Glampings in Friesland
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Camping Boerderijrecreatie
Camping Boerderijrecreatie
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Zeilmakerij Mare
Zeilmakerij Mare
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Kornwerderzand - Afsluitdijk - Vogelkijkpunt
Kornwerderzand - Afsluitdijk - Vogelkijkpunt
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Jantje Slot Hoeve - Friesian ruime 2 persoonskamer
Jantje Slot Hoeve - Friesian ruime 2 persoonskamer
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Memorial stone for Fallen Canadians
Memorial stone for Fallen Canadians
Sunday 15 April 1945, Friesland's official liberation day, was also the day Sneek welcomed the Canadian liberation forces. It had been an exciting day, and the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (NBS) had fought quite a battle with the occupiers.
A day earlier, German troops had begun to withdraw from Sneek and the NBS had tried to hinder their retreat along the Leeuwarderweg as much as possible. Until a column of German parachute troops had entered the fray and forced the NBS to retreat.
The Waag building in the middle of the city centre was used as a weapons cache by the occupying forces during the war. To prevent it from falling into Allied hands, the fleeing troops set it on fire at around three o'clock on Sunday. Loud explosions and bangs resounded throughout the city for half an hour.
Once the enemy had left the city, the NBS operatives gathered at the HBS school for instructions and the distribution of weapons and armbands. They went into the city to round up traitors. Then, rumour had it that hundreds of German soldiers were on their way to Sneek from Lemmer. Immediately, fortifications were built at the Water gate.
Canadian units were alerted. They were now in possession of the latest defence plans for Sneek thanks to NBS intelligence and were advancing from Joure towards the town.
In the evening around half past seven, the first patrol of the Canadian infantry battalion Le régiment De La Chaudière rode into town with flame-throwers and machine guns. The German troops stayed away, and the full Canadian battalion followed.
Sneek was liberated, but freedom was not yet guaranteed as German troops tried to escape via the Afsluitdijk towards Friesland. The Canadian Regiment of the Queens Own Rifles moved through Sneek to the Afsluitdijk and fiercely fought at Wons. Six Canadian soldiers were killed. They were temporarily buried at Sneek General Cemetery. In 1946, they were reburied at the Canadian Field of Honour in Holten.
Canadian guests
While waiting to return to their homeland, hundreds of Canadian soldiers were lodged with families in Sneek for about five months. On 1 June, the Perth Regiment arrived in the town, which they temporarily renamed Stratford. They were involved in the liberation of Groningen. A committee was set up to entertain the soldiers with various activities. From dances to sailing competitions and special church services.Cordial ties developed between the liberators and the people of Sneek. And sometimes more than that. For Gordon C. Compton and Atty Bouma, one could even speak of "love at first sight". When the last soldiers return home at the end of November, Gordon decided to stay in the Netherlands. On 9 May 1946, he married Atty in Sneek. Not long after, Gordon and his "war bride" left for Canada.
Several monuments in the city recall the special bond with the Canadian military, which remains very close to this day.
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Subtropical swimming paradise Swimfun
Subtropical swimming paradise Swimfun
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Zeilschool Nannewiid
Zeilschool Nannewiid
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Paal 5: Het centrum
Paal 5: Het centrum
Dit punt is onderdeel van de route 'It Paad Werom Terherne'. Bekijk hier de hele route.
(beluister hier het audioverhaal)
Voor deze sprong doe ik een extra beroep op je verbeeldingsvermogen. We staan bij het ronde bankje en gaan terug naar het jaar 1540, in dezelfde tijd als de bouw van de Stins die we net zagen. Ga even rustig zitten als je dat fijn vindt.
Ben je zover? Oké, daar gaan we.
Het is de tijd van de reformatie en ook Friesland keert zich tegen het katholicisme. Het is de tijd van ‘hagenpreken’ en overal ontstaan verscholen kerkjes. Zo ook op de plaats waar later de snackbar en het terras zouden staan, staat een schuilkerk in de vorm van een oude schuur. Dit is één van de eerste Doopsgezinde gemeentes. Van buiten ziet het eruit als een schuur, maar binnen waan je je in een kerk, compleet met preekstoel. Het huis rechts van De Pastorij is de oude pastoriewoning. ‘t Far loopt hier omheen en waar later dit pleintje is, staan nog een paar oude huisjes aan het water. Deze huisjes worden pas in je jaren zestig van de 20e eeuw afgebroken. Oke, even bijgekomen? We gaan weer verder!De illusie van tijd leerde ons al dat wij over water kunnen lopen, en dus loop maar mee, tussen de grote keien door naar de T-splitsing.
Dit punt is onderdeel van de route 'It Paad Werom Terherne'. Klik hier om terug te gaan naar de route.
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Puur Posthuma Bolsward
Puur Posthuma Bolsward
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Summio Havenresort Terherne - Havenzicht 4
Summio Havenresort Terherne - Havenzicht 4
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Jacobikerk Church
Jacobikerk Church
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Snuffelsjop Reefstar
Snuffelsjop Reefstar
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Koudum - De Heanmar - Vogelkijkhut
Koudum - De Heanmar - Vogelkijkhut
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Restaurant-Logement De Hinde
Restaurant-Logement De Hinde
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Cultuur Kwartier Sneek
Cultuur Kwartier Sneek
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Jachtwerf Hemmes Molenaar / J.M. Yachting
Jachtwerf Hemmes Molenaar / J.M. Yachting
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Vakantievilla Waterworld
Vakantievilla Waterworld
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Aqua State - Brekkense Wiel 138
Aqua State - Brekkense Wiel 138
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Camping Zonneheuvel
Camping Zonneheuvel
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De Gauwe Krakeling
De Gauwe Krakeling
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Watervillapark Idskenhuizen - Grutte Pier
Watervillapark Idskenhuizen - Grutte Pier
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Bistro Jikke
Bistro Jikke
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City farm De Sibbe
City farm De Sibbe
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Bakkerij Meinsma
Bakkerij Meinsma
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