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Lazy Lemon
Lazy Lemon
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Village church Mitselwier
Village church Mitselwier
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Hotel De Vrouwe van Stavoren
Hotel De Vrouwe van Stavoren
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Poppodium Het Bolwerk
Poppodium Het Bolwerk
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Heavy shelling on Pingjum
Heavy shelling on Pingjum
After the liberation of Sneek on April 15, 1945, Canadian troops advanced to the Afsluitdijk. The Frisian resistance advised against the attack. It remembered the May days at the beginning of the war in 1940.
After the Canadians had been festively welcomed in Leeuwaren, it was important to advance quickly to Franeker to prevent the last escape option of the Germans over the Afsluitdijk and the IJsselmeer. The attack against the Afsluitdijk was launched from the southeast on 16 April, but the tanks of the Queens Own Rifles soon ran into the strong German defenses.
After that, the village of Wons was surrounded, but the Germans defended themselves very fanatically at Pingjum. There were many snipers and the Canadians were fired on from the farms. Allied fighters and artillery were deployed to break the German resistance. During the shelling, five farms went up in flames, six civilians, one Canadian and 46 Germans were killed. On April 18, 1945, the Canadians were able to report that the entire area had been cleared of enemies.
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Watervillapark Idskenhuizen - De Drie Gebroeders
Watervillapark Idskenhuizen - De Drie Gebroeders
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TOP Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen
TOP Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen
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Alexander Church Rinsumageast
Alexander Church Rinsumageast
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Sail-a-way Sneekermeer - Appartement 8-3
Sail-a-way Sneekermeer - Appartement 8-3
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Forest cabin Nooitgedacht
Forest cabin Nooitgedacht
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Natuurkampeerterrein minicamping Singel - Camperplaats groter dan 5m
Natuurkampeerterrein minicamping Singel - Camperplaats groter dan 5m
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Slottuin Rijs
Slottuin Rijs
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Lyts Ropta
Lyts Ropta
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Aldegeaster Brekken
Aldegeaster Brekken
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Voedselbos Ouwe-Syl
Voedselbos Ouwe-Syl
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Zijda Yachting - Mila Mae
Zijda Yachting - Mila Mae
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Waterrijck Stavoren
Waterrijck Stavoren
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Camping Hammerslag
Camping Hammerslag
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Mirns Bell Tower
Mirns Bell Tower
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Natuurhuisjes Hasthem Hoeve
Natuurhuisjes Hasthem Hoeve
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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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Radar station Sondel
Radar station Sondel
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Leeuwarden UNESCO City of Literature
Leeuwarden UNESCO City of Literature
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Schaopedobbe Nature Reserve
Schaopedobbe Nature Reserve
