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Culture, like nature, consists of layer upon layer. New generations continue to build on a foundation which does not disappear.
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Immortal Flowers – Rikka
Culture, like nature, consists of layer upon layer. New generations continue to build on a foundation which does not disappear. Such are the origins of the city of IJlst. The old, largely twisted stinzen plants are signs of that invisible foundation, and of mankind’s role in its development. The fountain ‘Immortal Flowers - Rikka’ connects flowering stinzen plants as an element of Frisian nature with Ikebana, an old form of Japanese flower arrangement. It symbolises the eternal union between man, culture and nature.
Shinji OhmakiÂ
‘Speak, memory’ could be Shinji Ohmaki’s (1971) motto. All his sculptures, videos and installations stem from his research into what once was, but has disappeared from our memory. Old crafts, lost traditions, vanished species of flowers: for him they are not gone - just buried under the dust of time. He believes it is his role as an artist to bring them back to life in beauty.
Tip: Combine your visit to the 11fountains with a city walk. A walking route through IJlst along all the highlights of the city that you must have seen during your visit.
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Greonterp Bell Tower
Greonterp Bell TowerThe Greonterp bell tower was built in 1822. It consists of a square stone substructure, a pyramidal wooden superstructure, a bell chamber with baffled openings and a spire. There are similar bell towers in Hinnaard and Hartwerd.
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Wons
WonsHet dorp Wons speelde een belangrijke rol tijden de inval van het Duitse leger in 1940. Dit had te maken met haar legging tegenover de Afsluitdijk. De Wonsstelling was de laatste hindernis voordat de Duitse troepen de Afsluitdijk bereikten.
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Follega Bell Tower
Follega Bell TowerThe Follega bell tower stands in a small round graveyard. It has a four-sided dome roof and houses a bell that is 78 cm in diameter, which was cast by P. van den Ghein in 1596.
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Jacobuskerk Church in Delfstrahuizen
Jacobuskerk Church in DelfstrahuizenThe Jacobuskerk church was designed by the architect J. Schreur and built in 1908. An extension was subsequently added to the back of the church. The church was designed in neo-Renaissance style, including a gable tower with a constricted spire.
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Legemeer Bell Tower
Legemeer Bell TowerThe bell tower in the village of Legemeer stands in a graveyard surrounded by a canal. The bell tower we see today is a replica of the original bell tower built in 1720, which was destroyed by an autumn storm in 1972.
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The railway port of Stavoren
The railway port of StavorenBefore construction of the Afsluitdijk, the ferry between Enkhuizen in Noord-Holland and Stavoren was a very popular connection. You arrived in Stavoren by train, switched to the ferry and could continue to travel by train from Enkhuizen.
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It Kweade Wiif Fan Hylpen
It Kweade Wiif Fan HylpenA reminder of the saga about ‘it Kweade Wiif fan Hylpen’ (the angry woman of Hylpen) can still be found on the house at Buren 44 in Hindeloopen. A façade stone shows a dog with an angel above it, with its wings spread out above the dog.
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Bantega Bell Tower
Bantega Bell TowerThe bell tower in Bantega was built in 1923 and restored in 1973. The original bell cast by the Petit & Fritsen bell foundry in 1933 was requisitioned by the Germans in 1943. It was replaced by the swinging bell that hangs in the tower today.
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Pingjumer Gulden Halsband inner dike
Pingjumer Gulden Halsband inner dikeThe Pingjumer Gulden Halsband is an inner dike that once protected the village of Pingjum from the waters of the Marne, an inlet of the Wadden Sea.
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11 Fountains Route (for motorists and motorcyclists)
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Van stad naar stad: Bolsward - IJlst - Sneek | Fietsrondje
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Sneek - Balk | Elfstedenpad Hiking Trail: Section 3
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