Castricum, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Fusillade Monument Castricum
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Castricum Execution Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 21, 2025
1. Fusillade Monument Castricum / Castricum Execution Memorial 1984 plaque
The numbers in parentheses in the marker text refer to locations on the included map. (click on picture to enlarge)
Melle Jakob Bultena · 21 Jaar · Uithuizen,
Jacobus Lambertus Hordijk · 24 · Utrecht,
Rijk Hendrik Dirk Maria Kroon · 35 · Soest,
Johan Coenraad Heriold Folmer ·
Van Hanxleden Houwert · 38 · Amsterdam,
Dirk de Geus · 38 · Amsterdam,
Ary Prins · 24 · Dordrecht,
Herbert Prins · 22 · Dordrecht,
Arend Cornelis Hijner · 22 · Haarlem,
Ernst Erik Woutman · 21 · Amsterdam,
Otto Paul Vrolijk 26 · Amsterdam.
Op 6 april 1945 werden andermaal tien nederlandse gijzelaars gefusilleerd en wel op het erf van boerderij (2) welke daarbij werd verbrand. Ook deze fusillade was een vergelding voor de aanslag op een duitse militair Op 5 april 1945 bij dezelfde boerderij.
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Johannes Pieter Cotι · 37 Jaar · Velsen,
Wilhelmus Hendricus Pommerel · 51 · Hoorn,
Machiel van Marle · 29 · Zaandam,
Pieter Gerardus Koning · 22 · Stompetoren,
Frederik Johannes Haverkamp · 41 · Alkmaar,
Johannes Michael Smoorenburg · 23 · Amsterdam,
Stephanus Martinus Middelhoff · 21 · Hilversum,
Adrianus Johannes de Rooij · 21 · Badhoevedorp,
Hendrik Heerschop · 18 · Hilversum,
Nicolaas Godijn · 44 · Hilversum.
Erected 1957.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is January 7, 1945.
Location. 52° 33.537′ N, 4° 41.282′ E. Memorial is in Castricum, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is on Pad van de Mensenrechten, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Castricum, Noord-Holland 1902, 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, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hervormde Kerk Limmen / Reformed Church of Limmen (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Monument Slag bij Castricum / Battle of Castricum Monument
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 21, 2025
2. Fusillade Monument Castricum / Castricum Execution Memorial - wide view
Visible behind the marker is a sculpture with the original memorial plaque lying flat at the base of the statue. (See next photo)
Also see . . . Het verhaal achter het Monument voor de Gevallenen, het verzetsmonument. From the Oud-Castricum Yearbook (Vol. 42, p. 62, 2021, in Dutch). Excerpt (in translation):
In May 1957, the monument was erected in the park at the corner of Provincialeweg and Zeeweg. The bronze plaque was added in 1984. It is the third monument commemorating the retaliations that took place at the end of the occupation during World War II. The first monument consisted of wooden crosses erected by resistance members after the liberation at the sites of two executions. In May 1946, a temporary stone monument was erected a little further away.(Submitted on January 5, 2026.)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 21, 2025
3. Fusillade Monument Castricum / Castricum Execution Memorial (original 1957 plaque)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 35 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 5, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
