Locations
601 to 624 of 2779 results
-
Eysinga State
Eysinga State
-
Jolderenbos
Jolderenbos
-
Hearewâltjse
Hearewâltjse
The village harbour was once located at the Hearewâltsje. This was the home of peat skipper Jan Lampe, owner of a snikke—a traditional Frisian cargo boat used to transport goods to nearby towns and villages.
In the past, Wijnaldum had a thriving local economy with a variety of shops and skilled craftsmen. Goods reached the village by both road and water. A small harbour once stood here, where cargo boats unloaded goods, including peat. Through the Ried waterway, the harbour was connected to Franeker, making Wijnaldum an important link in the region's trade network.
-
-
The SainT
The SainT
-
Public toilet on Kaeidyk in Workum
Public toilet on Kaeidyk in Workum
-
Wooden house on high poles
Wooden house on high poles
-
BnB Slaap Lekker
BnB Slaap Lekker
-
Eleven Cities Cycling Tour
Eleven Cities Cycling Tour
-
Under de Wol
Under de Wol
-
Ambush at Oldeholtpade
Ambush at Oldeholtpade
On 12 April, the bridge over the Tjonger in Mildam fell into the hands of the Royal Canadian Dragoons reconnaissance regiment. Because the occupier had blown up many other bridges, the Canadians attached great importance to preserving this bridge for the crossing of other Canadian units. That is why dozens of armoured cars, mobile artillery guns and numerous other vehicles were sent to Mildam that day to reinforce the bridgehead over the Tjonger.
In one of those armoured cars, a Staghound, was 24-year-old Trooper Wilfred Robert George Berry from Ontario. The young Canadian had volunteered for military service in Europe. And had already fought with the Royal Canadian Dragoons in Italy. At the end of February 1945, they were transferred to Northwest Europe.
For Berry, the war ended in Friesland. In Oldeholtpade, on the road to Wolvega, his vehicle drove into an ambush along with at least one other Staghound. In the vicinity of a broken-down German car, German soldiers had hidden with Panzerfausts. The Panzerfaust was a very powerful and easy-to-use anti-tank weapon. The first shot missed, but the second projectile hit the front Staghound, on the side where driver Wilfred Berry was sitting at the time.2 The Staghound went off the road and overturned. The three other crew members got injured, but were able to leave the vehicle and took cover behind the second Staghound. One of them stated:
"[…]Flames burst through the turret, where the officer and I were half in and half out of the hatches. Any skin surface not covered was burned and the flames badly singed our eyebrows, eyelashes, moustaches and hands, sending me and the officer both wounded to the field hospital."3
Immediately after the first Staghound was hit, the second Staghound opened fire on the Germans. Seriously injured, Wilfred Berry remained in the vehicle. After about fifteen minutes of shooting back and forth, the other Staghounds retreated towards Oldeberkoop. The exact reason for this remains unclear. Berry was already dying and was briefly cared for by the elderly Andriesje Dekker-Oosterhof in the vehicle when the shooting had stopped. The tragedy had unfolded right in front of her house. He died in the wreck shortly afterwards.
Berry's remains were eventually transferred to the farm on "De Bult" in Oldeberkoop and buried there. After the war he would be reburied at the Canadian war cemetery in Holten. The other crew members were eventually able to return to their units after receiving medical treatment. The commander only had burns on his face.
The event made a deep impression on the inhabitants of Oldeholtpade. In 1945, a monument to Berry was erected. And in 1965, a street was named in his honour.
-
-
Demonstration horse-driven lifeboat
Demonstration horse-driven lifeboat
-
Loetje Leeuwarden
Loetje Leeuwarden
-
B&B Zathe de Spieker - Vermeer kamer
B&B Zathe de Spieker - Vermeer kamer
-
Pizza Beppe
Pizza Beppe
-
Getswerdersyl
Getswerdersyl
-
Familieboten - Tiamo
Familieboten - Tiamo
Book now
-
Aqua State - Grutto 8
Aqua State - Grutto 8
Book now
-
Pizzeria ristorante La Gondola
Pizzeria ristorante La Gondola
-
Familieboten - Noah
Familieboten - Noah
Book now
-
WestCord Hotel Schylge
WestCord Hotel Schylge
-
Swan Hunting in Wijnaldum
Swan Hunting in Wijnaldum
Fishing once took place here along the Ried, and swans were kept in the surrounding wetlands. The exclusive right to hunt swans was a valuable privilege and provided an important source of income for centuries.
In the past, the Frisians fought the sea by building dams. As a result, a marshy area developed north of Wijnaldum. The former tidal channel known as the Ried formed its southern boundary.
-
-
Van der Valk Hotel Sneek - Comfortkamer - Waterzijde
Van der Valk Hotel Sneek - Comfortkamer - Waterzijde
Sustainability info
Book now
-
B&B Lyklamastate - Bakhuisje
B&B Lyklamastate - Bakhuisje
Book now
-
Familieboten - Challenger
Familieboten - Challenger
Book now
