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Age Veldboom Sailing Activities
Age Veldboom Sailing Activities
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Grou
Grou
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it Dreamlân holiday home
it Dreamlân holiday home
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It Bûtefjild Nature Reserve
It Bûtefjild Nature Reserve
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De Naturij
De Naturij
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Schuilenburg Beach
Schuilenburg Beach
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Aerden Plaats Visitor Centre
Aerden Plaats Visitor Centre
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Skûtsjemuseum Earnewâld
Skûtsjemuseum Earnewâld
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VIJFHUIZEN AIRMAIL
VIJFHUIZEN AIRMAIL
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Oostmahorn Beach and Play Area
Oostmahorn Beach and Play Area
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Observeum
Observeum
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Workum (Warkum)
Workum (Warkum)
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B&B Hippe Schuur
B&B Hippe Schuur
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Beaches at Nieuwe Robbengat
Beaches at Nieuwe Robbengat
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Restaurant Ode
Restaurant Ode
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Zeilschip Middelsee
Zeilschip Middelsee
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Electrosloop Fryslân (Aldtsjerk)
Electrosloop Fryslân (Aldtsjerk)
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Paviljoen De Leyen
Paviljoen De Leyen
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Drogehamstermieden Nature Reserve
Drogehamstermieden Nature Reserve
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Pettebosk Forest Playground
Pettebosk Forest Playground
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Dobben Hurdegarypsterwarren Nature Reserve
Dobben Hurdegarypsterwarren Nature Reserve
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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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BinnenInn 12-Person House
BinnenInn 12-Person House
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Campsite Tjaerda State
Campsite Tjaerda State
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AquaZoo Leeuwarden
AquaZoo Leeuwarden
Direct boekbaar
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Dorpswapen
Dorpswapen
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B&B Oan't Wetter
B&B Oan't Wetter
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Fries Landbouwmuseum (Frisian Agricultural Museum)
Fries Landbouwmuseum (Frisian Agricultural Museum)
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B&B De Koesfabriek
B&B De Koesfabriek
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Holwerterpolder at Noard Fryslân Butendyks Nature Reserve
Holwerterpolder at Noard Fryslân Butendyks Nature Reserve
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Sint Willibrorduskerk
Sint Willibrorduskerk
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Wetterkr8 Suptours
Wetterkr8 Suptours
