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Makkum War Memorial
Makkum War Memorial
By 16 April, the major part of Friesland had been liberated. But some important targets of the Canadians had not yet been achieved. They wanted to win the Frisian ports and the Head of the Afsluitdijk from the Germans as quickly as possible. But they would be hard fought. Both the ports and the Afsluitdijk were used by German soldiers to escape to North Holland.
As elsewhere in Friesland, the Canadians were helped by resistance fighters from the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (N.B.S.) They suffered several casualties near Makkum. On 16 April, Schelte Bruinsma and Simon Sipma were killed in an attack on a farm in which the Germans had entrenched themselves. The next day, another group tried to occupy a bridge under Makkum. However, the Germans caught sight of them and in the ensuing gunfight, Rinnert Anema, Roelof van der Meer and Hendrik Postma were killed. Makkum was liberated on 18 April, as one of the last villages in Friesland.
The monument at the Buren in Makkum was unveiled in 1952 in commemoration of the members of the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces who were killed around the village during the struggle for liberation.
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Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Workum
Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Workum
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TOP Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen
TOP Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen
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St. Catherine's Church Aalsum
St. Catherine's Church Aalsum
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Reformed Church Gerkesklooster
Reformed Church Gerkesklooster
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De Klinze Country House and Estate
De Klinze Country House and Estate
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St. Anthony's Church Surhuizum
St. Anthony's Church Surhuizum
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Stadscafé Artisante (City Café)
Stadscafé Artisante (City Café)
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Camping De Stjelp
Camping De Stjelp
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B&B Hippe Schuur
B&B Hippe Schuur
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Iezumasyl
Iezumasyl
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Brasserie Om de dobben
Brasserie Om de dobben
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Greenjoy Gytsjerk
Greenjoy Gytsjerk
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Hotel Café 't Dûke Lûk
Hotel Café 't Dûke Lûk
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Museum 't Wâldhúske
Museum 't Wâldhúske
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St. Nicholas Church Blije
St. Nicholas Church Blije
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Pitch & Putt Esonstad
Pitch & Putt Esonstad
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Bed and Breakfast Unia Zathe
Bed and Breakfast Unia Zathe
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Camping Zwanenburg
Camping Zwanenburg
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Kerk Hegebeintum
Kerk Hegebeintum
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Mill de Swarte Prinsch
Mill de Swarte Prinsch
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Church of Brantgum
Church of Brantgum
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Anne-Famkes Pleats
Anne-Famkes Pleats
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Former Courthouse
Former Courthouse
This building, now used as a shop, recalls the time when justice was administered in Kollum. It was purchased by the municipality in 1609 and has served a variety of purposes ever since. The Old Courthouse (Oude Rechthuis) played an important role during the Kollum Uprising of 1797.
The building was bought by the municipality of Kollumerland in 1609 and converted into a courthouse. It can be recognised by the statue of Lady Justice, which still watches over the street from the façade. The Rechthuis is the oldest stone building in Kollum.
Kollum was given its own courthouse because the distance between Groningen and Leeuwarden was too great to travel in a single day. The ground floor was used as an inn and even included stables for horses and cattle. To this day, the space has continued to serve a variety of purposes.
The Rechthuis played a significant role during the Kollum Uprising of 1797. In February of that year, the arrest of the Orangist supporter Abele Reitzes sparked an uprising in which a crowd stormed the courthouse in an attempt to free him. The revolt resulted in extensive damage and was harshly suppressed, with 168 people being arrested. You can learn more about these events at the statue of Jan Binnes further along this route. The prison cell in the building's basement has been preserved. From the bridge, you can still clearly see the small barred window of the former jail cell.
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Boutique Hotel Dokkum
Boutique Hotel Dokkum
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it Dreamlân holiday home
it Dreamlân holiday home
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Koopmansbosje
Koopmansbosje
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Cultural and Historical Centre De Schierstins
Cultural and Historical Centre De Schierstins
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City Brewery and Bonifatius754 Museum
City Brewery and Bonifatius754 Museum
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Reformed Church Wierum
Reformed Church Wierum
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Waterdorp Burdaard
Waterdorp Burdaard
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Logement Nij Bonga
Logement Nij Bonga
