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Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Harlingen
Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Harlingen
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Holiday Park Bergumermeer
Holiday Park Bergumermeer
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Earnewâld
Earnewâld
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Bike Rental De Schreiershoek Dokkum
Bike Rental De Schreiershoek Dokkum
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Klein Humalda
Klein Humalda
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The bombing of Terherne lock
The bombing of Terherne lock
On 11 November 1944, pilots of the Royal Canadian Air Force, based at Welschap airfield near Eindhoven, were ordered to bomb the lock at Terherne in two groups. The reason for the bombardment of Terherne lock was to restrict (German) transport movements. The lock complex was situated on the main shipping route from Germany via Groningen to the Randstad, along which the Germans transported goods and military equipment.
After the railway strike in September had already disrupted rail transport considerably, actions against shipping traffic followed in the months thereafter. The southern part of the country may have been liberated, but fierce battles were still to be fought in the other parts.
Such was the case on that 11th November just after nine o'clock in the morning when the two groups of Hawker Typhoon fighter-bombers took off shortly after each other from Eindhoven for their mission. Around 10:00, the lock at Terherne was bombed from the north for the first time and then again around 10:30.
The consequences were huge for the people living on the lock. The wives of both lock keepers, a one-year-old baby and a German soldier were killed. Also, pilot John Gordon Fraser's aircraft was damaged to such extent that he had to make an emergency landing at St. Johannesga. Although the bombing resulted in the northern passageway being deactivated and no longer usable, the southern passageway remained open and could still be used.
Today, a boathouse for the State yacht of the province of Friesland has been built over the southern passage. A new building, that serves as a guest house for the province, was put up on the site of the lock keeper's house on the south side.
A monument has been erected on the northern pier in memory of those who perished at the lock. This monument was unveiled on 10 November 1985 by Hattum Hoekstra, son of 1st lock keeper Wiemer and Tietje Hoekstra. Since then, the commemoration of the dead in Terherne has always taken place at the old lock, and the children of primary school 'It Kampke' have adopted the monument.
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Wellness op e' Klaai
Wellness op e' Klaai
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Stania State Country House and Estate
Stania State Country House and Estate
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Kerk Hegebeintum
Kerk Hegebeintum
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Skiedingsboskje Forest and Pingos next to the A7
Skiedingsboskje Forest and Pingos next to the A7
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Vakantiehuis De Keet
Vakantiehuis De Keet
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The Tea Factory
The Tea Factory
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Sint Jacobiparochie (Sint-Jabik)
Sint Jacobiparochie (Sint-Jabik)
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village crest
village crest
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Surhuisterveen (Surhústerfean)
Surhuisterveen (Surhústerfean)
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Nicholas Church Hantum
Nicholas Church Hantum
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Friesland Holland Tourist Information & Travel Service
Friesland Holland Tourist Information & Travel Service
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Pioneer of the Eleven Cities Tour, Pim Mulier
Pioneer of the Eleven Cities Tour, Pim Mulier
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Eleven Cities Monument Tegeltjesbrug Gytsjerk
Eleven Cities Monument Tegeltjesbrug Gytsjerk
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Sparkberry
Sparkberry
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The Eleven Cities skater
The Eleven Cities skater
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TOP Buitenpost
TOP Buitenpost
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Kollum (Kollum)
Kollum (Kollum)
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Tourist Information Kollum
Tourist Information Kollum
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Camper site Dokkum
Camper site Dokkum
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Holwerd
Holwerd
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Botmas
Botmas
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Restaurant It Posthûs
Restaurant It Posthûs
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Jan Durkspolder
Jan Durkspolder
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Opeindervaart Canal
Opeindervaart Canal
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Grill Restaurant Gewoan op 'e Dyk
Grill Restaurant Gewoan op 'e Dyk
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it Dreamlân ecolodge
it Dreamlân ecolodge
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