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Strandhotel Vigilante - Kamer Zuiderzeezicht
Strandhotel Vigilante - Kamer Zuiderzeezicht
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Public toilet on Sint Jozefstraat in Bolsward
Public toilet on Sint Jozefstraat in Bolsward
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Tornado Yachting Makkum
Tornado Yachting Makkum
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Sailingcenter Langweer
Sailingcenter Langweer
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De Kaai corn mill
De Kaai corn mill
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Smulwereld Peter
Smulwereld Peter
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Kitesurfing Spot at Kornwerderzand
Kitesurfing Spot at Kornwerderzand
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Vakantiepark De Kuilart - Camping - Camperplaats veld A
Vakantiepark De Kuilart - Camping - Camperplaats veld A
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Watervillapark Idskenhuizen - Twadde Thûs
Watervillapark Idskenhuizen - Twadde Thûs
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Terra Mannenmode
Terra Mannenmode
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D'Ald Herberch
D'Ald Herberch
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Ottenhome Heeg- boten - VRI-JON Contessa 1200 Samba
Ottenhome Heeg- boten - VRI-JON Contessa 1200 Samba
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De Holle Poarte near Makkum
De Holle Poarte near Makkum
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Yachtcharter Wetterwille - Valk-Content 1300 Donau
Yachtcharter Wetterwille - Valk-Content 1300 Donau
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Padelhal Joure
Padelhal Joure
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Nij Wybranda
Nij Wybranda
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Rode Kapel
Rode Kapel
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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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Hotel 't Schippershuis - Suite
Hotel 't Schippershuis - Suite
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Vakantiepark Eigen Wijze - Zespersoons glamping tent
Vakantiepark Eigen Wijze - Zespersoons glamping tent
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Zwemgelegenheid in Oudega
Zwemgelegenheid in Oudega
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Pingjumer Gulden Halsband inner dike
Pingjumer Gulden Halsband inner dike
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Friesian Ice Skating Museum
Friesian Ice Skating Museum
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Restaurant Piacco
Restaurant Piacco
