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Information Point Workum (Museum Warkums Erfskip)
Information Point Workum (Museum Warkums Erfskip) Workum
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Friese Hoeve Sneek - Tweepersoonskamer Friese Hoeve Sneek
Friese Hoeve Sneek - Tweepersoonskamer Friese Hoeve Sneek Sneek
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Yachtcharter Sneek
Yachtcharter Sneek Sneek
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Voorarrest (pre-trial detention)
Voorarrest (pre-trial detention) Leeuwarden
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B&B Dearsum
B&B Dearsum Easterein
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Leeuwarden city walking tours
Leeuwarden city walking tours Leeuwarden
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B&B Sypenstien
B&B Sypenstien Langweer
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Friese Meren Villa's - Djerreblom 23
Friese Meren Villa's - Djerreblom 23 Delfstrahuizen
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Brasserie De Stadstuin
Brasserie De Stadstuin Franeker
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Stay in a Converted Hopper
Stay in a Converted Hopper Harlingen
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Camping Oan 'e Poel
Camping Oan 'e Poel Heeg
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Easterwood Hondvriendelijke Vakantiewoningen
Easterwood Hondvriendelijke Vakantiewoningen Makkinga
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IJsboerderij Margje 24
IJsboerderij Margje 24 Workum
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War Memorial Hieslum
War Memorial Hieslum Hieslum
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Special Beer Cafe de Markies
Special Beer Cafe de Markies Leeuwarden
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Veldman Yacht Charters
Veldman Yacht Charters Sneek
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Zeilschip Middelsee
Zeilschip Middelsee Engwierum
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The Former Weigh House
The Former Weigh House
A look at old photographs reveals that the building looks even more attractive today than its predecessor. The people of Kollum have taken good care of this historic landmark. The weigh house was a public building where goods could be officially weighed. Its presence was particularly important for trade in butter and cheese.
A public weigh house in Kollum is first mentioned in the 16th century. That original building stood next to the Rechthuis (courthouse). In 1779, a new weigh house was built here on the Westerdiepswal, at the heart of the bustling waterfront. The wide entrance to the former weighing hall, where two weighing scales were once installed, can still be clearly recognised in the façade.
The pediment above the façade bears the coats of arms and names, added in 1779, of grietman (district magistrate) Martinus van Scheltinga, his deputy Focke Hijlckes Eskes, and Albert Luitjens, who served together with Eskes as church warden. The building was owned by the Dutch Reformed Church, which leased out the weigh house. In 1871 it was sold to a private owner, after which an official weighmaster appointed by the municipality supervised its operation. With the rise of the dairy industry in Friesland, the weigh house gradually lost its function. In 1895, the building was converted into a private residence.
Kollum
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B&B Langweer - Kamer 1
B&B Langweer - Kamer 1 Langweer
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Nij Wybranda - Blokhut Us Mem
Nij Wybranda - Blokhut Us Mem Boazum
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Alpherbosch & Large Pond
Alpherbosch & Large Pond Beetsterzwaag
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Natuurlijk De Veenhoop - de Grytman
Natuurlijk De Veenhoop - de Grytman de Veenhoop
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Public toilet Starteileind Sneekermeer
Public toilet Starteileind Sneekermeer Offingawier
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Residentie Dicht bij zee
Residentie Dicht bij zee Oosterend Terschelling