Wonsstelling
Wons
The village of Wons played an important role during the invasion of the German army in 1940. This had to do with its location opposite the Afsluitdijk. The Wonsstelling was the last obstacle before the German troops reached the Afsluitdijk.
Take a look
-
-
-
The village of Wons played an important role during the invasion of the German army in 1940. This had to do with its location opposite the Afsluitdijk. The Wonsstelling was the last obstacle before the German troops reached the Afsluitdijk.
The position was built in a short time and consisted of structures made of earth and wood. The poorly constructed positions were given the name Molshopen by the crew. During the German invasion, the crew at Wons position bravely resisted until the single gun ran out of ammunition. After this, the Dutch soldiers fled to Makkum, where most were made prisoners of war and were taken to camps in Groningen and Germany.
The battle in Wons delayed the German advance for two days, allowing many Dutch troops to escape safely over the water. After the positions at Wons were knocked-out, the German troops advanced to the Casemates at Kornwerderzand. Unfortunately, nothing is left of the 'Wee-ons' positions. In the Casemates Museum you can see a replica with the name "De Desperation".
- Distance to your location:
-
Monument Wons
Monument Wons
In Wons staat het monument voor het Canadese regiment Queen's Own Rifles of Canada. Dit regiment was verantwoordelijk voor de bevrijding van Wons op 16 april 1945.
Wons -
Standbeeld Grutte Pier
Standbeeld Grutte Pier
De grootste volksheld uit de Friese geschiedenis moet wel Pier Gerlofs Donia (1480-1520) zijn, oftewel Grutte Pier. Als gewone boer uit Kimswerd speelde een belangrijke rol in de strijd voor een onafhankelijk Friesland.
Kimswerd -
Crash location Lancaster W4888
Crash location Lancaster W4888
On the night of 4-5 May 1943, the heavily loaded Lancaster bomber W4888 lifted off from Holme-on-Spalding Moor to bomb Dortmund. While en route over the IJsselmeer, this aircraft was intercepted by a German fighter plane and caught fire.
Workum -
Hemdijk
Hemdijk
A hemdijk is an inner dike that was constructed in the twelfth century to protect important agricultural areas in the Low Middle of Friesland from surging water.
Westhem -
Bell tower Teroele
Bell tower Teroele
On a small "terp" (mound), surrounded by a "gracht" (moat), stands this bell tower in Teroele.
Teroele -
Bolwerk Bolsward
Bolwerk Bolsward
In de 16e eeuw was Bolsward voorzien van verdedigingswerken met grachten en wallen. Maar omdat vanuit de regering stedelijke verdedigingswerken werden afgeschaft, werden de wallen afgegraven. Het Hoog Bolwerk is bewaard gebleven.
Bolsward -
Riniastate
Riniastate
Riniastate is een prachtig gelegen landgoed aan de rand van de Gaasterlandse bossen. Als je vanaf Oudemirdum komt aanrijden, springt de witbepleisterde state je meteen in het oog.
Oudemirdum -
Voormalige Marneslenk
Voormalige Marneslenk
De Marneslenk was, samen met bijvoorbeeld de Middelzee of de Zuiderzee, een van de zeearmen die het binnenland insneed. Tussen Zurich en Kimswerd liep de Marneslenk het land in, om vervolgens tot Bolsward reiken.
Pingjum -
Wadden Sea near Zurich - UNESCO World Heritage Site
Wadden Sea near Zurich - UNESCO World Heritage Site
The stretch of Wadden Sea that faces the little village of Zurich nestled at the foot of the dike is the largest UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Netherlands. Twice a day the tide laps against the dike and twice a day it goes a long way out.
Zurich -
Little water level house (Peilschaalhuisje) at Hindeloopen
Little water level house (Peilschaalhuisje) at Hindeloopen
The little water level house at Hindeloopen looks as if it has always been there. But it was gone for several decades. In 2016, a replica of the little water level house was rebuilt on the original foundations.
Hindeloopen
