Limmen in Castricum, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Het Schuilveld
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The Sheltering Field
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 31, 2026
1. Het Schuilveld / The Sheltering Field Marker
Als de Duitsers een "razzia" hielden, konden mensen zich hier schuilhouden.
Veel Joden en mensen uit het verzet verbleven tijdelijk op het onderduikadres bij de familie Bult aan de Pagenlaan (1). Onder hen bevonden zich Hannie Schaft en Jan Bonekamp. Ook zij konden zich hier verschuilen.
At this location, there were earthen banks covered with impenetrable coppice growth.
When the Germans conducted a raid, people could take shelter here.
Many Jews and members of the resistance stayed temporarily at the hiding place provided by the Bult family on Pagenlaan (1). Among them were Hannie Schaft and Jan Bonekamp; they, too, were able to hide here.
Erected 2022.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 52° 34.639′ N, 4° 40.959′ E. Marker is in Limmen, Noord-Holland (North Holland), in Castricum. It is on Amberlint. The marker is at the north end of the square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal
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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 Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jan Brasser (here, next to this marker); Heilige Willibrordus / St. Willibrord (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Runxputte / The “Runx” Well (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Genadekapel / Chapel of Grace (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Onze lieve Vrouwe ter Nood / Our Lady in Need (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Hervormde Kerk Limmen / Reformed Church of Limmen (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Fusillade Monument Castricum / Castricum Execution Memorial (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); Woonhuis en Stolpboerderij / House and Farmhouse (approx. 3.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Limmen.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Also see . . . Limmen in de Tweede Wereld Oorlog (Historisch Limmen, in Dutch).
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 31, 2026
2. Het Schuilveld / The Sheltering Field Marker - wide view
During the Second World War, Limmen was a predominantly agricultural municipality with a population of approximately 2,500. Apart from three large flower-bulb growing firms, the area was home to many small mixed farms that combined horticulture with livestock rearing. Limmen’s small-scale, sheltered landscape—particularly the "Amberlint" area—offered excellent hiding places, which the resistance gratefully utilized during the German occupation. Families such as the Bults, Hollanders, and Van Tils assisted in these efforts. The Bult family, living on Pagenlaan, was deeply involved in the resistance and had provided shelter to people at risk even before the war began. Through contacts with Jan Brasser, a resistance fighter from Uitgeest, their farm became a key temporary hideout. Prominent resistance figures such as Jan Brasser ("Witte Ko"), Jan Bonekamp ("Klein Jantje"), and Hannie Schaft ("The Girl with the Red Hair") stayed there. Brasser and Bonekamp carried out acts of sabotage at the Hoogovens steelworks, while Schaft joined the group via the Haarlem resistance. In the spring of 1944, Schaft and Bonekamp set out from Limmen on a mission to carry out an assassination in Zaandam. Bonekamp lost his life during the operation, and Schaft was executed by firing squad in the dunes near Bloemendaal on April 17, 1945. Jan Brasser survived the war and remained friends with the Bult family.(Submitted on June 11, 2026.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 11, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
