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The Tea Factory
The Tea Factory
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Brasserie Om de dobben
Brasserie Om de dobben
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Kafee It wapen fân Fryslân
Kafee It wapen fân Fryslân
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St. Boniface's Church Damwâld
St. Boniface's Church Damwâld
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Blauwhoek Bathing Site
Blauwhoek Bathing Site
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Campsite Tjaerda State
Campsite Tjaerda State
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Sparkberry
Sparkberry
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Franeker (Frjentsjer)
Franeker (Frjentsjer)
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Schreiershoek recreation and vacation park
Schreiershoek recreation and vacation park
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Eeltsjemar Lake Beach
Eeltsjemar Lake Beach
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Mem Wedman Hiking Trail
Mem Wedman Hiking Trail
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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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St. Vitus Church Wyns
St. Vitus Church Wyns
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Old Town Hall in Dokkum
Old Town Hall in Dokkum
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Inn Hantum
Inn Hantum
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Kleine-Lijn Tea Garden
Kleine-Lijn Tea Garden
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Dorpswapen
Dorpswapen
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Tollboot "It Driezumer Tolhús" near Dokkum
Tollboot "It Driezumer Tolhús" near Dokkum
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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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Alde Feanen Rentals
Alde Feanen Rentals
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Wetterkr8 Suptours
Wetterkr8 Suptours
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www.countryside.nl
www.countryside.nl
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Reformed Church Gerkesklooster
Reformed Church Gerkesklooster
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Anne-Famkes Pleats
Anne-Famkes Pleats
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Oudebildtdijk Dike
Oudebildtdijk Dike
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Bonkevaart - Elfstedentocht Finish Line
Bonkevaart - Elfstedentocht Finish Line
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The Spitkeet
The Spitkeet
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Alexander Church Rinsumageast
Alexander Church Rinsumageast
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Accommodatie Claercamp
Accommodatie Claercamp
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Tour de Wadden
Tour de Wadden
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Veenkloosterbos Forest on Fogelsangh State Country Estate
Veenkloosterbos Forest on Fogelsangh State Country Estate
