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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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Boerengolf / Atelier de Horst
Boerengolf / Atelier de Horst
We offer a whole range of activities at and around the farm. These include farmers bubble ball, f...
GROESBEEK
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Groesbeek Express
Groesbeek Express
The Groesbeek Express operates in Groesbeek and surrounding areas. This eye-catching yellow locom...
GROESBEEK
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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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Speeltuin De Blije Dries
Speeltuin De Blije Dries
Including a restaurant and patio that were revamped in 2016! Fun at the playground for the whole...
WIJCHEN
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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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Holland Casino Nijmegen
Holland Casino Nijmegen
An exciting evening in one and the same venue? It’s possible in Holland Casino Nijmegen! Holland...
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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German positions behind the railway embankment take Polish troops under fire.
German positions behind the railway embankment take Polish troops under fire.
After the landing of the Polish paratroopers, the German commander quickly sent in troops from th...
Driel
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Landgoed Jachtslot de Mookerheide
Landgoed Jachtslot de Mookerheide
A 10-minutes’ drive from Nijmegen lies the unique nature reserve 'Landgoed, Jachtslot de Mookerhe...
MOLENHOEK LB
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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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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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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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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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Hotel 't Spijker
Hotel 't Spijker
Hotel-restaurant ’t Spijker is a uniquely situated and stylish family hotel. The friendliness and...
BEEK-UBBERGEN
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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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Rijndijk and Engineers Monument: the crossing of the Rhine
Rijndijk and Engineers Monument: the crossing of the Rhine
This location - situated opposite the village of Oosterbeek - played an important role in both th...
Driel
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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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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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Campsite De Grote Altena
Campsite De Grote Altena
Camping on one of the most beautiful and best-rated campsites in the Betuwe. Campsite De Grote Al...
OOSTERHOUT GLD
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Wijchen Peace Monument
Wijchen Peace MonumentWijchen Peace Monument
‘To all those who gave their lives for peace, wherever in the world.’ This is the inscription on this monument, which commemorates the suffering caused by all wars. The monument was designed by Henk Scheffer, a resident of Wijchen, to mark the 40th anniversary of Wijchen’s liberation. On Saturday 8 September 1984, the Queen’s Commissioner for Gelderland, Mr De Bruijne, came to Wijchen to unveil the memorial. Commemorative events are held at the monument, including the commemoration of the liberation of Wijchen and the surrounding area on 17 September. The monument is also intended as a warning against the rise of fascism and racism. The white concrete column symbolises ‘good’. The shields, made of hot-dip galvanised steel, symbolise evil. Evil attempts to penetrate good, seeking to destroy it, but is repelled because good ultimately has greater strength.
‘To all those who gave their lives for peace, wherever in the world.’ These are the words inscrib...
Wijchen
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Audiospot: The Poles of Driel
Audiospot: The Poles of Driel
In the battle of Arnhem, General Sosabowski and his Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade acte...
Driel
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Immenhof Apiary
Immenhof Apiary
For a peaceful, atmospheric, informative and enjoyable stay, we offer an original and educational...
HEUMEN
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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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