Swimming in Friesland
Attention water freaks! You can swim in Friesland. Whether you want to enjoy subtropically in one of our indoor swimming pools, are more of a breath of fresh air in an outdoor pool or want to chill on the beach, the choice is huge.
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Beach Resorts Makkum - Beachvilla Royaal
Beach Resorts Makkum - Beachvilla Royaal
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Doniaga Bell Tower
Doniaga Bell Tower
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Water ski and wakeboarding track
Water ski and wakeboarding track
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De Jongens van Outdoor
De Jongens van Outdoor
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Monument Lockheed Hudson
Monument Lockheed Hudson
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Zijda Yachting - Star of Grace
Zijda Yachting - Star of Grace
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Occupation of the Blesse bridge by the NBS
Occupation of the Blesse bridge by the NBS
On 8 April 1945, the words "The bottle is empty" sounded on Radio Orange. This code message was the go-ahead for the resistance to start putting bridges, roads and railway lines out of order thirty-six hours later. The Frisian resistance answered this call en masse.
As soon as the Allied vanguard drew near, the armed resistance was also deployed to support their advance. And that sometimes meant that there were also bridges that had to be occupied rather than deactivated. One such action took place in the municipality of Weststellingwerf.
On 12 April 1945, the Canadian vanguard approached the village of De Blesse. The local section of the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (NBS) was instructed by the resistance leadership to scout the railway bridge and road bridge (the Blesse bridge) over the Linde and, if possible, to occupy them.These bridges were important for maintaining the speed of the Canadian advance. Partly for this reason, they were also often guarded by German soldiers. In most cases, the bridges were also fitted with explosives. This allowed the bridge to be blown up if the Germans eventually had to retreat.
The reconnaissance revealed that the Blesse bridge was guarded by a total of about 10 soldiers. The NBS then decided to attack the bridge from two sides in the evening. Thanks to several aerial arms drops, the resistance fighters were well armed. In the dark, the men set off and split up into three groups. They eventually took up posts north and south of the bridge. The plan was to storm the bridge at two in the morning from the south.To their surprise, their fire was not returned as they approached the bridge. The guards appeared to have disappeared. With that, the bridge had unexpectedly fallen into the hands of the NBS without bloodshed. Moreover, no explosives were found to be affixed to bridge. After the bridge was secured, it was guarded until the Canadians arrived.
News of the occupation of the bridge was reported to the section commander the same night. And through other means of communication, the news also reached the Canadians. Holding the bridge facilitated and accelerated the Canadians' advance later in the day.
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Forest House ''Vroeg''
Forest House ''Vroeg''
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Friesland Holland Tourist Information & Travel Service
Friesland Holland Tourist Information & Travel Service
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Fisherman's monument Wierum
Fisherman's monument Wierum
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Friesland Charter
Friesland Charter
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B&B Dearsum
B&B Dearsum
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Eysinga State - Standaard kampeerplaats
Eysinga State - Standaard kampeerplaats
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Zijda Yachting - Felize Elite
Zijda Yachting - Felize Elite
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Puzzelmuseum Joure
Puzzelmuseum Joure
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Escaperooms Sneek
Escaperooms Sneek
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IJsboerderij Boereiis
IJsboerderij Boereiis
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Alexander Church Rinsumageast
Alexander Church Rinsumageast
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Moai fuort
Moai fuort
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Cannon Firing in Sloten
Cannon Firing in Sloten
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Bed&Breakfast Hof van Schalsum
Bed&Breakfast Hof van Schalsum
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Camping De Holle Poarte
Camping De Holle Poarte
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Hollandia Ballooning
Hollandia Ballooning
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Het Posthuis Theater
Het Posthuis Theater
