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Fierljeppolder en -museum
Fierljeppolder en -museum
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De HerdersHoeve
De HerdersHoeve
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B&B Het Woudhuisje
B&B Het Woudhuisje
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Wite en Swarte Brekken - Uitkijktoren
Wite en Swarte Brekken - Uitkijktoren
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Camperplaats Eastermar
Camperplaats Eastermar
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Greenjoy Dokkum
Greenjoy Dokkum
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Kerk Augsbuurt
Kerk Augsbuurt
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Zwembad De Sawn Doarpen
Zwembad De Sawn Doarpen
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Waddenpavilion De Voormalige Noorman
Waddenpavilion De Voormalige Noorman
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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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Waddenzee-Expedities
Waddenzee-Expedities
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TIP Toko Toeristen Informatie Post Eastermar (zomermaanden)
TIP Toko Toeristen Informatie Post Eastermar (zomermaanden)
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Kunstwerk Prinsentuin | Baukje Venema
Kunstwerk Prinsentuin | Baukje Venema
Een foto van Baukje Venema. Deze foto laat de Prinsentuin zien in Leeuwarden en is uit een reeks van kunstwerken die bij de ijsbanen van de Iisbaankeunstrûte horen.
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Bloemenhoeve
Bloemenhoeve
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Klein Veldlust
Klein Veldlust
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NijKrúslãn Lodge
NijKrúslãn Lodge
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Greenjoy Gytsjerk
Greenjoy Gytsjerk
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B&B Hippe Schuur
B&B Hippe Schuur
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Stadswandeling Dokkum
Stadswandeling Dokkum
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De Leiker
De Leiker
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Vakantiewoning Holwerd
Vakantiewoning Holwerd
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Grutte Wielen - Uitkijkpunt
Grutte Wielen - Uitkijkpunt
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Watersportvereniging "De Westerein e.o."
Watersportvereniging "De Westerein e.o."
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Eben Haëzerkerk Earnewâld
Eben Haëzerkerk Earnewâld
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Mokkebank - De Mok - Vogelkijkhut
Mokkebank - De Mok - Vogelkijkhut
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Greenjoy It Bûtefjild
Greenjoy It Bûtefjild
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Hervormde kerk (Hofkerk)
Hervormde kerk (Hofkerk)
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Goddeloze Singel
Goddeloze Singel
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Dekema State
Dekema State
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Wânswerd - Oogvliet - vogelkijkhut
Wânswerd - Oogvliet - vogelkijkhut
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Museum Tusken de Marren
Museum Tusken de Marren
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Harsta Hoeve
Harsta Hoeve
