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Varen met Sil
Varen met Sil
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Logement Nij Bonga
Logement Nij Bonga
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Hotel Restaurant Princenhof
Hotel Restaurant Princenhof
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Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Harlingen
Eleven Cities Tour sculpture Aukje in Harlingen
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BnB Slaap Lekker
BnB Slaap Lekker
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Village church Mitselwier
Village church Mitselwier
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the guesthouse
the guesthouse
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Beaches Nieuwe Robbengat
Beaches Nieuwe Robbengat
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Brasserie Om de dobben
Brasserie Om de dobben
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Wânswert (Wanswerd)
Wânswert (Wanswerd)
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It Noarderleech - Noard Fryslan Butendyks
It Noarderleech - Noard Fryslan Butendyks
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St. Nicholas Church Eastrum (Oostrum)
St. Nicholas Church Eastrum (Oostrum)
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Clog museum
Clog museum
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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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Aventoer
Aventoer
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Minicamping De Zilveren Maan
Minicamping De Zilveren Maan
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Smoek
Smoek
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Dobbepaarden photo artwork
Dobbepaarden photo artwork
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Opende Blotevoetenpad Barefoot Trail
Opende Blotevoetenpad Barefoot Trail
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Farm shop Uitland
Farm shop Uitland
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De Klinze Country House and Estate
De Klinze Country House and Estate
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Eleven Cities Tour sculpture De Reedrydster
Eleven Cities Tour sculpture De Reedrydster
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Swimming Pool De Sawn Doarpen
Swimming Pool De Sawn Doarpen
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Blauwhoek Bathing Site
Blauwhoek Bathing Site
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Former Post Office Kollum
Former Post Office Kollum
Although this building is now home to a business, it is well worth taking a look inside this former post office.
Those who look closely can still spot the remains of the old post office within the current premises. The original wooden service counters have been preserved, while the bright red PTT letterbox outside is a reminder of days gone by.
Today it is hard to imagine, but for centuries the postal service was one of the most important means of communication. This main post office was built in 1888 for that purpose. It is one of the few post offices constructed after 1883 that was not designed by the Government Architect for the Northern Netherlands, C. H. Peters, but most likely by the municipal architect H. A. Zondag. The municipality leased the building to the national government. The post office occupied the ground floor, while the postmaster lived upstairs. Following a renovation in 1908, the telegraph and telephone services were also housed here. The post office remained in use until the end of 1972.
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The Eleven Cities skater and Wall of Fame
The Eleven Cities skater and Wall of Fame
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Alde Feanen Rentals
Alde Feanen Rentals
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Bootverhuur Bonkevaart
Bootverhuur Bonkevaart
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The Spitkeet
The Spitkeet
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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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(WEC) World Heritage Centre Wadden Sea
(WEC) World Heritage Centre Wadden Sea
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Franeker (Frjentsjer)
Franeker (Frjentsjer)
