80 years of freedom

Starting point: "Ons Heem" Julianalaan 5, Sprang-Capelle

Standing with your back to the entrance of "Ons Heem", you will see to your left the bike path of the Julianalaan. Go onto this bike path and cycle right towards the intersection Julianalaan, Heistraat, Loonsestraat and Raadhuisstraat.

• At the intersection straight ahead: Loonsestraat.

• End of street turn right onto Zuidhollandsedijk. Cycle on to house number 63.

1. Zuidhollandsedijk 63 | Cemetery behind the church: war grave Delwyn Price.

• Turn around and cycle 'back' along the Zuidhollandsedijk. Take the third road on the left: Trampad.

• Cycle on to the intersection with the Raadhuisstraat.

2. Corner of Trampad-Raadhuisstraat 121 | Residential and commercial building Simon Rempt, writer diary.

• Turn right onto Raadshuisstraat and continue to number 108.

3. Council House Street 108 | Burned down residence mayor Smit.

• Then ride on to number 64.

4. Raadhuisstraat 64 |. "Old" town hall.

• Continue on the Raadhuisstraat. At the traffic circle, take the second exit (straight ahead): Van der Duinstraat.

• First turn left (at Nieuwenhuizen flags): Achter de Hoven.

5. Behind the Courtyards 3 |. Grenade on homemade shelter.

• Continue on the van der Duinstraat. Continue to house number 59.

6. Van der Duinstraat 59 |. Former vicarage reverend B.A. van Lummel.

• Keep following the road. Street name turns into Kerkstraat.

• Cycle through to the church and cross in front of the church. Pay attention to the traffic. The next two stories take place in the square near the church. Watch the traffic.

7. Church Square | Funeral Jan de Rooij.
8. Church Street 39 |. Jan and Toos van der Laan.

• Continue to follow Kerkstraat and turn right at the intersection.

• First exit on the traffic circle (turn right) to Tilburgseweg.

• Continue to the cemetery on the left.

9. Cemetery | The monumental grave of Jan de Rooij.

• Go back on Tilburg road. At the traffic circle turn right: Oosteind.

10. Oosteind 67 and 61 (1st and 3rd houses) |. Butcher of Dongenand Harreman family.

• Return to traffic circle and cycle right to the war memorial for Jan de Rooij.

• Turn around again. Turn right at the traffic circle: Kerkstraat.

• Continue the road. Street name changes to Oudestraat.

• Continue cycling on Oudestraat. On the right hand side you will pass mill Dye Sprankce.

• At the end of Oudestraat, cycle straight ahead and follow the bike path to the traffic circle.

• At the traffic circle, take the second exit (right): bicycle path Spoorbaanweg.

• Cycle with the curve to the left on the Halve Zolenpad.

• Cycle through to intersection with Julianalaan, cross over to former railroad yard.

11. Gershon Eisenmann. Info page 1 and info page 2.
12. Capelle - Vrijhoeve Station.

• Return to the Julianalaan-Spoorbaanweg-Hogevaart intersection and turn left onto Hogevaart. Cycle through to pasture next to number 47.

13. Hogevaart 49 | Here stood the home of family van der Schans.

• Cycle through to the South drainage canal.

14. Hogevaart | Crash bomber B-17G.

• Continue your way on the Hogevaart and cycle to number 86. In the shoulder in front of the little bridge is a commemorative tile.

15. Hogevaart 86 | Leon Hartog.

• Continue on Hogevaart until the intersection with Winterdijk. On the other side was the Labbegat harbor.

16. Port Labbegat |. Ship Antruso.

• Turn left onto the Winterdijk. You cycle in the direction of Capelle (Waspik, Raamsonksveer).

• Follow Winterdijk. Street name changes to Main Street.

• Keep cycling on Hoofdstraat until the parking lot diagonally opposite the church (no. 25).

17. Main street 1 - Main street 33 - Hoofstraat 35 - Hoofstraat 57 | Rietveld, v.d. Werken, Levi, de Groot.

• Continue on Main Street until the intersection with Veerweg.

18. Main Street | Old Town Hall of Capelle.

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Optional

You can extend the route with a visit to War Memorial Kapelsche Veer. This is about eight minutes there, and also 8 minutes back.

Cycle into Veerweg. Follow the road under the A59 viaduct and over the arched bridge over the Oude Maasje.

19. Ferry Road | Mining accident at farm van Suijlekom.
20. Ferry Road | Minefields Kapelsche Veer.

At the end of the road follow the bend to the left. You will find War Memorial Kapelsche Veer under the beautiful, large weeping willow on the right. After this visit, cycle the same road all the way back to the junction and turn right into Main Street.

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• Continue on Main Street and take the second left (immediately after the bridge at the harbor) to Schoolstraat 2. Be careful when crossing.

21. Schoolstraat 2 | Vissers Family info page 1 and info page 2.

• Follow the bicycle bridge over the Zuiderafwateringskanaal and keep right: Wendelnesseweg-West. Keep following the road to the intersection Wendelnesseweg-West and Kruisvaart.

22. Crusade | Downed V1's and V2's.

• Follow Wendelnesseweg-West further to the bicycle path Halve Zolenpad.

• Turn right onto the Halve Zolenpad and take the first road left: Tolweg.

• Keep cycling straight ahead. Street name changes to Willem van Gentsvaart. Cycle on to house number 33.

23. Willem van Gentsvaart 33 | Farm family Snijders.

• Continue to the end of the road (intersection with Eendenestweg).

24. Duck's Nest |. Emergency landing Spitfire.

• Turn left onto the Eendenestweg.

• At the end of the road, turn left into Nieuwevaart (take the cobblestone road) and continue cycling to house number 50 and then to numbers 17 and 15.

25. Newvaart 50 | Heiltje Konings-Ockers.
26. Nieuwevaart 17, 15 | Farm Stam and Villa Oerlemans.

• Continue on the Nieuwevaart and turn right at the end: Heistraat.

• Cycle through to the cemetery on your right.

27. Cemetery Heistraat | J.W. Adam.

• Cycle through to house number 161 and then number 103.

28. Heistraat 161 |. Sherman tank.
29. Heistraat 103 |. Family Haverhals-Mandemakers.

• Continue on the Heistraat until the end of the road. Cycle left following the curve: Julianalaan.

• You have arrived back at the starting and ending point.