Oudemirdum
Oudemirdum
Oudemirdum is a charming village located amidst the forests of Southwest Friesland in the Gaasterland region.
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Oudemirdum is located in the green heart of Gaasterland.
Oudemirdum (Frisian: Aldemardum) is a beautiful village in the midst of Gaasterland and close to the shores of the IJsselmeer. Explore, for instance, the three cliffs along the IJsselmeer, or take beautiful long walks through one of the Gaasterland forests. In Oudemirdum, you'll find the visitor center Mar en Klif, where you can learn everything about the National Landscape of Southwest Friesland.
The village itself is lively; on the Brink, you'll find charming shops, cozy restaurants, and beautiful buildings. Surrounding villages like Rijs, Harich, or Bakhuizen also invite exploration!
Read more about Oudemirdum here.
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Makkum War Memorial
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By 16 April, the major part of Friesland had been liberated. But some important targets of the Canadians had not yet been achieved. They wanted to win the Frisian ports and the Head of the Afsluitdijk from the Germans as quickly as possible. But they would be hard fought. Both the ports and the Afsluitdijk were used by German soldiers to escape to North Holland.
As elsewhere in Friesland, the Canadians were helped by resistance fighters from the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (N.B.S.) They suffered several casualties near Makkum. On 16 April, Schelte Bruinsma and Simon Sipma were killed in an attack on a farm in which the Germans had entrenched themselves. The next day, another group tried to occupy a bridge under Makkum. However, the Germans caught sight of them and in the ensuing gunfight, Rinnert Anema, Roelof van der Meer and Hendrik Postma were killed. Makkum was liberated on 18 April, as one of the last villages in Friesland.
The monument at the Buren in Makkum was unveiled in 1952 in commemoration of the members of the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces who were killed around the village during the struggle for liberation.
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