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Oudega is a cozy village situated on the Oudegaaster Brekken.
Due to its location on the Oudegaaster Brekken, Oudega is ideally suited for renting a small (whisper) boat and exploring the Brekken. If you prefer to stay on dry land, you can also take beautiful walks from Oudega, for example through the Pinepoldeer, a meadow bird area just outside the village. In spring, you can even see the 'small three' here: the godwit, lapwing, and redshank!
There is also plenty to see in Oudega, with many streets featuring beautiful historical houses, small bridges, and a charming harbor. Adjacent villages such as Westhem, Blauwhuis, or Sandfirden are also definitely worth visiting!
Read more about Oudega here.
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Alde Feanen - Westersanning - Vogelkijkhut
Alde Feanen - Westersanning - Vogelkijkhut
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Ameland - Hollum - Dijk nabij P. Miedeweg - Vogelkijkpunt
Ameland - Hollum - Dijk nabij P. Miedeweg - Vogelkijkpunt
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Makkum War Memorial
Makkum War Memorial
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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