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Het Landzicht
Het Landzicht
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Pension Lytse Knipke
Pension Lytse Knipke
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Heeg (Heech)
Heeg (Heech)
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Information point Langweer (Twirre Watersport)
Information point Langweer (Twirre Watersport)
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Camping de Bearshoeke
Camping de Bearshoeke
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Camping Pasveer
Camping Pasveer
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Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Acht
Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Acht
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Snoozz Hotels - Charme kamer
Snoozz Hotels - Charme kamer
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B&B De Scharren - Sinne
B&B De Scharren - Sinne
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Nero: coffee & foodbar
Nero: coffee & foodbar
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Museum Sloten
Museum Sloten
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Camping Mounewetter - Kampeerplaats
Camping Mounewetter - Kampeerplaats
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KunstKamer Franeker
KunstKamer Franeker
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Wereldwinkel Leeuwarden
Wereldwinkel Leeuwarden
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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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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.
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De Kamer
De Kamer
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Wellekom Watersport - Motorjacht Escape
Wellekom Watersport - Motorjacht Escape
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Luxe appartement
Luxe appartement
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Mirns Bell Tower
Mirns Bell Tower
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Doarpswinkel Aldegea Supermarkt
Doarpswinkel Aldegea Supermarkt
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Plant Nursery De Nije Trije
Plant Nursery De Nije Trije
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Information panel Boer Kuiper
Information panel Boer Kuiper
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Aldehoeve-logies - Appartement Trije
Aldehoeve-logies - Appartement Trije
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