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Motorhome IJlst
Motorhome IJlst
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Sailingcenter Langweer
Sailingcenter Langweer
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Tusken de Marren - Vakantiehuis Sneekermeer 6p
Tusken de Marren - Vakantiehuis Sneekermeer 6p
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Hotel Workum - Standaard kamer
Hotel Workum - Standaard kamer
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Information Point Workum (Museum Warkums Erfskip)
Information Point Workum (Museum Warkums Erfskip)
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Friese Hoeve Sneek - Tweepersoonskamer Friese Hoeve Sneek
Friese Hoeve Sneek - Tweepersoonskamer Friese Hoeve Sneek
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Yachtcharter Sneek
Yachtcharter Sneek
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Voorarrest (pre-trial detention)
Voorarrest (pre-trial detention)
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B&B Dearsum
B&B Dearsum
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Leeuwarden city walking tours
Leeuwarden city walking tours
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Yachtcharter De Drait Drachten - Impression Drait 60 & 61
Yachtcharter De Drait Drachten - Impression Drait 60 & 61
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B&B Sypenstien
B&B Sypenstien
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Friese Meren Villa's - Djerreblom 23
Friese Meren Villa's - Djerreblom 23
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Brasserie De Stadstuin
Brasserie De Stadstuin
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Stay in a Converted Hopper
Stay in a Converted Hopper
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Camping Oan 'e Poel
Camping Oan 'e Poel
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Easterwood Hondvriendelijke Vakantiewoningen
Easterwood Hondvriendelijke Vakantiewoningen
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IJsboerderij Margje 24
IJsboerderij Margje 24
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War Memorial Hieslum
War Memorial Hieslum
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Special Beer Cafe de Markies
Special Beer Cafe de Markies
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Veldman Yacht Charters
Veldman Yacht Charters
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Zeilschip Middelsee
Zeilschip Middelsee
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Natuurlijk De Veenhoop
Natuurlijk De Veenhoop
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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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