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Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Hindeloopen
Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Hindeloopen
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Pioneer of the Eleven Cities Tour, Pim Mulier
Pioneer of the Eleven Cities Tour, Pim Mulier
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Statue of Tryntsje and her seven sons
Statue of Tryntsje and her seven sons
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SurfSpot Lauwersmeer - Oostmahorn
SurfSpot Lauwersmeer - Oostmahorn
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Inn Hantum
Inn Hantum
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Wellness op e' Klaai
Wellness op e' Klaai
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Ka & Ko
Ka & Ko
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Waddensea fishtours and Workshops 't Ailand
Waddensea fishtours and Workshops 't Ailand
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Fierljeppolder
Fierljeppolder
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Logement Nij Bonga
Logement Nij Bonga
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Noarderleech Visitor Centre
Noarderleech Visitor Centre
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Eleven Cities Monument Tegeltjesbrug Gytsjerk
Eleven Cities Monument Tegeltjesbrug Gytsjerk
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Mearkas
Mearkas
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Vakantiehuis De Keet
Vakantiehuis De Keet
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City Brewery and Bonifatius754 Museum
City Brewery and Bonifatius754 Museum
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Bike Rental De Schreiershoek Dokkum
Bike Rental De Schreiershoek Dokkum
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Nicholas Church Hantum
Nicholas Church Hantum
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Ezumazijl (Iezumasyl)
Ezumazijl (Iezumasyl)
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Wad'n Hûs
Wad'n Hûs
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village crest
village crest
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SurfSpot Lauwersmeer - Hoek van de Bant
SurfSpot Lauwersmeer - Hoek van de Bant
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St Vitus church Wetsens
St Vitus church Wetsens
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Attack on the port of Oostmahorn
Attack on the port of Oostmahorn
The liberation of the north-eastern part of Friesland was not achieved without a struggle. The Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (NBS) and Canadian troops fought fierce battles, partly side by side. It was mainly occupiers fleeing in panic who caused fights and shootings that claimed victims on both sides. A fierce battle was also fought over the port of Oostmahorn.
After the liberation of Dokkum, Kollum and Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen, the attention of the Canadian troops turned to the port of Oostmahorn. It was the gateway to the island of Schiermonnikoog, which was part of the German defence line, the Atlantic Wall. This bulwark ran along the coasts of France to Norway. During the war, and extensive occupying force was stationed on the Wadden Island.
The village of Oostmahorn was "relieved" by the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (NBS) on Saturday, 14 April, after the German Grenzschutz (border control) left in silence for Schiermonnikoog. Meanwhile, a group of more than a hundred fleeing SS and SD men and a dozen women crossed the Lauwerszee from Groningen near Zoutkamp with three boats to the island. A number of them were high-ranking SD members of the infamous Scholtenhuis in Groningen. When the NBS saw them sailing past from the port of Oostmahorn, shots were fired back and forth.
The German occupying forces on Schiermonnikoog then wanted to take revenge. The village and the port of Oostmahorn were attacked from the island for two hours on Monday, 16 April. A convoy of three Dutch boats left for the port with the aim of landing there. Meanwhile, the help of the B-Squadron of the Royal Canadian Dragoons (1st Armoured Carrier Regiment) in Dokkum had been called in. The attack was narrowly repelled, but two Canadian soldiers from a reconnaissance group were killed. A defence line of foxholes and armoured vehicles was erected around the village.
Further reinforcements were called in that day from Leeuwarden, where C Company of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders were sent to the coastal strip to patrol for German landing attempts.
After a brief but heavy shelling from the Canadians as a warning, a mediator was sent to the island the next day. The highest-ranking SD officer refused to surrender. They were waiting for an escape with a Schnell boat that was to take them to the German Wadden island of Borkum on 3 May. That turned out to be in vain, but in the meantime they kept the island occupied, even after the general capitulation of the whole of the Netherlands on 5 May.It was not until 11 June that two boats, the MS Waddenzee and the MS Brakzand, transported the last occupiers of Schiermonnikoog to the port of Oostmahorn. A column of army trucks packed with prisoners of war left the port under the guard of the Allies. From there they went to the POW camp in Beerta (Groningen).
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Bij De Pastorie Boutique Hotel
Bij De Pastorie Boutique Hotel
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Hotel Café 't Dûke Lûk
Hotel Café 't Dûke Lûk
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Walburga Church in Drogeham
Walburga Church in Drogeham
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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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Doarpstsjerke Jistrum
Doarpstsjerke Jistrum
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Bootsma’s Poel Hiking Trail
Bootsma’s Poel Hiking Trail
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Former director’s house of the Mûnein Flax Factory
Former director’s house of the Mûnein Flax Factory
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Waterdorp Burdaard
Waterdorp Burdaard
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Dokkum Ballooning
Dokkum Ballooning
