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Tiny Farm House Friesland
Tiny Farm House Friesland
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Eleven Cities Cycling Tour
Eleven Cities Cycling Tour
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Parkhotel Tjaarda - Comfort plus kamer
Parkhotel Tjaarda - Comfort plus kamer
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Watersportcamping de Bearshoeke
Watersportcamping de Bearshoeke
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De Jersey Molkerij
De Jersey Molkerij
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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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Woudagemaal: largest steam pumping station in the world
Woudagemaal: largest steam pumping station in the world
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Zeilschool Neptunus - het Dorpshuis
Zeilschool Neptunus - het Dorpshuis
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Vakantiepark De Kuilart - vakantiehuizen - Watervilla Premium 6 persoons
Vakantiepark De Kuilart - vakantiehuizen - Watervilla Premium 6 persoons
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Tornado Yachting Makkum - Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 389- Zilt
Tornado Yachting Makkum - Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 389- Zilt
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Boutique Hotel Joure
Boutique Hotel Joure
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Stadslogement Westersingel - Bovenkamer Stadszicht
Stadslogement Westersingel - Bovenkamer Stadszicht
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Herman Serveert
Herman Serveert
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St. Cecilia's Church Oosternijkerk
St. Cecilia's Church Oosternijkerk
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Theaterrestaurant Het Souterrain
Theaterrestaurant Het Souterrain
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Bed and Breakfast Unia Zathe
Bed and Breakfast Unia Zathe
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Port IJlst
Port IJlst
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Seventy evacuees from Arnhem and Limburg
Seventy evacuees from Arnhem and Limburg
The grave monument in Gytsjerkwas erected in memory of Maria v/d Heuij. Maria was one of seventy evacuees from Arnhem and Limburg who arrived in Gytsjerk on 22 January 1945. Maria died a day later, just a few months old. The harsh conditions during the trip had proved fatal to her. Maria did not live to see the liberation. Fortunately, many of the other evacuees with whom she undertook the journey did.
Symbolism
The monument's spiritual father, artist Klaas Bokma, chose two carts because this was the means of transport often used by evacuees. The four withered trees symbolise death. The cross is not only a symbol of the Christian faith, but also a reminder of the sacrifice made by war victims for a life of freedom.
The oldest pupils of Ichtus and Thrimwalda primary schools take care of this monument.
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Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Santjin
Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Santjin
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Rispens polder mill Easterein
Rispens polder mill Easterein
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Skrok Meadow Bird Reserve
Skrok Meadow Bird Reserve
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HappyWhale Leeuwarden
HappyWhale Leeuwarden
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KunstKamer Franeker
KunstKamer Franeker
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Balk Plaque on the outer wall of the Town Hall
Balk Plaque on the outer wall of the Town Hall
