Legemeer Bell Tower
Legemeer
The bell tower in the village of Legemeer stands in a graveyard surrounded by a canal. The bell tower we see today is a replica of the original bell tower built in 1720, which was destroyed by an autumn storm in 1972.
The wooden bell tower in the village of Legemeer stands in a graveyard surrounded by a canal. The bell tower we see today is a replica of the original bell tower built in 1720, which was destroyed by an autumn storm in 1972. The inscription on the bell reads: “Cast by Jacobus van Bergen in Midwolda in 1722, my predecessor cast by Jan Crans in Enkhuizen was stolen by the German occupier in 1943 / I was gifted to Legemeer through the generosity of Lady A.A. van Eijsinga in 1948.”
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Bantega Bell Tower
Bantega Bell TowerThe bell tower in Bantega was built in 1923 and restored in 1973. The original bell cast by the Petit & Fritsen bell foundry in 1933 was requisitioned by the Germans in 1943. It was replaced by the swinging bell that hangs in the tower today.
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Snikzwaag Bell Tower
Snikzwaag Bell TowerIn the graveyard in the village of Snikzwaag there is a wooden bell tower with four-sided dome roof. The bell it houses was cast by L. Haverkamp in 1787. At one time the village had a church but it was demolished in the 19th century.
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11Fountains Bolsward
11Fountains BolswardBats are intriguing, useful animals, crucial to the ecological system for their insect hunting. In Asian culture, the bat symbolises wealth, happiness and the blessings of old age.
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Stadsgrachten Bolsward
Stadsgrachten BolswardBolsward werd echt welvarend door de zuivelhandel in de 17e eeuw. Dit zie je goed terug in de huizen langs de stadsgrachten uit die tijd.
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Rotstergaast Bell Tower
Rotstergaast Bell TowerIn the village of Rotstergaast there is a wooden bell tower with four-sided dome roof that was first mentioned back in 1722.
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Washing lines of Sloten
Washing lines of SlotenSloten 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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Palingklipper Voorwaarts
Palingklipper VoorwaartsDe palingklipper “Voorwaarts” is het enige nog varende overblijfsel van de roemruchte Hegemer en Gaastmeerse palinghandel. In 1909 heeft Firma Visser dit schip gekocht en destijds ingezet voor het ophalen en wegbrengen van levende paling in Friesland.
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Jacobuskerk Church in Delfstrahuizen
Jacobuskerk Church in DelfstrahuizenThe Jacobuskerk church was designed by the architect J. Schreur and built in 1908. An extension was subsequently added to the back of the church. The church was designed in neo-Renaissance style, including a gable tower with a constricted spire.
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It Kweade Wiif Fan Hylpen
It Kweade Wiif Fan HylpenA reminder of the saga about ‘it Kweade Wiif fan Hylpen’ (the angry woman of Hylpen) can still be found on the house at Buren 44 in Hindeloopen. A façade stone shows a dog with an angel above it, with its wings spread out above the dog.
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Broek Bell Tower
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Broek
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