Vakantiehuis Bosk en Wetter
Ruigahuizen
Spacious Frisian farmhouse near the woods and the water
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You will find this spacious traditional Frisian farmhouse on the river Luts. In a quiet place you can enjoy with your family or friends. There is a spacious kitchen with a large dining table. The kitchen has modern equipment, such as a combi microwave, dishwasher, refrigerator, freezer and of course sufficient kitchen inventory. In the former milk cellar, the cozy sitting room is situated with a spacious corner sofa and several comfortable chairs. You will also find the spacious bathroom with a lovely large bath, a separate shower and a double sink and a separate toilet with urinal on the ground floor. You go up 5 steps to the upstairs room where you will find the first bedroom. On the first floor are 4 bedrooms with 2 single box-spring beds in each room. In total there are 10 comfortable box-spring beds. One of the 4 bedrooms on the first floor has a bunk bed for 2 extra people. This offers space for 12 people. There is also a second bathroom with a shower, toilet and sink. Outside you have a spacious garden with terrace at your disposal. Here you have the opportunity to barbecue on the terrace or even rent a hot tub! There is a large playing field with swings and a large trampoline for the children. Because the holiday home is spacious, you can also stay in this accommodation in bad weather. So: book and pack and off to Ruigahuizen.
Location
You will find this converted traditional Frisian farmhouse in a quiet location on the river Luts. The town of Ruigahuizen is located next to the lively village of Balk. A stone's throw away you will find nice shops, various supermarkets and restaurants. Ruigahuizen is located in Gaasterland, which is known for its rolling and wooded landscape. In the neighborhood you can visit Laaksum; the smallest fishing port in Europe, the Mirnserklif, one of the Frisian Eleven Cities or you can walk on the beach of Lemmer. The holiday home is ideally located for cycling, hiking and boating. At the holiday home you board a canoe and make a beautiful trip on the Luts. Due to the unique location of the holiday home, you can enjoy peace, space and freedom during your holiday, while still being able to take advantage of all the handy facilities and possibilities of the village of Balk. A wonderful place to spend time with your family or friends!
Special about this accommodation
There are various recreational and sporting activities that you can undertake in the beautiful surroundings of the holiday home. This is because the holiday home is surrounded by water, lakes and forests. You look out from the holiday home on the special river De Luts. This river is characterized by being part of one of the Eleven Cities Routes. You can even fish in this river. From the beautiful Gaasterland you are within walking distance of the village of Balk. Around Balk you can enjoy cycling, walking, sailing, golfing or canoeing. In addition to these activities, we rent out a hot tub and a lounge boat. The lounge boat is located on the jetty of the holiday home. For the children there is a versatile and large playing field (20 x 15 m) with swings and a trampoline around the house, where they can have fun. After a day full of activities, you can turn on the barbecue in the evening and enjoy together.
Important to know
Pay attention! The pricing is based on 6 people. This is also the minimum number of paying people for the rental of the holiday home. If you stay overnight with more than 6 people, you pay € 15.00 per extra person per night (with a minimum of 3 nights) in addition to the basic rent. This includes: beds made and towels provided once and a kitchen linen set.
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The liberation of Friesland 1
The liberation of Friesland 1
In early April, it became clear that the liberation of Friesland was imminent. Although the province had not suffered a real Hunger Winter like other parts of the Netherlands, there were severe shortages of just about everything. And the terror of the occupying forces was growing. This also led to increased resistance against the occupying forces. The battle between the two was tougher than ever in early 1945.
In Friesland, assault groups known as Knokploegen (KP) were responsible for most acts of resistance. But there were other groups too. On the orders of the Dutch government in London, all these groups were merged into the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (NBS). In Friesland, this happened on 12 December 1944.
The NBS, popularly referred to as the BS, gave the armed resistance an organisation with a clear structure. The NBS was also supposed to play a role in the upcoming liberation. To this end, resistance groups were provided with weapons from autumn 1944. These were dropped from the air.
On 8 April, Radio Orange broadcast the message "The bottle is empty." This was the signal for the NBS to start carrying out sabotage operations 36 hours later. The aim was to make it as difficult as possible for the Germans to defend themselves against the approaching Allied forces.
The resistance did this by putting bridges and railways out of order, blocking waterways and blocking roads. The response of the occupying forces was ruthless. In retaliation, dozens more prisoners were shot at different times and places.Once the Canadians entered Friesland on 12 April, they were supported extremely effectively by the Frisian resistance. Because it was superbly organised, they were able to help the Canadians take control of important bridges, repair damaged bridges, and advise on the most favourable route.
By 18 April, the whole province was liberated except for the Wadden Islands (these were liberated in late May and in June). Compared to other provinces, there was little fighting in Friesland. Overall, the few thousand German troops who had been unable to flee Friesland were defeated by the Canadians relatively quickly.
The commander of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, Lieutenant Colonel Landell, praised the actions of the resistance by stating "Friesland liberated herself." While that may be a bit of an exaggeration, the actions of the Frisian resistance undoubtedly accelerated the liberation. And reduced the number of casualties on the Allied side.
In confrontations with German troops and their Dutch accomplices, at least 31 resistance fighters lost their lives. On the Allied side, at least eleven Canadians and one Frenchman were killed. The fighting and shelling also resulted in dozens of civilian casualties. The number of casualties on the German side is not known, but probably ran into the hundreds. With 320 houses destroyed and 4,000 damaged and 80 bridges destroyed, Friesland was materially the least damaged province in the Netherlands.
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Fries Landbouwmuseum (Frisian Agricultural Museum)
Fries Landbouwmuseum (Frisian Agricultural Museum)
