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Zwaluwhaven Ald Dwinger (memorial)
Zwaluwhaven Ald Dwinger (memorial)
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St. Paul's Church in Aldtsjerk
St. Paul's Church in Aldtsjerk
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National Park 'Lauwersmeer'
National Park 'Lauwersmeer'
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It Wikelslân Nature Reserve at De Alde Feanen National Park
It Wikelslân Nature Reserve at De Alde Feanen National Park
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Terp fan de Takomst
Terp fan de Takomst
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St. Boniface's Church Damwâld
St. Boniface's Church Damwâld
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Vakantiehuis De Keet
Vakantiehuis De Keet
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Motorcamping 't Witveen
Motorcamping 't Witveen
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De Naturij
De Naturij
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Boutique Hotel 'Herberg Het Rechthuis'
Boutique Hotel 'Herberg Het Rechthuis'
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Eeltsjemar Lake Beach
Eeltsjemar Lake Beach
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Kroesepaed Hiking Trail
Kroesepaed Hiking Trail
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Klein Humalda
Klein Humalda
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De HerdersHoeve
De HerdersHoeve
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Hotel Restaurant Princenhof
Hotel Restaurant Princenhof
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Sytzama House
Sytzama House
What is now a grand café has a history closely connected with local government, the Second World War, and Baron Willem van Sytzama, the building's first owner, after whom it is named.
In Van Sytzama's time, there were very few buildings nearby. Instead, a large landscaped garden with extensive ponds stretched out behind the house. Baron Willem van Sytzama believed he was happily married to Cecilia van Heemskerk, but she left him for another man. Although the baron took legal action in an attempt to prevent the separation, he was unsuccessful. She never returned, and he never remarried. In later years, however, the building served as Kollum's town hall, where hundreds of marriages were celebrated.
During the Second World War, Mayor Gerben Feitsma was sworn into office in this building. The ceremony took place with prominent displays of flags and the Nazi salute. For that reason, Feitsma is often described as an NSB (Dutch National Socialist Movement) mayor. At the same time, there is evidence that he occasionally helped prevent residents of Kollum from being sent to Germany for forced labour by employing them on his farm. Because of his wartime record, his name is not always included in historical accounts.
His brother, Jan Feitsma, became notorious for a different reason. As Prosecutor General, he ordered signs reading "Jews Forbidden" to be displayed throughout the occupied Netherlands. The policy caused considerable controversy in Kollum during the war. The local tennis club preferred to close its courts rather than display such a sign. In early 1945, Jan Feitsma was shot dead by members of the Dutch Resistance. His funeral in Kollum was attended by numerous members of the SS.
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Tourist Information Kollum
Tourist Information Kollum
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Boutique Hotel Dokkum
Boutique Hotel Dokkum
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De Houtwiel Nature Reserve
De Houtwiel Nature Reserve
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Stania State Country House and Estate
Stania State Country House and Estate
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Blauwhoek Bathing Site
Blauwhoek Bathing Site
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BnB Slaap Lekker
BnB Slaap Lekker
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Iezumasyl
Iezumasyl
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Restaurant Herberg De Pater
Restaurant Herberg De Pater
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Camping Zwanenburg
Camping Zwanenburg
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Seventy evacuees from Arnhem and Limburg
Seventy evacuees from Arnhem and Limburg
The grave monument in Gytsjerkwas erected in memory of Maria v/d Heuij. Maria was one of seventy evacuees from Arnhem and Limburg who arrived in Gytsjerk on 22 January 1945. Maria died a day later, just a few months old. The harsh conditions during the trip had proved fatal to her. Maria did not live to see the liberation. Fortunately, many of the other evacuees with whom she undertook the journey did.
Symbolism
The monument's spiritual father, artist Klaas Bokma, chose two carts because this was the means of transport often used by evacuees. The four withered trees symbolise death. The cross is not only a symbol of the Christian faith, but also a reminder of the sacrifice made by war victims for a life of freedom.
The oldest pupils of Ichtus and Thrimwalda primary schools take care of this monument.
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B&B Hippe Schuur
B&B Hippe Schuur
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Harkema (De Harkema)
Harkema (De Harkema)
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Buddhist Centre at Hantum
Buddhist Centre at Hantum
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Bootsma’s Poel Hiking Trail
Bootsma’s Poel Hiking Trail
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Sparkberry
Sparkberry
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TOP Kollum
TOP Kollum
