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De 4 Elementen
De 4 Elementen
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It Wiid Bathing Site and Water Playground
It Wiid Bathing Site and Water Playground
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Jachthaven Kuikhorne
Jachthaven Kuikhorne
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Copini Buitensport
Copini Buitensport
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TOP Oostmahorn
TOP Oostmahorn
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Klein Zwitserland Lakeside Beach
Klein Zwitserland Lakeside Beach
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Ternaard village
Ternaard village
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SurfSpot Lauwersmeer - Hoek van de Bant
SurfSpot Lauwersmeer - Hoek van de Bant
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Bij De Pastorie Boutique Hotel
Bij De Pastorie Boutique Hotel
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Village church Mitselwier
Village church Mitselwier
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De Ferbining
De Ferbining
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Huize Moddergat
Huize Moddergat
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Hotel It Posthûs
Hotel It Posthûs
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TOP Feanwâlden
TOP Feanwâlden
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Bootsma’s Poel Hiking Trail
Bootsma’s Poel Hiking Trail
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Aerden Plaats Visitor Centre
Aerden Plaats Visitor Centre
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St. Nicholas Church Blije
St. Nicholas Church Blije
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Harkema (De Harkema)
Harkema (De Harkema)
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Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Workum
Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Workum
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Grutte Tsjerke Ternaard
Grutte Tsjerke Ternaard
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Landal Esonstad
Landal Esonstad
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Oostmahorn Beach and Play Area
Oostmahorn Beach and Play Area
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Zwaluwhaven Ald Dwinger (memorial)
Zwaluwhaven Ald Dwinger (memorial)
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St. Godehardus' Church Marrum
St. Godehardus' Church Marrum
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Outdoor Veldboom
Outdoor Veldboom
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Strandpaviljoen Meerzicht Beach Pavilion
Strandpaviljoen Meerzicht Beach Pavilion
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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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B&B De Hoffstee
B&B De Hoffstee
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Old Town Hall in Dokkum
Old Town Hall in Dokkum
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Artwork Maarten van der Weijden
Artwork Maarten van der Weijden
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St. Anthony's Church Surhuizum
St. Anthony's Church Surhuizum
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Mem Wedman Hiking Trail
Mem Wedman Hiking Trail
