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HARLINGEN. 46. Route. 419
401/) M. Franeker (Hét. de Korenbeurs, R. & B. 43/4, D. 11/9 f1.),
a town with 7400 inhab. and many quaint old houses, was the
seat of a university from 1585 to 1814. In the choir of St. Martin's
Church; completed in 1420, are several remarkable tombstones of the
145-17th cent., placed upright against the walls. The earlier spec-
imens are of reddish sandstone, the later (some 12 ft. long) of dark
granite. The most famous Frisian sculptors, or ‘Antyksnyders’,
several of whom studied in Italy, were Peter Dirckss and Vincent
Lucass, who flourished about the middle of the 16th century. — The
st fully restored Stadhuis (1591), with a corner-tower, contains
portraits of scholars and asmall collection of antiquities (adm. 26 c.).
In the house opposite the canal-bridge is an astronomical model
showing the motions of the planets, the sun, and the moon, which
was constructed by Kise Eisinga, a wool-comber of Franeker, in
{774-81 and still works. The so-called House of the Grain Porters
is a tasteful and interesting building (1634).
451/. M. Harlingen (Heerenlogement, Franekereind, 26 R. at
13/4-21/o fl. incl. B. ; Brit. vice-consul and Lloyd’s agent, Dirk Fontein,
Noorderhayen A 33), a town of 10,500 inhab., with a harbour con-
structed in 1870-77, lies 3/4 M. from therailway-station. It occupies
almost the same site as a city which was entirely swallowed up by
an inundation in 1134. On the sea-wall to the S. of the town is a
statue, known as the Steenen Man, erected by the grateful in-
habitants to Caspar de Robles, the Spanish governor, who rebuilt
the dykes after another disastrous inundation in 1566.
S way to Sneek, see p. 416. — Steamers to London, Hull, and
m-tram
Fro a STEAMER plies once or twice daily in 2 hrs. to the
islands of Zerschelling and + lieland (fares 1'/s, 5/s fl.; there and back 11/2,
4 fl.). Viieland (Hote) Viieland ; private lodgings ; Lloyd’s agent), the capital
of the Jast-named island, is frequented for sea-bathing. The bathing-place
lies 20 min. from the town (sea-bath 25 c.).
47. From Leeuwarden to Groningen.
3381/2 M. Rartway (Staatsspoorweg; no express-trains) in 11/4-43/4 hr.
The district traversed is monotonous. Stations. Tietjerk; Harde-
garyp. — From Veenwouden a steam-tramway runs to the 8. to
Heerenveen (p. 426) and another to the N. to (4 hr.) Dokium (4000
inhab.), which contains an interesting Stadhuis and the Roman
Catholic church of St. Boniface, with the relics of that saint, who
was slain here in 755 by the heathen Frisians. Dokkum may be
reached also by steamer from Leeuwarden or by the railway from
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Leeuwarden to Metslawier. — The following stations are Buiten-
post, Visvliet, Grypskerk, Zuidhorn, and Vierverlaten.
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331/. M. Groningen. — Railway Stations: 1. Central Station (Hoofd-
Station; P\. B, C,5,6; with restaurant), for all trains. 2. Noorder-Station
(Pl. A,41), for trains to Delfzyl and Roodeschool.
Hotels. Doxgxen (Pl. b; C, 3,4), in the Groote Markt, a long-established
house, R. & B. 2-21/.f1., good H6ret-RestavrantT Witiems (Pl. c; C, 4),
Nears
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