Plaque Blauwpoortsbrug
Bolsward
Before the Liberation, large groups of German soldiers left Friesland. With carts, bicycles and a lot of stuff it was a real exodus. It was not always clear to the Germans where to go.
Before the Liberation, large groups of German soldiers left Friesland. With carts, bicycles and a lot of stuff it was a real exodus. It was not always clear to the Germans where to go.
Some German soldiers thought they had to go to Harlingen to hold the port there. Others thought they had to go to the top of North Holland to resist the English army. It was one big chaos and the inhabitants of Bolsward noticed that too.
To delay the Allied advance, several bridges were blown up. The retreating Germans blew up the Blauwpoortsbrug on April 15, 1945. This posed no major problem for the liberators who were able to enter Bolsward the next day without German resistance.
The residents of Bolsward took to the streets to welcome the Canadians of the 13th Canadian Field Artillery Regiment. The Canadians handed out free chocolate and cigarettes, finally the occupation of Bolsward is over. The Blauwepoortsbrug was restored on April 15, 1946. The plaque on the outer wall of the bridge keeper's house reminds of the destruction of the bridge
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Reuzen van Akkrum
Reuzen van Akkrum
De sage over de reuzen Kromme Knilles en Manke Meine: zo is Akkrum aan z'n naam gekomen. Er staat een reuzen-monument langs de waterkant. Nog steeds viert Akkrum ieder jaar in mei 'Reuzedei'; een spektakel op en rond het water van de Boorne.
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Old Burger Weeshuis
Old Burger Weeshuis
Aan de Kleine Kerkstraat in Sneek staat het administratiekantoor van het Old Burger Weeshuis: een prachtig monument uit 1904.
Sneek -
The railway port of Stavoren
The railway port of Stavoren
Before 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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Nooitgedagt chimney
Nooitgedagt chimney
The silhouette of IJlst would not be the same without the old factory chimney, on which the letters of the Nooitgedagt name can be read from top to bottom.
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Grote Kerk Allingawier
Grote Kerk Allingawier
Op de terp in de dorpskern van Allingawier stond al voor het jaar 1000 een kapel en later een tufstenen kerk. In 1634 verrees er een bakstenen zaalkerk met zadeldaktoren. Rond 1785 is hij tot het huidige formaat ingekort en voorzien van een nieuw koor.
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Locks and the Sylhús
Locks and the Sylhús
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Hindeloopen -
Washing lines of Sloten
Washing lines of Sloten
Sloten likes to pay homage to its 'bleaches'. This 'Bleekweide' was a grassy commons area on which freshly washed linen was left to dry and bleach in the sun. Sloten likes to remember this bleaching system along its city moat.
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Fyftjin en Fierder
Fyftjin en Fierder
Fyftjin en Fierder is een kunstwerk van de hand van Pieter Jan Stallen. Het werk gaat over historie én toekomst van de Elfstedentocht, heel nadrukkelijk over allebei!
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Voormalige Stoomzuivelfabriek Lemsterland
Voormalige Stoomzuivelfabriek Lemsterland
In 1891 werd een vergunning afgegeven voor de stoomzuivelfabriek Lemsterland, deze fabriek moest een kaas- en roomboterfabriek worden.
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City Hall of Sneek
City Hall of Sneek
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Sneek
