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The Fight for Equality

(39.0 km)

This cycling tour narrated by journalist Jort Kelder revisits the strongholds of socialism in Friesland. The leading character in this journey into the past is Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, who together with the socialists fought for ‘the land of freedom’.

This 39-kilometre cycling tour through the southeast corner of Friesland takes you back to the last two decades of the 19th century. Just prior to this there was an economic crisis in rural areas. This was partly due to the growing use of American wheat. At the same time coal was increasingly replacing peat as a fuel. Peat cutters and agricultural workers were hard hit financially. And they were already among the poorest in the land.

When Ferdinand Domela Nieuw…

This cycling tour narrated by journalist Jort Kelder revisits the strongholds of socialism in Friesland. The leading character in this journey into the past is Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, who together with the socialists fought for ‘the land of freedom’.

This 39-kilometre cycling tour through the southeast corner of Friesland takes you back to the last two decades of the 19th century. Just prior to this there was an economic crisis in rural areas. This was partly due to the growing use of American wheat. At the same time coal was increasingly replacing peat as a fuel. Peat cutters and agricultural workers were hard hit financially. And they were already among the poorest in the land.

When Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis travelled to Friesland and spoke in the villages, the peat cutters and agricultural workers saw him as their saviour. Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis attracted large crowds and incited a revolt, calling for a return to freedom. 

To listen to the remarkable stories Jort Kelder tells at each point along the way, use the izi.TRAVEL app.

Sights on this route

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Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis Museum

Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis Museum
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Volksgebouw Aurora

Volksgebouw Aurora
3

Posthuis Theater

Posthuis Theater
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Korenmolen De Volharding (voormalig)

Korenmolen De Volharding (voormalig)
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Kiesrechtmeeting bij Het Meer

Kiesrechtmeeting bij Het Meer
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Voormalig plaggenhut

Voormalig plaggenhut
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De Koornbeurs

De Koornbeurs
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Museum Opsterlân

Museum Opsterlân in Gorredijk brengt het verleden dichtbij maar verliest het heden niet uit het oog. Naast het verleden van Opsterland organiseert het museum (kunst) tentoonstellingen en evenementen.

Museum Opsterlân
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Hegedyk

Hegedyk is een cultureel wandelpad vanuit Gorredijk naar Heerenveen. Een verveend stukje Friese natuur langs ouderlijke woningen waar flora en fauna zich rijk manifesteert. Kom en laat de Friese buitenlucht tot je inwerken!

Hegedyk
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Kerk & Kroeg van Langezwaag

Kerk & Kroeg van Langezwaag
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Meyerweg bij De Knipe

Meyerweg bij De Knipe
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Museam Belvédere

The sleek museum building was designed by Eerde Schippers from Inbo architects in Heerenveen. The building is intrinsically connected with the landscape and the art. The dark basalt façade almost...

Museam Belvédere
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Museum Heerenveen

Museum Heerenveen

Directions

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Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis Museum

Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis Museum

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Museum Heerenveen

Museum Heerenveen