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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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Holland Casino Leeuwarden
Holland Casino Leeuwarden
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Tiny Farm House Friesland
Tiny Farm House Friesland
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B&B Langweer - Kamer 2
B&B Langweer - Kamer 2
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Beach and Recreational Meadow Indijk (Yndyk)
Beach and Recreational Meadow Indijk (Yndyk)
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Aqua State - Brekkense Wiel 226
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Tweemastklipper Manna
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Kameleondorp Terherne
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Sail-a-way Sneekermeer - Appartement 8-8
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HarTeluk Joure
HarTeluk Joure
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Campground Achterom
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Grote of Jacobijnerkerk
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Veenwouden (Feanwâlden)
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Doppio Leeuwarden
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Aeltsjemeerpolder
Aeltsjemeerpolder
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Jachthaven Hoora Heeg - Maxus 22
Jachthaven Hoora Heeg - Maxus 22
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Huize Goede Reede
Huize Goede Reede
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Watervillapark Idskenhuizen
Watervillapark Idskenhuizen
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Beach Resorts Makkum - Beachvilla 8 persoons
Beach Resorts Makkum - Beachvilla 8 persoons
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Friese Meren Villa's
Friese Meren Villa's
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kerkovernachting.nl
kerkovernachting.nl
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Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie
Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie
