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Rotstergaast Bell Tower
Rotstergaast Bell Tower
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Grand Café De Walrus
Grand Café De Walrus
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Public toilet on Kaeidyk in Workum
Public toilet on Kaeidyk in Workum
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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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Wellness & Beauty Sauna de Woudfennen
Wellness & Beauty Sauna de Woudfennen
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De Weyde Blick
De Weyde Blick
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Yachtcharter De Drait Woudsend - Kotterjacht Antoinette/ Victoria
Yachtcharter De Drait Woudsend - Kotterjacht Antoinette/ Victoria
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Stentec Software
Stentec Software
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Trekkershutten Nijhuizum
Trekkershutten Nijhuizum
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Súdergoabrêge Workum
Súdergoabrêge Workum
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Under de Wol - Boerderij appartement Fjouwer
Under de Wol - Boerderij appartement Fjouwer
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B&B 7de Hemel - Yucca
B&B 7de Hemel - Yucca
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Recreatiepark de Bosrand - Chalet Bosrand 4p
Recreatiepark de Bosrand - Chalet Bosrand 4p
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HarTeluk Joure - Tweepersoonskamer Standaard Plus
HarTeluk Joure - Tweepersoonskamer Standaard Plus
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't Bûterhûs
't Bûterhûs
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Public toilet De Potten (small building)
Public toilet De Potten (small building)
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Yachtcharter Wetterwille - Duetvlet 1040 Marne
Yachtcharter Wetterwille - Duetvlet 1040 Marne
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Beach Resorts Makkum - Beachvilla XL
Beach Resorts Makkum - Beachvilla XL
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Vakantiewoning it Âlde Bakhûs
Vakantiewoning it Âlde Bakhûs
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Rode Klif (Red Cliff) at Lake IJsselmeer
Rode Klif (Red Cliff) at Lake IJsselmeer
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St. Joriskerk
St. Joriskerk
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Oosterlittens (Easterlittens)
Oosterlittens (Easterlittens)
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Wijn & Whiskyschuur
Wijn & Whiskyschuur
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Pingjumer Gulden Halsband inner dike
Pingjumer Gulden Halsband inner dike
