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Hervormde Kerk Wierum
Hervormde Kerk Wierum
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B&B 't Skoalhûs
B&B 't Skoalhûs
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Indoor speelparadijs en zwembad Jonas en de Walvis
Indoor speelparadijs en zwembad Jonas en de Walvis
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Kwekerij en Pluktuin Simmerfruit
Kwekerij en Pluktuin Simmerfruit
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Lauwersmeer - De Baak - Uitkijktoren
Lauwersmeer - De Baak - Uitkijktoren
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Monument zeemijn
Monument zeemijn
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SUP Centre Fryslân
SUP Centre Fryslân
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Camping De Stjelp
Camping De Stjelp
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Dokkum Ballooning
Dokkum Ballooning
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Koffie & Theehuis "De Terp"
Koffie & Theehuis "De Terp"
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Zeilschool De Veenhoop
Zeilschool De Veenhoop
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Bed & Breakfast Tusken Wad en Wâld
Bed & Breakfast Tusken Wad en Wâld
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Korenmolen de Hoop
Korenmolen de Hoop
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Natuurlijk Kollumeroord Groepsaccommodatie 't Rif
Natuurlijk Kollumeroord Groepsaccommodatie 't Rif
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Vissersmonument Wierum
Vissersmonument Wierum
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Hijum
Hijum
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Friesland Holland Tourist Information & Travel Service
Friesland Holland Tourist Information & Travel Service
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Bonaventura
Bonaventura
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Waddenpavilion De Voormalige Noorman
Waddenpavilion De Voormalige Noorman
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Noard-Fryslân Bûtendyks - Uitkijkplateau
Noard-Fryslân Bûtendyks - Uitkijkplateau
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Molen De Hoop Dokkum
Molen De Hoop Dokkum
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Nieuwbouw Waterpark Zwartkruis
Nieuwbouw Waterpark Zwartkruis
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Theetuin Kleine-Lijn
Theetuin Kleine-Lijn
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Dorpskerk Sumar
Dorpskerk Sumar
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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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Bed en Breakfast Marrum
Bed en Breakfast Marrum
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National Park 'Lauwersmeer'
National Park 'Lauwersmeer'
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Geologisch Monument Bouwepet
Geologisch Monument Bouwepet
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Wetterkr8 Suptours
Wetterkr8 Suptours
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EAstay apartment 2
EAstay apartment 2
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Bakkerij van der Kloet brood&banket
Bakkerij van der Kloet brood&banket
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Age Veldboom Zeilactiviteiten
Age Veldboom Zeilactiviteiten
