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Café Restaurant De Vink
Café Restaurant De Vink
Our restaurant is located in a stunning spot in the Ooijpolder. It features two terraces where yo...
OOIJ
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Ammunition Crates in Wijchen
Ammunition Crates in WijchenAmmunition Crates in Wijchen
During the winter of 1944–1945, the area around Nijmegen became a major gathering point for troops and ammunition. All this was in preparation for Operation Veritable, the attack on Germany that was to begin from this area on 8 February 1945. Many people had Allied soldiers and evacuees ‘quartered’ in their homes. Wijchen, too, was full of ammunition destined for the front. The ammunition crates were lined up in long rows along the road. The Zandstraat, now known as the Kasteellaan, was one of the streets packed with these crates, as was what is now the Nieuweweg. Children would regularly get hold of items from these crates, such as bullets, air pistols and the like. They often played with these, though unfortunately not always with a happy ending.
During the winter of 1944–1945, the area around Nijmegen served as a major gathering point for tr...
Wijchen
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Mass grave of victims of the Nijmegen bombing
Mass grave of victims of the Nijmegen bombingMass grave of victims of the Nijmegen bombing
At the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Wijchen lies a mass grave of thirteen civilian victims who lost their lives during the bombing of Nijmegen on 22 February 1944. During this Allied bombing raid, nearly 800 people lost their lives and a large part of the city centre was destroyed. Most of the thirteen victims from Wijchen were on the bus at Stationsplein, waiting for the ‘all clear’ signal following the first air-raid siren.
At the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Wijchen lies a mass grave containing the remains of thirteen ci...
Wijchen
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Dolfijn Mook
Dolfijn Mook
Dolfijn Water Sports and Recreation in Mook (near Nijmegen) is the ideal place for an active and...
MOOK
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Museumpark Heilig Land Stichting Orientalis
Museumpark Heilig Land Stichting Orientalis
Between 1911 and 1940 numerous buildings and interiors were built according to Jan Stuyt and Piet...
HEILIG LANDSTICHTING
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Café de Zon
Café de Zon
At café de Zon you can enjoy a delicious lunch with a nice cup of coffee. Or stop by for a drink...
Lent
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Hof van Hessen City Museum
Hof van Hessen City Museum
The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 1.00 pm to 4.30 pm. It is also open by appointment...
HUISSEN
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Hotel Courage Waalkade
Hotel Courage Waalkade
Set in the heart of historic Nijmegen within a stone’s throw from the shopping and entertainment...
NIJMEGEN
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One Bridge Too Many
One Bridge Too ManyOne Bridge Too Many
Eight people lost their lives in Niftrik during the Second World War. One soldier was killed in action on the Grebbeberg during the May days of 1940. Seven people were killed in the bombing raid on 1 September 1944 near the railway bridge at Niftrik. Fifteen houses and the church were also set alight on the orders of the Dutch army, as the area had to be cleared of cover for the troops.
A war memorial near Niftrik
Niftrik
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The emergency hospital in the school - Operating dressed in flak jackets
The emergency hospital in the school - Operating dressed in flak jackets
The medical company of the Polish paratrooper brigade chose the Roman Catholic primary school as...
Driel
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Conry Candler's Grave
Conry Candler's GraveConry Candler's Grave
Conry Candler is buried at the cemetery in Bergharen. He was killed when his aircraft, a ‘Short Stirling MK 4’, was shot down by a German fighter. As soon as you enter the cemetery through the gate, Conry Candler’s grave is the third on the left. Near the sculpture ‘Bijna Ramp’, you will pass the memorial made up of parts from the crashed aircraft.
Conry Candler is buried in the cemetery in Bergharen. He was killed when his aircraft, a ‘Short S...
Batenburg
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De Rijnstrangen | Camping & Landelijke appartementen
De Rijnstrangen | Camping & Landelijke appartementen
The Rijnstrangen Camping & Rural Apartments is located in the heart of the nature reserve “De...
Aerdt
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The Roman Catholic parish house set up as a medical post
The Roman Catholic parish house set up as a medical post
At the beginning of the Battle of Arnhem, under the leadership of the local female doctor, Dr. A....
Driel
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Amusement park Tivoli
Amusement park Tivoli
Amusement park Tivoli offers kids from two years old really great fun with exciting rides and amu...
BERG EN DAL
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Blixem
Blixem
NIJMEGEN
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Groesbeek’s aqueduct
Groesbeek’s aqueduct
The Romans took full advantage of the landscape with differences in level rarely seen in this cou...
BERG EN DAL
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Betuwe Express
Betuwe Express
Would you like to get away from it all for one or more days? The 60 luxury touring cars, seating...
HERVELD
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Recreatiegebied De Gouden Ham
Recreatiegebied De Gouden Ham
The Gouden Ham is located between the villages of Appeltern and Maasbommel. The area is largely w...
Appeltern
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Kronenburgerpark
Kronenburgerpark
Kronenburgerpark has more than 150 different tree species and the differences in height make the...
Nijmegen
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Lange Hezelstraat (Nijmegen)
Lange Hezelstraat (Nijmegen)
De Lange Hezelstraat, the oldest shopping street in the Netherlands, is home to a wide selection...
NIJMEGEN
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Audiospot: Hotel Erica
Audiospot: Hotel Erica
After Nijmegen was bombed on 22nd February 1944, Hotel Erica in nearby Berg en Dal became a refug...
Berg en Dal
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Landgoed Brakkesteyn
Landgoed Brakkesteyn
Landgoed Brakkesteyn country estate is Nijmegen’s grandest city-centre park and offers endless po...
Nijmegen
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Little Canada
Little CanadaLittle Canada
In September 1944, the war was raging through Gelderland. The Allied forces were stationed there between October 1944 and February 1945, sleeping in barracks such as those shown in the picture. When the Allied forces advanced into Germany, they left a number of these barracks behind. Tens of thousands of civilians were forced to flee because of the war. Wijchen – then home to 8,000 inhabitants and a safe haven amidst the violence – had to accommodate 6,000 displaced people in a short space of time. After the liberation, the housing shortage remained unacceptably high and the council took over a collection of Allied huts. People came to live in these eleven huts and barracks, without electricity or plumbing; water was pumped by hand. The complex soon came to be known as ‘Little Canada’. In 1955, the last resident left and the complex was demolished.
In September 1944, the war was raging through Gelderland. Between October 1944 and February 1945,...
Wijchen
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Toonen Dekkers Grebbeberg
Toonen Dekkers GrebbebergToonen Dekkers Grebbeberg
This street is named after Sigbertus Toonen Dekkers, a resident of Balgoij, who was killed in action on the Grebbeberg on 13 May 1940 at the age of 35.
This street is named after Sigbertus Toonen Dekkers, a resident of Balgoij, who was killed in act...
Balgoij
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