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Snoozz Hotels - Charme kamer
Snoozz Hotels - Charme kamer
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Onder de Pannen cafe/restaurant
Onder de Pannen cafe/restaurant
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Pip's Delicious
Pip's Delicious
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Vintagemarket
Vintagemarket
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Greenjoy It Bûtefjild
Greenjoy It Bûtefjild
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Heavy shelling on Pingjum
Heavy shelling on Pingjum
After the liberation of Sneek on April 15, 1945, Canadian troops advanced to the Afsluitdijk. The Frisian resistance advised against the attack. It remembered the May days at the beginning of the war in 1940.
After the Canadians had been festively welcomed in Leeuwaren, it was important to advance quickly to Franeker to prevent the last escape option of the Germans over the Afsluitdijk and the IJsselmeer. The attack against the Afsluitdijk was launched from the southeast on 16 April, but the tanks of the Queens Own Rifles soon ran into the strong German defenses.
After that, the village of Wons was surrounded, but the Germans defended themselves very fanatically at Pingjum. There were many snipers and the Canadians were fired on from the farms. Allied fighters and artillery were deployed to break the German resistance. During the shelling, five farms went up in flames, six civilians, one Canadian and 46 Germans were killed. On April 18, 1945, the Canadians were able to report that the entire area had been cleared of enemies.
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Opeindervaart Canal
Opeindervaart Canal
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Parc Bûten at REBL Outdoor
Parc Bûten at REBL Outdoor
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Natuurkampeerterrein minicamping Singel
Natuurkampeerterrein minicamping Singel
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Buismanskoai and Dyksfearten Nature Reserves
Buismanskoai and Dyksfearten Nature Reserves
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Vakantiehuis in Gaastmeer
Vakantiehuis in Gaastmeer
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Stadslogement De Vooruitgang - Appartement De Geeuw
Stadslogement De Vooruitgang - Appartement De Geeuw
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Afsluitdijk Wadden Centre
Afsluitdijk Wadden Centre
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Stacaravan Romsicht
Stacaravan Romsicht
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Herberg Oer 't Hout
Herberg Oer 't Hout
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De Pluymgraaff
De Pluymgraaff
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Familieboten - Pasadena
Familieboten - Pasadena
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Eleven Cities Cycling Tour
Eleven Cities Cycling Tour
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Bowls 'n' Rolls
Bowls 'n' Rolls
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Greenjoy - Easterwierrum - De Dille
Greenjoy - Easterwierrum - De Dille
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Former Courthouse
Former Courthouse
This building, now used as a shop, recalls the time when justice was administered in Kollum. It was purchased by the municipality in 1609 and has served a variety of purposes ever since. The Old Courthouse (Oude Rechthuis) played an important role during the Kollum Uprising of 1797.
The building was bought by the municipality of Kollumerland in 1609 and converted into a courthouse. It can be recognised by the statue of Lady Justice, which still watches over the street from the façade. The Rechthuis is the oldest stone building in Kollum.
Kollum was given its own courthouse because the distance between Groningen and Leeuwarden was too great to travel in a single day. The ground floor was used as an inn and even included stables for horses and cattle. To this day, the space has continued to serve a variety of purposes.
The Rechthuis played a significant role during the Kollum Uprising of 1797. In February of that year, the arrest of the Orangist supporter Abele Reitzes sparked an uprising in which a crowd stormed the courthouse in an attempt to free him. The revolt resulted in extensive damage and was harshly suppressed, with 168 people being arrested. You can learn more about these events at the statue of Jan Binnes further along this route. The prison cell in the building's basement has been preserved. From the bridge, you can still clearly see the small barred window of the former jail cell.
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Ferry service Stavoren-Enkhuizen
Ferry service Stavoren-Enkhuizen
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Strandje bij Terherne
Strandje bij Terherne
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Restaurant De Pleats
Restaurant De Pleats
