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Monument to Katwijk sailors lost at sea

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    January 16, 2022

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    Created by Gerard (Gerrit) van der Leeden in 2005.
    It is made of Corten steel and represents six sheets of paper whirling in the wind.
    These sheets contain 273 names of fishermen from Katwijk who were missing or died at sea from 1919 to 2000.
    Four names of sailors who died in 2005, 2006 and 2007 were later added to the pavement in front of the monument.


    “Going to sea for daily bread
    Ignorant about the end of their lives
    No goodbye to loved ones gave this death
    Only the names and memories remained”
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    September 28, 2021

    Road cycling

    Katwijk used to be an important fishing village. Its harbour just behind the current pumping station on the Rijn. Many fisherman have died in the sea. This is the reason for such a monument. The church along the Boulevard contains also many references to the Fishing past

    October 6, 2021

    Road cycling

    This building is from the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution. Katwijk has 3 such establishments.

    Dutch: Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij, abbreviated: KNRM

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