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Slijk-Ewijk Beach Park
Slijk-Ewijk Beach Park
Slijk-Ewijk Beach Park is a recreation area with lots of sunbathing areas and sandy beaches. The...
SLIJK-EWIJK
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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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De Buitenpoort Huissen
De Buitenpoort Huissen
The Buitenpoort is a multifunctional and stylish hospitality company in the heart of Huissen, bet...
Huissen
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LaserQuest Nijmegen
LaserQuest Nijmegen
Our website provides all the information you need about the one and only laser game, LaserQuest,...
NIJMEGEN
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William Kalka
William KalkaWilliam Kalka
The monument to William Kalka tells the story of his tragic death. It symbolises the lives lost during the Second World War whilst fighting for freedom.
The monument to William Kalka tells the story of his tragic death. It symbolises the lives lost d...
Balgoij
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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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Stranded aid: supplies do not reach the British troops in Oosterbeek.
Stranded aid: supplies do not reach the British troops in Oosterbeek.
In the evening of Friday September 22nd 1944, parts of the allied ground army – coming from the s...
Driel
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Wijnhoeve de Colonjes
Wijnhoeve de Colonjes
The largest (13 ha) and most beautiful organic vineyard in the Netherlands lies in Groesbeek. Its...
GROESBEEK
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Vakantieboerderij de Meiberg
Vakantieboerderij de Meiberg
Situated in the beautiful rolling landscape of Berg en Dal is the holiday farmhouse De Meiberg. I...
BERG EN DAL
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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 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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Campsite De Groote Flierenberg
Campsite De Groote Flierenberg
Our campsite lies near Berg en Dal, on the site of a traditional farmhouse dating from 1652, in a...
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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LiberationTour
LiberationTour
In lovely Groesbeek, a stone’s throw from Nijmegen, Liberation Tour hosts a liberation-themed tou...
GROESBEEK
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Casting company De Tinnen Roos/ ’t Gelders Maakmuseum
Casting company De Tinnen Roos/ ’t Gelders Maakmuseum
Our products, from candlesticks to name plates, deserve a place in your home. We give you a choic...
MILLINGEN AAN DE RIJN
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De Lindenberg
De Lindenberg
De Lindenberg is thé Arts Centre in Nijmegen. Besides art courses De Lindenberg hosts a wide rang...
Nijmegen
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Old St Victor’s Church
Old St Victor’s ChurchOld St Victor’s Church
Ies and Miriam Spangenthal, a Jewish couple from Amsterdam, went into hiding in the Protestant St Victor’s Church in 1943 and 1944. The couple had fled Amsterdam and found shelter in this church in Batenburg. The church verger, Hendrik van de Bovenkamp, and his wife Hermina provided them with food and clean clothes. Ies and Miriam slept on the church pews. In case of emergency, they could take refuge in a hiding place beneath the church floor, which Hendrik had built. In October 1944, following the liberation of Batenburg, the Spangenthal couple left the church after a year and a half.
Ies and Miriam Spangenthal, a Jewish couple from Amsterdam, went into hiding in the Protestant St...
Batenburg
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LUX Nijmegen
LUX Nijmegen
LUX: the largest art-house cinema in the Netherlands with a diverse and interesting programme. Ni...
Nijmegen
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Tienakker Convent
Tienakker ConventTienakker Convent
The British headquarters here in Wijchen was located in this old convent. The monument recounts the story of the Sisters of Tienakker, who had to deal with the German Wehrmacht, patients from the Sint Jozefgesticht and refugees from Nijmegen. From the end of September 1944, it then became the British headquarters. King George VI also paid a visit to boost the morale of the troops. At the front of the entrance to the Kloosterpark stands a monument providing further information. The convent is now privately owned.
The convent is now privately owned.
The British headquarters here in Wijchen was located in this old convent. The monument tells the...
Wijchen
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Landing sites – then fields and orchards
Landing sites – then fields and orchards
On September 21st 1944, around 17:55, this was the landing area of the Polish troops. Around 1000...
Driel
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Bed & Breakfast Farmhouse de Loksheuvel
Bed & Breakfast Farmhouse de Loksheuvel
Luxurious Bed and Breakfast situated in a beautifully restored 18th-century farmhouse. Two luxuri...
OVERASSELT
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De Pelgrim
De Pelgrim
Enjoy life together. Embark on an adventurous journey with your friends at de Pelgrim. Travel th...
Nijmegen
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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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Batenburg
Batenburg
In Batenburg, a picturesque town on the banks of the river Maas, time seems to have stopped. Stra...
BATENBURG
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