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B&B 't Skoalhûs
B&B 't Skoalhûs
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Restaurant De Pleats
Restaurant De Pleats
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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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Reitdiepsluis
Reitdiepsluis
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Waddensea fishtours and Workshops 't Ailand
Waddensea fishtours and Workshops 't Ailand
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Sint-Martinuskerk Ferwert
Sint-Martinuskerk Ferwert
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camping Simmerwille
camping Simmerwille
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IJsbaangebouw Aldtsjerk
IJsbaangebouw Aldtsjerk
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Schwarzenbergerbos Forest
Schwarzenbergerbos Forest
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Martinuskerk Gytsjerk
Martinuskerk Gytsjerk
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Fries Landbouwmuseum (Frisian Agricultural Museum)
Fries Landbouwmuseum (Frisian Agricultural Museum)
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Trekschuit De Herinnering Dokkum
Trekschuit De Herinnering Dokkum
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Camping 't Groene Hart van Ternaard
Camping 't Groene Hart van Ternaard
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Openbare lagere school
Openbare lagere school
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Workum (Warkum)
Workum (Warkum)
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Brasserie Om de dobben
Brasserie Om de dobben
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Buwepleats - De Pronkkamer
Buwepleats - De Pronkkamer
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St Boniface Chapel
St Boniface Chapel
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TOP Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen
TOP Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen
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Gasterij Manjefiek
Gasterij Manjefiek
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Wânswert (Wanswerd)
Wânswert (Wanswerd)
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40 Mêd
40 Mêd
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Vinoteca 'il Casale'
Vinoteca 'il Casale'
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Binnenhaven Zoutkamp
Binnenhaven Zoutkamp
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Toxopeus op de dijk
Toxopeus op de dijk
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Vakantiewoning Oer it Fjild
Vakantiewoning Oer it Fjild
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Alde Feanen - Grutte Krite - Vogelkijkhut
Alde Feanen - Grutte Krite - Vogelkijkhut
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It Set
It Set
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Dorpslogies Adema
Dorpslogies Adema
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Bonnehof Hûskes in Terpenlandschap
Bonnehof Hûskes in Terpenlandschap
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Stichting tot behoud reddingboot Gebroeders Luden
Stichting tot behoud reddingboot Gebroeders Luden
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Stichting Seablue
Stichting Seablue
