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Fogelsangh State Country House and Estate
Fogelsangh State Country House and Estate
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Beleef Lauwersoog
Beleef Lauwersoog
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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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Historic Hotel Hurdegaryp
Historic Hotel Hurdegaryp
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Old Town Hall in Dokkum
Old Town Hall in Dokkum
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Farm next to the church
Farm next to the church
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Leeuwarden (Ljouwert)
Leeuwarden (Ljouwert)
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Saint Martin's Church Gytsjerk
Saint Martin's Church Gytsjerk
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Galeslot
Galeslot
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Dobbepaarden photo artwork
Dobbepaarden photo artwork
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Thús yn Hantum
Thús yn Hantum
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Bike Rental De Schreiershoek Dokkum
Bike Rental De Schreiershoek Dokkum
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Swimming Pool De Sawn Doarpen
Swimming Pool De Sawn Doarpen
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Grutte Pier Brewery
Grutte Pier Brewery
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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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Strandpaviljoen Meerzicht Beach Pavilion
Strandpaviljoen Meerzicht Beach Pavilion
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Earnewâld
Earnewâld
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De Leijen Nature Reserve
De Leijen Nature Reserve
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Stavoren (Starum)
Stavoren (Starum)
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Carpe Diem Friesland
Carpe Diem Friesland
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Greenjoy Earnewâld
Greenjoy Earnewâld
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Viewpoint De Zoutkegel
Viewpoint De Zoutkegel
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Holwerd
Holwerd
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Camping De Stjelp
Camping De Stjelp
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Holiday home Blomsteech
Holiday home Blomsteech
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Burgum
Burgum
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Campsite Tjaerda State
Campsite Tjaerda State
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Kafee It wapen fân Fryslân
Kafee It wapen fân Fryslân
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it Dreamlân holiday home
it Dreamlân holiday home
Direct boekbaar
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Franeker (Frjentsjer)
Franeker (Frjentsjer)
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Heemstra State
Heemstra State
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Paviljoen De Leyen
Paviljoen De Leyen
