Former city hall IJlst
IJlst
Number 49 Galamagracht, with its slate roof, towers above its neighbouring buildings. This is the former city hall of IJlst.
Number 49 Galamagracht, with its slate roof, towers above its neighbouring buildings. This is the former city hall of IJlst. Now a listed building, it was constructed in 1859 to a design by Albert Breunissen Troost. It was the third city hall on this site. IJlst is now part of the of Súdwest Fryslân municipality, whose city hall is in Sneek. 49 Galamagracht has been turned into a residential home. IJlst’s coat of arms and the ship De IJlster Kogge can be seen above the door.
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The Lady of Stavoren
The Lady of Stavoren
From the 15th century on, the flourishing Hanseatic city of Stavoren began to fall upon bad times. It is this period in history that is related in the saga of the Lady of Stavoren. In the saga, all aspects of Stavoren as a trading city are covered.
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Belltower Ypecolsga
Belltower Ypecolsga
Ypecolsga is a hamlet near Woudsend. The double bellcote in Ypecolsga was completely replaced in 1956. Beneath the peculiar hipped roof hang 2 bells dating back to 1664.
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Pingjumer Gulden Halsband inner dike
Pingjumer Gulden Halsband inner dike
The 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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Jacobuskerk Church in Delfstrahuizen
Jacobuskerk Church in Delfstrahuizen
The 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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11Fountains Hindeloopen
11Fountains Hindeloopen
The city coat of arms, with its tree of life, with the deer and the doe surrounding it, is the source of inspiration for the fountain in Hindeloopen.
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Vaste Burchtkerk Fortress Church
Vaste Burchtkerk Fortress Church
The substantial tower of this church rises proudly above the Van Coehoorn forest, which is named after the strategist and fortress builder Menno Van Coehoorn, who is buried in a spectacular mausoleum in the church.
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Bantega Bell Tower
Bantega Bell Tower
The 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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Martinikerk Koudum
Martinikerk Koudum
De huidige Martinikerk in Koudum is gebouwd in 1857. Deze zaalkerk heeft een toren met twee geledingen en een ingesnoerde spits. Een groot deel van de inventaris is afkomstig uit de eerder afgebroken kerk uit de 17e eeuw.
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Booming cannons
Booming cannons
Sloten really is a fortified city and still has an active town crier, named Pieter Haringsma. During the peak season, Pieter calls the city together each Friday evening for the traditional firing of the cannons on the grounds of the Kaai corn mill.
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Houtzaagmolen de Rat
Houtzaagmolen de Rat
Visit wind powered sawmill ‘De Rat’ and step back in time three hundred years!
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