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Kroon's PoldersThe Kroon's Polders on the western part of the Wadden island of Vlieland were created between 1920 and 1925 at the initiative of the dune warden, later supervisor at Rijkswaterstaat Jan Wouter Kroon. Between 1898 and 1905 a number of drift dikes had been constructed close to the already existing Meeuwenduinen on the western part of Vlieland in order to enlarge the narrowing strip of dunes.
Stichting Museum Tromp's HuysMuseum Tromp's Huys is a museum in Oost-Vlieland on the Wadden Island of Vlieland in the Dutch province of Friesland. The museum is housed in a national monument . The collection includes the Art by Betzy Akersloot-Berg, Silver, photo and clock collection, Nautical Charts and Ship Models ,Information about the history of the island, such as the disappeared village of West-Vlieland , the whaling industry and the ship Lutine .
RichelRichel is a permanently dry sandbank in the Wadden Sea, in the gap between the Dutch islands of Vlieland and Terschelling. The sandbank has an average surface area of 116 hectares. It is completely flooded only during extremely high tides. Richel is uninhabited and virtually barren. It is too low to support any permanent vegetation. The sandbank is only able to support some temporary colonisation by the grass species sand couch.
Nationaal Park Duinen van TexelDuinen van Texel National Park is a national park located on the North Holland island of Texel in the Netherlands. All dune systems on the western side of the island and the large coastal plains on both the northern and southern points of the island are part of the park. The park covers approximately 43 km2 and attained national park status in 2002. The visitor center is located in the natural history museum Ecomare.
NoordsvaarderThe Noordsvaarder, one of the most beautiful and varied nature reserves in Terschelling, includes the beach plain on the west side of Terschelling plus the entire dune area north of the cycle path to Paal 8. The Noordsvaarder has been a State Natural Monument since 1924 . One of the most important populations of the Green- knotted Orchid occurs in the Netherlands. Other rare plant species include Swamp Orchid , Parnassia, Button rush, and Flesh-colored orchid.
Museum 't Behouden Huys TerschellingMuseum 't Behoudt Huys is just like Terschelling: unique, quirky and surprisingly versatile! Step into the island's farm life or experience in Willem Barentsz' hut how this explorer lived on wintery Nova Zembla. The museum consists of several 17th-century buildings which were once the houses of wealthy whaling commanders.The buildings were constructed in 1688. The museum was established in 1938, and acquired these buildings in 1950. During World War II the collection had to be hidden.
West-TerschellingWest-Terschelling is the largest village on Terschelling in the province Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,602 in January 2017.The skyline of the village is dominated by the Brandaris lighthouse, the village had also been named Sint Brandariusparochie, Sint-Brandariuskerke and just Brandaris in earlier centuries.
Bunker Museum TerschellingBunker Museum Terschelling is a museum about the Second World War on the Dutch island of Terschelling . The museum is part of the Terschelling Bunker Preservation Foundation. The complex of seven acres consists out of approximately a hundred bunkers, of which four of them function as a museum at this moment. In these bunkers it is shown how they were used during the Second World War. Of the eighty-five bunkers still present, four have been designated as museum bunkers.
WrakkenmuseumThe Wrakkenmuseum is a cultural -historical museum in Formerum on the Wadden island of Terschelling in the Dutch province of Friesland .The museum is located in a monumental farm from 1859. It exhibits objects that have been brought to the surface by divers and come from shipwrecks or obtained by beachcombing.
Parkeren KazemattenmuseumThe Kazemattenmuseum is a war museum in Kornwerderzand in the Dutch province of Friesland. It consists of a visitor center, a number of casemates (command casemate, kitchen/anti-aircraft depot casemate, machine-gun casemate, cannon casemate and searchlight casemate) and a guardroom. Three monuments have been erected in commemoration: for the fallen in the Wonsstelling, for those on board the gunboat and for Captain Christiaan Boers and Deputy Commander Lieutenant Ham.
Gemeentemuseum het HannemahuisThe Hannemahuis is the municipal museum , located in a patrician house in the center of the Frisian city of Harlingen. Objects are collected and exhibited that are closely related to the history and art history of Harlingen , such as Harlinger tile and pottery, maritime objects, ancient paintings, photographs , silverware , various old documents and furniture . There is also a Simon Vestdijk room.
Dark Sky Park De BoschplaatDark Sky Boschplaat is an international Dark Sky Park on the De Boschplaat nature reserve , which is located on the eastern part of the Wadden island of Terschelling in the north of the Netherlands. Dark Sky areas are usually located in nature reserves where the air is still clean, there is silence and special animal and plant species live that benefit from an environment that is as natural as possible.
KaatsmuseumThe Keatsmuseum is a museum dedicated to bouncing . It is based in the town of Franeker in the Dutch province of Friesland. The museum has been housed on the top floor of the Camminga House since 1995.
Eise Eisinga PlanetariumThe Eise Eisinga Planetarium from the late 18th century is the oldest working planetarium in the world. The planetarium represents the values of the Enlightenment and of the long regional and cultural tradition of the 'lay scholar'. The house and its planetarium was purchased by the Dutch state in 1825, and later given to the city of Franeker which exploits it as a museum.
Boschplaat, TerschellingDe Boschplaat is a nature reserve on the east side of the Dutch Wadden island of Terschelling . It measures approximately 10 by 5 kilometers and has been managed by Staatsbosbeheer since 1910 . The area has been awarded the European Diploma in Nature Management since 1970. The adjacent beach at the Boschplaat is really beautiful. We personally think this is the most beautiful piece of sandy beach on Terschelling. The beach is very wide and during our walk we hardly encountered any other people.
DrenkelingenhuisjeThe drowning house is a monument located in the southwest of the Vliehors on the Wadden Island of Vlieland and furnished as a small beachcombers museum. The cottage dates from 1890 and was built here as a shelter for castaways . If a ship was wrecked in a storm, they could reach the striking white-painted cottage where blankets, simple foodstuffs and water were stored. There was also a telephone connection with a post house more than eight kilometers away.
Titus Brandsma MuseumThe Titus Brandsma Museum is a museum in the Frisian city of Bolsward that is dedicated to Titus Brandsma , who was born near the city. Exhibitions are about the life of and the memory of this Frisian Carmelite and professor of philosophy and mysticism who died in Dachau during the Second World War. The permanent collection includes some of Brandsma's personal belongings and writings, including an overcoat.
Jopie Huisman MuseumJopie Huisman Museum is a majestic museum, dedicated to the work and life of the Frisian master painter Jopie Huisman. Love for nature, compassion, but also giving the inconsiderable value. It is the human dimension that forms the common thread in his oeuvre, which is as versatile as it is fascinating.
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VliehorsVliehors is a widened beach of approximately 24 square kilometers, which is now largely used as a military training area for the Royal Netherlands Air Force , the only one in the Netherlands where air force pilots and NATO partners are allowed to practice with ammunition and explosive charges. The sandbar is located on the western half of the Wadden island of Vlieland . The operational designation of the Vliehors is Cornfield Range .