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Sytzama House
Sytzama House
What is now a grand café has a history closely connected with local government, the Second World War, and Baron Willem van Sytzama, the building's first owner, after whom it is named.
In Van Sytzama's time, there were very few buildings nearby. Instead, a large landscaped garden with extensive ponds stretched out behind the house. Baron Willem van Sytzama believed he was happily married to Cecilia van Heemskerk, but she left him for another man. Although the baron took legal action in an attempt to prevent the separation, he was unsuccessful. She never returned, and he never remarried. In later years, however, the building served as Kollum's town hall, where hundreds of marriages were celebrated.
During the Second World War, Mayor Gerben Feitsma was sworn into office in this building. The ceremony took place with prominent displays of flags and the Nazi salute. For that reason, Feitsma is often described as an NSB (Dutch National Socialist Movement) mayor. At the same time, there is evidence that he occasionally helped prevent residents of Kollum from being sent to Germany for forced labour by employing them on his farm. Because of his wartime record, his name is not always included in historical accounts.
His brother, Jan Feitsma, became notorious for a different reason. As Prosecutor General, he ordered signs reading "Jews Forbidden" to be displayed throughout the occupied Netherlands. The policy caused considerable controversy in Kollum during the war. The local tennis club preferred to close its courts rather than display such a sign. In early 1945, Jan Feitsma was shot dead by members of the Dutch Resistance. His funeral in Kollum was attended by numerous members of the SS.
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Pucks Pluktuin l flower-picking garden
Pucks Pluktuin l flower-picking garden
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Historic Hotel Hurdegaryp
Historic Hotel Hurdegaryp
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Marina Gytsjerk
Marina Gytsjerk
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Camping Hammerslag
Camping Hammerslag
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Anne-Famkes Pleats Room
Anne-Famkes Pleats Room
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Beleef Lauwersoog
Beleef Lauwersoog
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BinnenInn 12-Person House
BinnenInn 12-Person House
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Jan Durkspolder
Jan Durkspolder
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Camping Zwanenburg
Camping Zwanenburg
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Thermen & Beauty Leeuwerikhoeve
Thermen & Beauty Leeuwerikhoeve
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Museum 't Fiskershuske
Museum 't Fiskershuske
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Camping de Veldboom
Camping de Veldboom
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Buddhist Centre at Hantum
Buddhist Centre at Hantum
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Holwerd
Holwerd
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Jannum Church Museum
Jannum Church Museum
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Kraanlannen Nature Reserve
Kraanlannen Nature Reserve
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Saint Martin's Church Gytsjerk
Saint Martin's Church Gytsjerk
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Oudebildtdijk Dike
Oudebildtdijk Dike
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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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Klein Humalda
Klein Humalda
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Shipwreck at Wierum (visible at low tide)
Shipwreck at Wierum (visible at low tide)
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Wierum (Wierum)
Wierum (Wierum)
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Farm shop Uitland
Farm shop Uitland
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Oan 'e Dyk
Oan 'e Dyk
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Anne-Famkes Pleats
Anne-Famkes Pleats
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IJlst (Drylts)
IJlst (Drylts)
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WadExpeditions
WadExpeditions
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It Wikelslân Nature Reserve at De Alde Feanen National Park
It Wikelslân Nature Reserve at De Alde Feanen National Park
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Sense of Place: Waiting for high tide
Sense of Place: Waiting for high tide
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Het Lage Noorden
Het Lage Noorden
