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Leurse hof
Leurse hof
During Operation Market Garden in 1944, the Heerlijkheid van Leur served as a resting place for t...
Leur
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De Vereeniging Café-Restaurant
De Vereeniging Café-Restaurant
Eating and drinking in a pleasant atmosphere in Keizer Karelplein... For drinks, a get-together,...
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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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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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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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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Information Centre: The Poles of Driel
Information Centre: The Poles of Driel
‘Bound by Friendship and Gratitude’. The Information Centre: The Poles of Driel provide insights...
DRIEL
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Brewery de Hemel
Brewery de Hemel
Our working brewery museum welcomes both individual visitors and small groups. Captions, photos,...
NIJMEGEN
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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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LiberationTour
LiberationTour
In lovely Groesbeek, a stone’s throw from Nijmegen, Liberation Tour hosts a liberation-themed tou...
GROESBEEK
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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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HCR De Oude Molen
HCR De Oude Molen
Warm and friendly family hotel featuring 13 spacious attractive rooms, most with TV and private b...
GROESBEEK
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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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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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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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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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The Catholic Church: from viewpoint to information centre
The Catholic Church: from viewpoint to information centre
On September 24th 1944, Lieutenant General Brian Horrocks, commander of the ground army, visited...
Driel
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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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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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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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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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Hotel & Bungalowpark de Zeven Heuvelen
Hotel & Bungalowpark de Zeven Heuvelen
De Zeven Heuvelen ('The Seven Hills') Hotel & Bungalow Park is located amongst the beautiful...
GROESBEEK
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The first clashes: German attacks repelled, losses to be mourned.
The first clashes: German attacks repelled, losses to be mourned.
The Polish troops took up positions in and around Driel, including at the predecessor of this pos...
Driel
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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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