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De Kaai corn mill
De Kaai corn mill
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Tolhuis Joure
Tolhuis Joure
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Zeil- en surfschool Neptunus
Zeil- en surfschool Neptunus
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Artwork Het Grote Gezicht
Artwork Het Grote Gezicht
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Public toilet Starteileind Sneekermeer
Public toilet Starteileind Sneekermeer
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Public toilet Gleibakkerij in Bolsward
Public toilet Gleibakkerij in Bolsward
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Poem 'Graf te Blauwhuis'
Poem 'Graf te Blauwhuis'
The small village of Abbega and the neighbouring hamlet of Abbegaasterketting hid dozens of people in hiding during the war. In February 1945, a raid shocked the small community. Resistance fighter Gerrit Rijpma, 18, was fatally hit in the process. The famous Dutch writer Gerard Reve, who lived next door to a sister of Gerrit Rijpma in nearby Greonterp from 1953 to 1971, was deeply moved by the story of his neighbour's youngest brother. As a tribute to Gerrit, he wrote the poem 'Graf te Blauwhuis'.
According to witnesses, as many people in hiding lived in Abbega and the neighbouring hamlet of Abbegaasterketting as civilians.
Among them were Jewish people in hiding, people who had participated in railway strikes, deserters and young men from the surrounding area who wanted to avoid forced labour. Weapons for the resistance were also hidden there.
Abbegaasterketting was located next to the Bolswardervaart canal, and the absence of paved roads made access difficult. In addition, the inhabitants had implemented an ingenious alarm system: by means of an electric bell, people warned each other when something was wrong, and two people in hiding were on guard every night.
On 8 February 1945, at around half past eleven in the morning, the alarm bell sounded in the Rijpma family home. At that time, the brothers Yp and Gerrit were working in the barn.
When they went outside, they saw a lot of people running away in panic. This is why the brothers decided to sail down the Bolswardervaart, which divides the hamlet in two pieces, in a rowing boat. They hoped that they could get themselves to safety a little bit further on in a bend of the canal, behind the net. On their way there, they picked up their neighbour Minze van der Veen and a person in hiding, who were standing on the other side of the canal. Meanwhile, the German soldiers, aided by members of the Landwacht, a Dutch semi-military organisation, had set off in pursuit and opened fire on the fleeing people. Minze van der Veen was hit in his right elbow. Gerrit was hit three times: one bullet went straight through his body, another lodged in his back, and the third bullet went through his cheeks and teeth. Because the occupiers refused to help, Yp had to carry his dying brother to the boat and take him to a farmhouse nearby all by himself. The help from a woman living in the neighbourhood, who was a nurse, came too late. In great haste, curate Stolwijk of Blauwhuis was sent for, who administered the last rites to Gerrit. He died shortly afterwards. He was buried in the Catholic Cemetery in Blauwhuis.
The famous Dutch writer Gerard Reve, who lived in nearby Greonterp next to a sister of Gerrit Rijpma from 1953 to 1971, was deeply touched by the story of his neighbour's youngest brother. As a homage to Gerrit, he wrote the poem 'Grave in Blauwhuis':
GRAVE IN BLAUWHUIS (for neighbour H., in G.) He ran away, but did not escape, and was hit, and died, eighteen years old. A militant inscription cries out loud, but a sad and silent face looks out from the brown enamelled portrait. Still a child. Goodbye dear boy. You, who are King, of this and that, of whatever, yes, You, answer me, You know why, I don't. That Kingdom of Yours, remember, will it ever be?
In 1983, the mortal remains of Gerrit were transferred from the cemetery of Blauwhuis to Loenen National War Cemetery.
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HarTeluk Joure - Comfort kamer met douche en kingsizebed
HarTeluk Joure - Comfort kamer met douche en kingsizebed
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HEMA Joure
HEMA Joure
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Motorboten - EV 1000 IJlst
Motorboten - EV 1000 IJlst
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Strandhotel Vigilante - Standaard Landzicht
Strandhotel Vigilante - Standaard Landzicht
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Snoozz Hotels - Standaard kamer
Snoozz Hotels - Standaard kamer
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Camping 't Séleantsje
Camping 't Séleantsje
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Looxmastraat 35
Looxmastraat 35
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Zeilschool Neptunus - de Kerk
Zeilschool Neptunus - de Kerk
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Kampari - Titanic
Kampari - Titanic
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Iselmar Sporthotel - Hotelkamer met havenzicht
Iselmar Sporthotel - Hotelkamer met havenzicht
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Aan het Water - Schiphuiswoning
Aan het Water - Schiphuiswoning
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Zeilschool Neptunus
Zeilschool Neptunus
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The crash of the Wellington Mk 1C
The crash of the Wellington Mk 1C
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Aqua State - Brekkense Wiel 226
Aqua State - Brekkense Wiel 226
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Auto Schaap
Auto Schaap
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Skrins Meadow Bird Reserve
Skrins Meadow Bird Reserve
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Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Tweintich
Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Tweintich
