Friese Meren
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Boazum
Boazum
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Hotel Boschlust - Comfort plus kamer
Hotel Boschlust - Comfort plus kamer
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Tourist Information Point Drachten
Tourist Information Point Drachten
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Woudagemaal: largest steam pumping station in the world
Woudagemaal: largest steam pumping station in the world
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Boulder in Rottum
Boulder in Rottum
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Rietreiger Vakantielodge
Rietreiger Vakantielodge
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