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De Zijlsterkerk
De Zijlsterkerk
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Informatiepunt de Alde Feanen
Informatiepunt de Alde Feanen
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Interieurcafe by Pilat&Pilat
Interieurcafe by Pilat&Pilat
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Molen De Hoop Dokkum
Molen De Hoop Dokkum
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Yms Wolatelier
Yms Wolatelier
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Ferwert (Ferwerd)
Ferwert (Ferwerd)
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Gastenverblijf Lânlibben
Gastenverblijf Lânlibben
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Pettebosk Forest Playground
Pettebosk Forest Playground
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Yn't Paradyske
Yn't Paradyske
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Rustpunt aan de Ee
Rustpunt aan de Ee
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Oan 'e Dyk
Oan 'e Dyk
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Bed & Brochje Burgum
Bed & Brochje Burgum
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Kloosterkapel Sibrandahûs
Kloosterkapel Sibrandahûs
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Leeuwarden (Ljouwert)
Leeuwarden (Ljouwert)
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Mini camping de Zilveren Maan
Mini camping de Zilveren Maan
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Ooster- en Westerdiepswal
Ooster- en Westerdiepswal
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Kerk Augsbuurt
Kerk Augsbuurt
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Sint-Martinuskerk Kollum
Sint-Martinuskerk Kollum
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Gedicht: Timen | Gerard de Jong
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Recreatiebedrijf Meinsma
Recreatiebedrijf Meinsma
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Bloemenhoeve
Bloemenhoeve
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Kornelis Jan Sportvisserij en Rondvaarten
Kornelis Jan Sportvisserij en Rondvaarten
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Veerpont Koekoekspaad, Ryptsjerk
Veerpont Koekoekspaad, Ryptsjerk
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Doarpstsjerke Rottevalle
Doarpstsjerke Rottevalle
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Bloemenparadyske
Bloemenparadyske
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Outdoor Veldboom
Outdoor Veldboom
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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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Paesens-Moddergat
Paesens-Moddergat
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Voormalig Notarishuis
Voormalig Notarishuis
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Sloten (Sleat)
Sloten (Sleat)
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Rondvaartbedrijf Lauwersmeer
Rondvaartbedrijf Lauwersmeer
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Dokkum en het mysterie van de Granaet & het raadsel van de B’s
Dokkum en het mysterie van de Granaet & het raadsel van de B’s
