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Church of Brantgum
Church of Brantgum
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Beleef Lauwersoog
Beleef Lauwersoog
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Eastermar Bathing and Play Area
Eastermar Bathing and Play Area
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Kleine-Lijn Tea Garden
Kleine-Lijn Tea Garden
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Lanterfanter
Lanterfanter
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De Bolstienpleats
De Bolstienpleats
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Grou
Grou
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Het Lage Noorden
Het Lage Noorden
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Varen met Sil
Varen met Sil
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The Former Dairy Factory in Trynwâlden
The Former Dairy Factory in Trynwâlden
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Outdoor Veldboom
Outdoor Veldboom
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Ka & Ko
Ka & Ko
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St Boniface Chapel
St Boniface Chapel
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Waddenzee-Expedities
Waddenzee-Expedities
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Sloten (Sleat)
Sloten (Sleat)
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Former Courthouse
Former Courthouse
This building, now used as a shop, recalls the time when justice was administered in Kollum. It was purchased by the municipality in 1609 and has served a variety of purposes ever since. The Old Courthouse (Oude Rechthuis) played an important role during the Kollum Uprising of 1797.
The building was bought by the municipality of Kollumerland in 1609 and converted into a courthouse. It can be recognised by the statue of Lady Justice, which still watches over the street from the façade. The Rechthuis is the oldest stone building in Kollum.
Kollum was given its own courthouse because the distance between Groningen and Leeuwarden was too great to travel in a single day. The ground floor was used as an inn and even included stables for horses and cattle. To this day, the space has continued to serve a variety of purposes.
The Rechthuis played a significant role during the Kollum Uprising of 1797. In February of that year, the arrest of the Orangist supporter Abele Reitzes sparked an uprising in which a crowd stormed the courthouse in an attempt to free him. The revolt resulted in extensive damage and was harshly suppressed, with 168 people being arrested. You can learn more about these events at the statue of Jan Binnes further along this route. The prison cell in the building's basement has been preserved. From the bridge, you can still clearly see the small barred window of the former jail cell.
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Campsite Tjaerda State
Campsite Tjaerda State
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The Philippusfenne – Kollum's Notary Garden
The Philippusfenne – Kollum's Notary Garden
The Philippusfenne, better known as Kollum's Notary Garden, is a beautiful historic garden created in the 19th century as an oasis of peace and greenery.
The Philippusfenne is a garden with a story. In 1847, the notary Daniel Hermannus Andreae commissioned the construction of a country house here, surrounded by an elegant garden designed in the English landscape style. The garden was created by the renowned landscape architect Lucas Pieters Roodbaard, who also designed the park surrounding Fogelsangh State in Veenklooster. Its winding paths, ornamental ponds and impressive mature trees create a unique combination of nature and history in the heart of Kollum.
One of the garden's most distinctive features is its abundance of stinzen plants—traditional spring-flowering bulbs associated with historic estates in the northern Netherlands. In early spring, snowdrops, crocuses and other rare flowers bloom in profusion, creating a fairy-tale landscape even during the colder months.
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St. Cecilia's Church Oosternijkerk
St. Cecilia's Church Oosternijkerk
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Wellness op e' Klaai
Wellness op e' Klaai
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Inn Hantum
Inn Hantum
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Happynes.nl
Happynes.nl
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Viewpoint De Zoutkegel
Viewpoint De Zoutkegel
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St. Mary's Church in Oentsjerk
St. Mary's Church in Oentsjerk
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Shipwreck at Wierum (visible at low tide)
Shipwreck at Wierum (visible at low tide)
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De Winze Eatery & Café
De Winze Eatery & Café
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Tollboot "It Driezumer Tolhús" near Dokkum
Tollboot "It Driezumer Tolhús" near Dokkum
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Wetterkr8 Suptours
Wetterkr8 Suptours
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B&B De Hoffstee
B&B De Hoffstee
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St. Nicholas Church Blije
St. Nicholas Church Blije
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To B or not to B
To B or not to B
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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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