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HappyWhale Leeuwarden
HappyWhale Leeuwarden
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Sail-a-way Sneekermeer - Appartement 8-3
Sail-a-way Sneekermeer - Appartement 8-3
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VHDG
VHDG
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Watertorenhotel Nes - Kamer Aqua
Watertorenhotel Nes - Kamer Aqua
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Vaste Burchtkerk Fortress Church
Vaste Burchtkerk Fortress Church
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Sloop rental Burdaard
Sloop rental Burdaard
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Krist Vis & Dis
Krist Vis & Dis
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Swimming pool It Paradyske
Swimming pool It Paradyske
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RCN de Potten - Tentvilla de Potten
RCN de Potten - Tentvilla de Potten
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Rent a sloop in Friesland
Rent a sloop in Friesland
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Friesland Boating Yachtcharter - Morrakruiser FBB 1150 Christa
Friesland Boating Yachtcharter - Morrakruiser FBB 1150 Christa
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Boerderijhuisje 22
Boerderijhuisje 22
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Bowls 'n' Rolls
Bowls 'n' Rolls
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Nieuw Allardsoog - de Fazant
Nieuw Allardsoog - de Fazant
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Wad en Loft
Wad en Loft
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Ice cream salon Margje 24
Ice cream salon Margje 24
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Friesland Boating Yachtcharter - Pedro Levanto Anita
Friesland Boating Yachtcharter - Pedro Levanto Anita
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Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Fiiftjin
Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Fiiftjin
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B&B De Postoari
B&B De Postoari
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National Park Schiermonnikoog
National Park Schiermonnikoog
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Blokhuispoort
Blokhuispoort
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Bij de Genieterij - Tiny House Oblique
Bij de Genieterij - Tiny House Oblique
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Julianapark
Julianapark
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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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