Lunchrooms in Friesland
Friesland is the place to be for the good food. With countless lunchrooms and brasseries, even your smallest and tastiest appetite is satisfied. Or how about the Ice Cream Parlors? Enjoy a meal on the water or in the middle of the city, it's all possible.
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Friesland Boating Yachtcharter - Pikmeer 1100 Jamaica
Friesland Boating Yachtcharter - Pikmeer 1100 Jamaica
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Sloep2GO
Sloep2GO
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de Markestee - de Markestee
de Markestee - de Markestee
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Ternaard village
Ternaard village
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Tweepersoons appartement
Tweepersoons appartement
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Noordwolde the first village to be liberated by land
Noordwolde the first village to be liberated by land
In the evening of 11 April 1945, units of the Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment Royal Canadian Dragoons arrived at Dwingeloo, just before the so-called Frieslandriegel. This line of defence had been constructed shortly before by the work of many Dutch forced labourers. However, the line was hardly occupied and eventually turned out to be incorrectly constructed.
The Dragoons' task was to scout the road well ahead of the rest of the Canadian units. And they noted that the Germans in this area were barely able to defend themselves effectively. Partly for this reason, it was decided on 11 April that units of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and supporting units would make a jump to Leeuwarden in the following days. If the Frisian capital and possibly the rest of Friesland could be taken, the Germans would be trapped in the western part of the Netherlands. After all, large parts of Overijssel and Gelderland had also been liberated at this point.
The infantry had to advance through Zwolle, Meppel, Steenwijk, Heerenveen to Leeuwarden. To get them to Leeuwarden as soon as possible, all kinds of extra vehicles had been arranged. Meanwhile, the Royal Canadian Dragoons, and not much later another reconnaissance regiment, the Duke of York´s Royal Canadian Hussars, would enter Friesland to scout the planned main route there. And to create as much chaos as possible among the German defenders.Thanks to the citizens of Dieverbrug in Drenthe, an emergency bridge was built over the Drentse Hoofdvaart canal so that the Canadian vehicles could advance to Friesland. Then, on the morning of 12 April, the Dragoons were the first Canadian land unit to enter the province of Friesland. The village of Noordwolde was the first to be liberated.
Although this first Frisian village could be taken without a fight, there was brief fighting immediately north of Noordwolde. About twenty Germans and Dutch accomplices tried to delay the Canadians. After a short fight, the Germans fled the scene, leaving all their equipment behind. Others, including ten Dutch accomplices of the Landwacht and Ordnungspolizei, were captured.But the very first liberators to set foot on Frisian soil were French SAS paratroopers from the 3e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes. Just over 700 of them were dropped over Drenthe and south-east Friesland on the night of 7 to 8 April. Their mission was to support the Allied ground operation. They did so by creating chaos behind German lines, capturing bridges, and carrying out all kinds of operations together with the resistance. They had to keep this up until the Canadian ground units reached them. A small proportion ended up at Appelscha and Haulerwijk and carried out their assignments there. In the performance of these assignments, 21-year-old Chasseur de 2e Classe (Private 2nd Class) Henri Pintaud was killed on 8 April.
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Strandhotel Terschelling
Strandhotel Terschelling
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Aldehoeve-logies
Aldehoeve-logies
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Recreatiebedrijf de Koevoet - Studio appartement
Recreatiebedrijf de Koevoet - Studio appartement
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Heemstra State
Heemstra State
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Kraanlannen Nature Reserve
Kraanlannen Nature Reserve
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Public toilet Stadsfenne in Stavoren
Public toilet Stadsfenne in Stavoren
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Former Post Office Kollum
Former Post Office Kollum
Although this building is now home to a business, it is well worth taking a look inside this former post office.
Those who look closely can still spot the remains of the old post office within the current premises. The original wooden service counters have been preserved, while the bright red PTT letterbox outside is a reminder of days gone by.
Today it is hard to imagine, but for centuries the postal service was one of the most important means of communication. This main post office was built in 1888 for that purpose. It is one of the few post offices constructed after 1883 that was not designed by the Government Architect for the Northern Netherlands, C. H. Peters, but most likely by the municipal architect H. A. Zondag. The municipality leased the building to the national government. The post office occupied the ground floor, while the postmaster lived upstairs. Following a renovation in 1908, the telegraph and telephone services were also housed here. The post office remained in use until the end of 1972.
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Natuurkampeerterrein minicamping Singel - Trekkershut
Natuurkampeerterrein minicamping Singel - Trekkershut
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Camping de Domp
Camping de Domp
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Camping de Achte
Camping de Achte
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Waterrecreatie Syperda - Lady Marlice
Waterrecreatie Syperda - Lady Marlice
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The lock at Iezumasyl
The lock at Iezumasyl
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Fierljepschans IJlst
Fierljepschans IJlst
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Boat Hire Ouwe Seun
Boat Hire Ouwe Seun
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House of VR Leeuwarden
House of VR Leeuwarden
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B&B Pension Perruque - Familiekamer
B&B Pension Perruque - Familiekamer
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The Harlinger Pottery and Tiles Factory
The Harlinger Pottery and Tiles Factory
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Zijda Yachting - Victoria
Zijda Yachting - Victoria
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