Naarden in Gooise Meren, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Oude Stadehuis
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Old City Hall - Marktstraat 22 Naarden
| | 75 Jaar Vrijheit Gedenkroute Gooise Meren | |
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 22, 2022
1. Oude Stadehuis / Old City Hall - Marktstraat 22 Naarden Marker
In 1942 Mayor Boddens Hosang was replaced by the German occupational NSB mayor. The Jewish community councilor Anna Adelaar-Fόrth was deported and killed in Auschwitz.
Erected 2020.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.
Location. 52° 17.745′ N, 5° 9.798′ E. Marker is in Naarden, Noord-Holland (North Holland), in Gooise Meren. It is at the intersection of Sint Annastraat and Marktstraat, on the left when traveling east on Sint Annastraat. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Naarden, Noord-Holland 1411 RN, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Replica van Stadspomp / City Water Pump Replica (a few steps from this marker); Stadhuis / City Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Kogel / Cannonball (within shouting distance of this marker); Het Spaanse Huis / The Spanish House (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Fluweelwerkers en Zijdeweverbus / Velvet Workers and Silk Weavers Assistance Fund (about 150 meters away); De Utrechtse Poort / The Utrecht Gate (about 150 meters away); Weeshuiskazerne / Orphanage Barracks (about 180 meters away); Comeniusmausoleum / Waalse Kapel Comenius Mausoleum and Walloon Chapel (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Naarden.
More about this marker. This is the 14th of 20 stops on the 75 Jaar Vrijheit Gedenkroute Gooise Meren (75 Years of Freedom Memorial Route of Gooise Meren).
Also see . . . 14. Oude Stadhuis, Marktstraat 22, Naarden (Gedenkroute Gooise Meren, in Dutch).
Excerpt (in translation):(Submitted on August 4, 2022.)"In 1942 the Naarden mayor J.E. Boddens Hosang was fired by the German occupier and replaced by an NSB mayor. He was imprisoned in the Sint-Michielsgestel hostage camp. Immediately after the Second World War he was reinstated as mayor of Naarden.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 22, 20222. Oude Stadehuis / Old City Hall - Marktstraat 22 Naarden Marker - wide viewThe marker is visible here mounted to the lamppost. It's quite easy to miss.
The Jewish councilor Anna Adelaar-Fόrth, also a pioneer of Montessori education in the Netherlands, went into hiding, but was arrested at her hiding place, deported and killed in Auschwitz in May 1944 at the age of 60."
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 22, 2022
3. Oude Stadehuis / Old City Hall - Marktstraat 22 Naarden Marker - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 500 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 4, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
