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Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Harlingen
Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Harlingen
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Washing lines of Sloten
Washing lines of Sloten
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Pension Lytse Knipke
Pension Lytse Knipke
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Sanzi Yacht Charter - Monique
Sanzi Yacht Charter - Monique
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Friesland Boating Yachtcharter - Pikmeer 1100 Jamaica
Friesland Boating Yachtcharter - Pikmeer 1100 Jamaica
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Beach Resorts Makkum - Duinvilla 4 personen
Beach Resorts Makkum - Duinvilla 4 personen
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Blokslootpolder Nature Reserve
Blokslootpolder Nature Reserve
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Happynes.nl
Happynes.nl
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Tusken de Marren - Vakantiehuis Sneekermeer 4p
Tusken de Marren - Vakantiehuis Sneekermeer 4p
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B&B The Wee White Hoose
B&B The Wee White Hoose
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Camping Ykema - Groepsaccommodatie Camping Ykema
Camping Ykema - Groepsaccommodatie Camping Ykema
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Oudebildtdijk Dike
Oudebildtdijk Dike
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Friesland Boating Yachtcharter - EV 1000 IJlst
Friesland Boating Yachtcharter - EV 1000 IJlst
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Het Molenhuis - Het Molenhuis
Het Molenhuis - Het Molenhuis
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Moai fuort
Moai fuort
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Recreatiebedrijf de Koevoet
Recreatiebedrijf de Koevoet
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Weeruusz
Weeruusz
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Familieboten - Vienna
Familieboten - Vienna
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Puur Terschelling
Puur Terschelling
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B&B Rijsterbosch - Kamer Beuk
B&B Rijsterbosch - Kamer Beuk
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Tiny Farm House Friesland
Tiny Farm House Friesland
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Groen natuurhuis nabij het Tjeukemeer
Groen natuurhuis nabij het Tjeukemeer
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Bar Zelle
Bar Zelle
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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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