Locations
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Spanish Restaurant El Toro
Spanish Restaurant El Toro
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Theaterrestaurant Het Souterrain
Theaterrestaurant Het Souterrain
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Lutz Watervilla's
Lutz Watervilla's
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Blazerhaven
Blazerhaven
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Boat spaces at Mini Camping Synneveer
Boat spaces at Mini Camping Synneveer
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Farm Shop Tsjûkemar
Farm Shop Tsjûkemar
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Public toilet on Rienck Bockemakade in Sneek
Public toilet on Rienck Bockemakade in Sneek
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Galerie Hoogenbosch
Galerie Hoogenbosch
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B&B Basalt aan See
B&B Basalt aan See
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Alpherbosch & Large Pond
Alpherbosch & Large Pond
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Timpelsteed
Timpelsteed
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Hotel de Wijnberg
Hotel de Wijnberg
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Eanjumer Kolken
Eanjumer Kolken
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Gouden plakje
Gouden plakje
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De Berkenhof - appartement B
De Berkenhof - appartement B
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HarTeluk Joure - Comfort Tweepersoonskamer douche
HarTeluk Joure - Comfort Tweepersoonskamer douche
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Strandje aan het Tjeukemeer (Oosterzee)
Strandje aan het Tjeukemeer (Oosterzee)
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Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Tsien
Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Tsien
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Eleven Cities Cycling Tour
Eleven Cities Cycling Tour
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Camping De Verborgen Hoek
Camping De Verborgen Hoek
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'Living Room Theatre' De Wier Koarnjum
'Living Room Theatre' De Wier Koarnjum
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Steenbakkerij Oostrum
Steenbakkerij Oostrum
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House of VR Leeuwarden
House of VR Leeuwarden
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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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