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Aldegeaster Brekken
Aldegeaster Brekken
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Voedselbos Ouwe-Syl
Voedselbos Ouwe-Syl
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Camping Lan en Mar - Terras Chalet
Camping Lan en Mar - Terras Chalet
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Under de Wol - Boerderij appartement Trije
Under de Wol - Boerderij appartement Trije
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Waterrijck Stavoren
Waterrijck Stavoren
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Camping Hammerslag
Camping Hammerslag
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Mirns Bell Tower
Mirns Bell Tower
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Natuurhuisjes Hasthem Hoeve
Natuurhuisjes Hasthem Hoeve
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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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Radar station Sondel
Radar station Sondel
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Vakantiehuisjes Marsherne - Tjalk Wuta
Vakantiehuisjes Marsherne - Tjalk Wuta
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Leeuwarden UNESCO City of Literature
Leeuwarden UNESCO City of Literature
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Schaopedobbe Nature Reserve
Schaopedobbe Nature Reserve
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Logies de Meervaart
Logies de Meervaart
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Sanzi Yacht Charter - Femke
Sanzi Yacht Charter - Femke
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dbieb
dbieb
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Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Tweintich
Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Tweintich
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Ruigahuizen Bell Tower
Ruigahuizen Bell Tower
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Starnumanbossen
Starnumanbossen
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Friesland Boating Yachtcharter
Friesland Boating Yachtcharter
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The Waadfisker statue
The Waadfisker statue
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De Koffiemolen
De Koffiemolen
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De Appelsche Hof
De Appelsche Hof
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Bootverhuur Hospes - Motorjacht Samana
Bootverhuur Hospes - Motorjacht Samana
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