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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.
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Hotel Restaurant Goerres
Hotel Restaurant Goerres
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Barista Cafe Drachten
Barista Cafe Drachten
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De Oranjerie
De Oranjerie
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Marinaveste Campevaer
Marinaveste Campevaer
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Beach Resorts Makkum - Appartement Residence Sudersee 6 personen
Beach Resorts Makkum - Appartement Residence Sudersee 6 personen
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Galerie LYTS
Galerie LYTS
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Remains of the Atlantic Wall in Harlingen
Remains of the Atlantic Wall in Harlingen
The bunkers at Harlingen were part of the Atlantic Wall: the more than 6,000-kilometer-long German defense line from Norway to Spain. The Atlantic Wall is one of the largest structures of the 20th century.
The line was built during the Second World War between 1942 and 1945 to prevent an Allied invasion of the Western European mainland from the sea. The Atlantic Wall was a series of separate smaller and larger support points that could give each other fire support.
In many cases they consisted of bombproof bunkers, sometimes with a wall and roof thickness of at least two meters of reinforced concrete. Due to a lack of labour, equipment and fuel, only 510 bunkers of the planned 2000 had been built in the Netherlands. In the English Garden in Harlingen is a German bunker that was part of the Atlantic Wall. It concerns a Communications Command Post with which the Germans coordinated the Frisian coastal defences.
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Restaurant STEEF
Restaurant STEEF
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Skrins - Bird watching cabin
Skrins - Bird watching cabin
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Parc Bûten at REBL Outdoor
Parc Bûten at REBL Outdoor
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Strandhuys Makkum
Strandhuys Makkum
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B&B De Dream
B&B De Dream
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Beach Resorts Makkum - Star 4 personen
Beach Resorts Makkum - Star 4 personen
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de Tijnjehoeve
de Tijnjehoeve
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B&B Gaasterland-Hoeve 44 - Kamer Balkzicht
B&B Gaasterland-Hoeve 44 - Kamer Balkzicht
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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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Belltower Ypecolsga
Belltower Ypecolsga
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Kid's Farm, Camp-site, and Restaurant De Watsenster
Kid's Farm, Camp-site, and Restaurant De Watsenster
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Iselmar Sporthotel - Hotelkamer met havenzicht
Iselmar Sporthotel - Hotelkamer met havenzicht
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Fire Café-Restaurant
Fire Café-Restaurant
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Bungalow Tegare
Bungalow Tegare
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KunstKamer Franeker
KunstKamer Franeker
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VVV Sloten - Eleven Cities Stamp Station
VVV Sloten - Eleven Cities Stamp Station
