Vrouwen uit het verzet, War memorial sculpture in Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
The bronze sculpture depicts a standing female figure wearing a dress made from a deportation train door and corrugated cardboard representing camp clothing.
The monument, unveiled on December 12, 1999, honors women who participated in Dutch resistance activities during World War II and perished in concentration camps.
Names of resistance newspapers are engraved on the figure's dress, while the base contains a poem by Jan Campert reflecting wartime resistance experiences.
The memorial stands in the Oosttangent-Aletta Jacobstuin area, where surrounding streets bear names of resistance women like Reina Prinsen-Geerligs and Rachel Neter-Montanhes.
Every May 4th, local students gather at this memorial for two minutes of silence, continuing educational programs about wartime resistance initiated by camp survivor Stien Spier.
Location: Dijk en Waard
Inception: 1999
Creator: Elly Baltus
Official opening: December 12, 1999
Address: Clara Wichmanntuin, 1705 JZ, Heerhugowaard (Dijk en Waard), Noord-Holland, Nederland
GPS coordinates: 52.64841,4.82448
Latest update: March 5, 2025 13:46
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