헷 빌트‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪8‬개의 천연기념물

One of the 11 fountains. Every 11 cities has one.

The fountain is a tribute to the world-famous, Franeker-born astronomer Jan Hendrik Oort. His hypothesis that a 'cloud' of billions of comet-like objects orbits our solar system represented a breakthrough in astronomy. The fountain is constructed as a series of waterfalls cascading from a bowl into the basin along a vertical chain of dark pearls. One of the pearls is silver, like the moon, another is gilded, the color of the sun. The 'Oort cloud' itself is a mist of fine droplets falling from a golden latticework into the bowl.

Peace, vastness, and rugged nature are paramount here. The nature reserve is part of the Wadden Sea World Heritage Site and covers over 4,200 hectares. Enjoy the green summer polders, colorful salt marshes, and muddy mudflats, or visit the Terp fan de Takomst (Terp of the Future).

The Love fountain in Leeuwarden is located directly in front of the train station and is therefore easy to find. The two very tall, white sculptures are interesting to look at. Unfortunately, during our visit, only the ground was very lightly covered with mist. There was no sign of the 2-meter-high fog bank, and therefore the mystical effect was somewhat lacking.

The Wadden Sea (Frisian: Waadsee, German: Wattenmeer) is a marginal sea between the Wadden Islands and the North Sea on one side and the mainland of the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark on the other. The area stretches between Den Helder in the Netherlands and Esbjerg in Denmark, has a length of 500 km and an average width of 20 km. The area is about 10,000 km², of which about 7,500 km² are tidal areas (mudflats and sandbanks), 1,100 km² are islands and 350 km² are salt marshes and summer polders. The rest consists of shipping canals. Several rivers flow into the Wadden Sea. The estuary expanded into an estuary such as the Dollart, the Lauwerszee, the Middelzee and the Zuiderzee. The Wadden Sea has great natural value and is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The World Heritage covers more than 12,000 km², including the transition area to the North Sea (approx. 4,000 km²). The Wadden Islands of the Netherlands and Schleswig-Holstein and the estuaries of the Ems, Outer Jade, Weser and Elbe are largely excluded. However, these areas mostly fall under the Natura 2000 regime. The protection measures are coordinated by the International Wadden Sea Secretariat in Wilhelmshaven, in which the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark work together. The Wadden Sea is not only a nature reserve, but also important for fishing, recreation, mineral extraction and other economic activities. The Dutch Wadden Sea area was declared state property in 1981 and assigned to the provinces of North Holland, Friesland and Groningen. In 1986 the Wadden Sea was also divided into municipalities. Fantastic nature and great cycling paths.

North Fryslân Bûtendyks (language: Frisian) is a nature reserve in the Dutch province of Friesland, located in the municipalities of Waadhoeke and Northeast Friesland. North Fryslân Bûtendyks is located in the area of simmering polders with drinking water, salt marshes, and salt marsh wormwood. Every year, more than a million birds come here to seek food and rest. Not only the countless wading birds are worth seeing, but also the unique salt marsh plants. In spring, you can see fresh green samphire in the mudflats, and in autumn, flowering salt marsh plants turn the salt marshes red. The nature reserve is part of the Wadden Sea World Heritage Site.

This fountain was designed by the French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel. The fountain commemorates Jan Hendrik Oort, who was born in Franeker. He was the one who came up with the idea that there would be a cloud of billions of comet-like objects in our solar system. His assumption led to an important breakthrough in astronomy. The fountain is prominently located in front of the Martinikerk in the centre of Franeker.

Beautiful fountain made for all 11 cities