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Outdoor Veldboom
Outdoor Veldboom
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Trekschuit De Herinnering Dokkum
Trekschuit De Herinnering Dokkum
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Bootsma’s Poel Hiking Trail
Bootsma’s Poel Hiking Trail
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Camping de Blijer Wadden
Camping de Blijer Wadden
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Jachtwerf van der Werff
Jachtwerf van der Werff
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Workumer Buitenwaard - Observatietoren
Workumer Buitenwaard - Observatietoren
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Beeld schaatsers 'Marathonriders'
Beeld schaatsers 'Marathonriders'
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Stal Droppinghiem
Stal Droppinghiem
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Petruskerk Wânswert
Petruskerk Wânswert
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It Lytse Wiid - Uitzichtplateau
It Lytse Wiid - Uitzichtplateau
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Lunchroom 't Luifeltje
Lunchroom 't Luifeltje
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Oude rechthuis
Oude rechthuis
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Gedicht: Der gie in snijen | Eeltsje Hettinga
Gedicht: Der gie in snijen | Eeltsje Hettinga
DER GIE IN SNIJEN
Often to understand, we have to look into emptiness
– Michelangelo Antonioni
Winter line skean tsjin de apelhôven,
liet de mûle in lang swijen,
begjin april, spoaren fan lytse
hoefdieren yn de snie en oer
de mûnier, dêr’t in rûge froast
syn flierren sloech, de rop fan in ûle.
Earne út nacht syn ûnderwâlen wei
kaam in frou, in pear redens
om ’e hals, de ring fan
it lantearneljocht yn en ferdwûn,
in skaad foar har, in skaad achter har,
de iisbaan oer, it tsjuster yn.
Inkeld útsinnige kiel wie ik doe’t
by in hast dierlik oerémisk roppen
ik út myn dreamen wekker skeat
en mysels weromfûn yn de dize
oer de Po-flakten fan Antonioni, dêr’t
in kamera oer de sompen glied.
Ik seach iisblommen op de ruten,
begjin april, sette de ôftiteling
stil by de namme fan Anna.
Winter line skean tsjin de apelhôven,
liet de mûle in lang swijen.
Der gie in snijen, sûnder ophâlden.
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Plasjes langs de N31, Harlingen - Vogelkijkpunt
Plasjes langs de N31, Harlingen - Vogelkijkpunt
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Shipwreck at Wierum (visible at low tide)
Shipwreck at Wierum (visible at low tide)
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B&B de Terpen
B&B de Terpen
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Bakkerij van der Kloet brood&banket
Bakkerij van der Kloet brood&banket
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Copini Buitensport
Copini Buitensport
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Visitor's Center 'Terp Hegebeintum'
Visitor's Center 'Terp Hegebeintum'
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Waddenhuisverhuur Wad'n Leven
Waddenhuisverhuur Wad'n Leven
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Michaëlkerk Anjum
Michaëlkerk Anjum
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Drogeham - De Hege Bulten I
Drogeham - De Hege Bulten I
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NijKrúslãn Lodge
NijKrúslãn Lodge
New
KollumerpompDirect boekbaar
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Camperpark 'It Tún-Hûs'
Camperpark 'It Tún-Hûs'
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De Kruidhof
De Kruidhof
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Eeltsjemar Lake Beach
Eeltsjemar Lake Beach
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Memorial stone for Fallen Canadians
Memorial stone for Fallen Canadians
Sunday 15 April 1945, Friesland's official liberation day, was also the day Sneek welcomed the Canadian liberation forces. It had been an exciting day, and the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (NBS) had fought quite a battle with the occupiers.
A day earlier, German troops had begun to withdraw from Sneek and the NBS had tried to hinder their retreat along the Leeuwarderweg as much as possible. Until a column of German parachute troops had entered the fray and forced the NBS to retreat.
The Waag building in the middle of the city centre was used as a weapons cache by the occupying forces during the war. To prevent it from falling into Allied hands, the fleeing troops set it on fire at around three o'clock on Sunday. Loud explosions and bangs resounded throughout the city for half an hour.
Once the enemy had left the city, the NBS operatives gathered at the HBS school for instructions and the distribution of weapons and armbands. They went into the city to round up traitors. Then, rumour had it that hundreds of German soldiers were on their way to Sneek from Lemmer. Immediately, fortifications were built at the Water gate.
Canadian units were alerted. They were now in possession of the latest defence plans for Sneek thanks to NBS intelligence and were advancing from Joure towards the town.
In the evening around half past seven, the first patrol of the Canadian infantry battalion Le régiment De La Chaudière rode into town with flame-throwers and machine guns. The German troops stayed away, and the full Canadian battalion followed.
Sneek was liberated, but freedom was not yet guaranteed as German troops tried to escape via the Afsluitdijk towards Friesland. The Canadian Regiment of the Queens Own Rifles moved through Sneek to the Afsluitdijk and fiercely fought at Wons. Six Canadian soldiers were killed. They were temporarily buried at Sneek General Cemetery. In 1946, they were reburied at the Canadian Field of Honour in Holten.
Canadian guests
While waiting to return to their homeland, hundreds of Canadian soldiers were lodged with families in Sneek for about five months. On 1 June, the Perth Regiment arrived in the town, which they temporarily renamed Stratford. They were involved in the liberation of Groningen. A committee was set up to entertain the soldiers with various activities. From dances to sailing competitions and special church services.Cordial ties developed between the liberators and the people of Sneek. And sometimes more than that. For Gordon C. Compton and Atty Bouma, one could even speak of "love at first sight". When the last soldiers return home at the end of November, Gordon decided to stay in the Netherlands. On 9 May 1946, he married Atty in Sneek. Not long after, Gordon and his "war bride" left for Canada.
Several monuments in the city recall the special bond with the Canadian military, which remains very close to this day.
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It Swin - Vogelkijkhut
It Swin - Vogelkijkhut
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Camping 't Heidestek
Camping 't Heidestek
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Korenmolen de Hoop
Korenmolen de Hoop
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Fraaise Sluus
Fraaise Sluus
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B&B Einde van de wereld
B&B Einde van de wereld
