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Willem Barentsz Expedition Ship
Willem Barentsz Expedition Ship
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Titus Brandsma monument
Titus Brandsma monument
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Camping de Finne - Pipowagen aan het water
Camping de Finne - Pipowagen aan het water
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Appartementenboerderij De Gelukskever - Appartement 1
Appartementenboerderij De Gelukskever - Appartement 1
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Bij de Genieterij - Tiny House Oblique
Bij de Genieterij - Tiny House Oblique
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De Waske
De Waske
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Stadslogement Westersingel - Tuinkamer
Stadslogement Westersingel - Tuinkamer
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Bird-Watching Hut for Birds that Don’t Exist
Bird-Watching Hut for Birds that Don’t Exist
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Gerbrandy state
Gerbrandy state
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Stavoren (Starum)
Stavoren (Starum)
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Van Buren Bolsward sheepskin tannery
Van Buren Bolsward sheepskin tannery
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City Inn 'Het Wapen van IJlst'
City Inn 'Het Wapen van IJlst'
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Natuurkampeerterrein minicamping Singel - Camperplaats kleiner dan 5m
Natuurkampeerterrein minicamping Singel - Camperplaats kleiner dan 5m
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Carpe Diem Friesland
Carpe Diem Friesland
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Greenjoy Earnewâld
Greenjoy Earnewâld
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Viewpoint De Zoutkegel
Viewpoint De Zoutkegel
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Holwerd
Holwerd
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B&B Easy to Sleep - Kamer Superior
B&B Easy to Sleep - Kamer Superior
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Rispens polder mill Easterein
Rispens polder mill Easterein
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B&B Zathe de Spieker - Vermeer kamer
B&B Zathe de Spieker - Vermeer kamer
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Mantgum
Mantgum
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Camping De Stjelp
Camping De Stjelp
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Groepsaccommodatie Appelscha
Groepsaccommodatie Appelscha
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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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