Water Tower-Zandvoort, NH, NL
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N 52° 22.226 E 004° 31.498
31U E 603820 N 5803334
Sign about the water tower in Zandvoort.
Waymark Code: WMXEPM
Location: Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 01/03/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz
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[NL] "Dit Gebouw dat de op 17. September 1943 in de tweede Wereldoorlog door de duitse Bezetter opgeblazen watertoren vervangt. Kwam tot stand in de jaren 1949. 1952 onder het bestuur van:

H.M. van Fenema, Burgemeester
Leden van de Gemeenteraat:
A.M. Mol van Bellen
J. Blom
A. Kerkman, Tijdelijk Wethouder
J. Koning Lzn.
J.L.C. Lindeman
A.J. Van der Moolen, Wethouder
S. Slagveld, Wethouder
C. Slegers
G. Tates
P.H. Terol
M. Weber
W. Van der Werff
W.M.B. Bosman, Gemeentesecretaris

De Bouw geschiedde naar het ontwerp en onder leiding van de Architect J. Zietsma B.N.A.

Volgens de adviezen van het Rijksinstituut voor drink Watervoorziening te 'S-Gravenhage met Medewerking van de Directeur der Gemeentebetrijven A.A. Gense en de Directeur van publieke Werken M. Deutekom
de Commissaris de Konigin in de Provincie Noordholland
J.E. Baron de Vos van Steetwuk
stelde op 20 Mei 1952 deze Watertoren Symbol
van Zandvoorts herrijzenis officieel in Gebruik"

[EN] "This building, which replaces the water tower blown up by the German occupying forces on September 17, 1943 in the second World War, came into being in 1949. 1952 under the management of:

H. M. van Fenema, Mayor
Members of the Municipal Government:
A.M. Mol van Bellen
J. Blom
A. Kerkman, Temporary Alderman
J. Koning Lzn.
J.L.C. Lindeman
A.J. Van der Moolen, Alderman
S. Battlefield, Alderman
C. Slegers
G. Tates
P.H. Terol
M. Weber
W. Van der Werff
W.M.B. Bosman, city secretary

The Construction was done according to the design and under the supervision of the Architect J. Zietsma B.N.A.

According to the recommendations of the National Institute for Drinking Water Supply in 'S-Gravenhage with Co-operation of the Director of Municipal Companies A.A. Gense and the Director of Public Works M. Deutekom
the Commissioner the Queen in the Province of North Holland
J.E. Baron de Vos from Steetwuk
suggested on 20 May 1952 this Water Tower Symbol
of Zandvoorts resurrection officially in Use"

Source: information plaque
Group that erected the marker: Town Zandvoort

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Thorbeckestraat
Zandvoort, Netherlands
2042


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