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Het Lage Noorden
Het Lage Noorden
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Church of Brantgum
Church of Brantgum
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Marina Gytsjerk
Marina Gytsjerk
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Countryside Eco Natuurhuisjes
Countryside Eco Natuurhuisjes
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Nicholas Church Hantum
Nicholas Church Hantum
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Outdoor Veldboom
Outdoor Veldboom
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www.huyske.com
www.huyske.com
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Fisherman's monument Wierum
Fisherman's monument Wierum
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Camping de Veldboom
Camping de Veldboom
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Gasthuis Dokkum
Gasthuis Dokkum
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Doarpstsjerke Jistrum
Doarpstsjerke Jistrum
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Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Sloten
Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Sloten
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Tourist Information Kollum
Tourist Information Kollum
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Observeum | Museum & Observatory
Observeum | Museum & Observatory
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Vakantiewoning Holwerd
Vakantiewoning Holwerd
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Former Courthouse
Former Courthouse
This building, now used as a shop, recalls the time when justice was administered in Kollum. It was purchased by the municipality in 1609 and has served a variety of purposes ever since. The Old Courthouse (Oude Rechthuis) played an important role during the Kollum Uprising of 1797.
The building was bought by the municipality of Kollumerland in 1609 and converted into a courthouse. It can be recognised by the statue of Lady Justice, which still watches over the street from the façade. The Rechthuis is the oldest stone building in Kollum.
Kollum was given its own courthouse because the distance between Groningen and Leeuwarden was too great to travel in a single day. The ground floor was used as an inn and even included stables for horses and cattle. To this day, the space has continued to serve a variety of purposes.
The Rechthuis played a significant role during the Kollum Uprising of 1797. In February of that year, the arrest of the Orangist supporter Abele Reitzes sparked an uprising in which a crowd stormed the courthouse in an attempt to free him. The revolt resulted in extensive damage and was harshly suppressed, with 168 people being arrested. You can learn more about these events at the statue of Jan Binnes further along this route. The prison cell in the building's basement has been preserved. From the bridge, you can still clearly see the small barred window of the former jail cell.
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Farm Shop Wâldpleats
Farm Shop Wâldpleats
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IJlst (Drylts)
IJlst (Drylts)
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The Former Weigh House
The Former Weigh House
A look at old photographs reveals that the building looks even more attractive today than its predecessor. The people of Kollum have taken good care of this historic landmark. The weigh house was a public building where goods could be officially weighed. Its presence was particularly important for trade in butter and cheese.
A public weigh house in Kollum is first mentioned in the 16th century. That original building stood next to the Rechthuis (courthouse). In 1779, a new weigh house was built here on the Westerdiepswal, at the heart of the bustling waterfront. The wide entrance to the former weighing hall, where two weighing scales were once installed, can still be clearly recognised in the façade.
The pediment above the façade bears the coats of arms and names, added in 1779, of grietman (district magistrate) Martinus van Scheltinga, his deputy Focke Hijlckes Eskes, and Albert Luitjens, who served together with Eskes as church warden. The building was owned by the Dutch Reformed Church, which leased out the weigh house. In 1871 it was sold to a private owner, after which an official weighmaster appointed by the municipality supervised its operation. With the rise of the dairy industry in Friesland, the weigh house gradually lost its function. In 1895, the building was converted into a private residence.
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Former home-work house ir. Abe Bonnema
Former home-work house ir. Abe Bonnema
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De Roskam
De Roskam
There was a time when Kollum boasted no fewer than sixteen establishments, ranging from pubs and cafés to inns and lodging houses. De Roskam has always been one of them.
Those who remember Kollum in the last century may still picture the signboard of landlord Bonne Hof: a stout little man in swimming trunks with bright red cheeks. According to local tradition, Bonne Hof gathered the sweet flag plants used in his own homemade Kalmus Berenburg from the nearby Alde Swimmer. During the 1950s, Kollum Berenburg was a popular local drink. Another story concerns his father, Sietse Jan, whose croquettes were said to be so delicious that people travelled all the way from Groningen and Leeuwarden to taste them.
Many more colourful stories surround De Roskam. During a German raid in the Second World War, the notary Wassenberg is said to have hidden in the attic, only to crash through the ceiling while still sitting on his chair. Another tale dates from 1952, when the chauffeur of the King's Commissioner, Linthorst Homan, misplaced his cap after spending the night at De Roskam. At first, it was considered a major scandal, and the cap was thought to have been stolen. The commissioner left Kollum in great anger. In the end, however, the cap was simply found and carefully returned by courier by the people of Kollum.
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Pilgrim-Hikers cabin
Pilgrim-Hikers cabin
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Buddhist Centre at Hantum
Buddhist Centre at Hantum
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it Dreamlân holiday home
it Dreamlân holiday home
Direct boekbaar
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Noarderleech Visitor Centre
Noarderleech Visitor Centre
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Mill de Swarte Prinsch
Mill de Swarte Prinsch
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Age Veldboom Sailing Activities
Age Veldboom Sailing Activities
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Harlingen
Harlingen
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Walburga Church in Drogeham
Walburga Church in Drogeham
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Bennema State
Bennema State
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Sint Jacobiparochie (Sint-Jabik)
Sint Jacobiparochie (Sint-Jabik)
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Jan Durkspolder
Jan Durkspolder
