Brouwershaven, town on the Grevelingen and city with many faces. Once a trading town where many goods were landed or shipped in the days when Rotterdam was not easily accessible by water. And, of course, it is the birthplace of the famous Jacob Cats. Among all these highs, Brouwershaven also has low points. But each time it rose again.
World War II. The German occupying forces want to protect themselves from the Allies. They build a wall of bunkers along the coast of Europe, the Atlantic Wall. This whale bunker is also part of it. It is located on top of a dune and for good reason. From this bunker the Germans commanded all the defences on Schouwen. Inside the bunker are rooms for radio, officers, supplies and a machine gun post for the defence of the bunker itself. On the roof you can still see the armoured observation turret.
Question 5: What is the German name of the bunker complex that stood here? Take the 4th letter of the answer.
Question 6: In the bunker you will find protected animals. Which animal is indicated in the picture? Take the 2nd letter of the answer
The back of this town hall was built in the 15th century and was probably the front then! So the front part was built later, in the 16th century. The lions bear arms. Arms of Zeeland and arms of Brouwershaven. Above the door, in a niche you can see the blindfolded Lady Justice sitting with her sword and scales. She speaks justice. Blindfolded, because she is impartial. It doesn't matter who you are. She hears everything and weighs (hence the scales) whether someone is guilty. If someone is guilty, punishment follows. She already keeps her sword at the ready. The attic of the town hall also housed a prison. Around 1765, a swindler, Johan Cato Kamerling, sat here. He told everyone he was a doctor and many people believed him. He even married the mayor's daughter! But he was still exposed, thrown in jail and even branded. On top of the town hall is another statue of a woman with three children. It is Charitas, or Mercy, because this building also housed an orphanage. Thus, it was and is a home for many different people. Question 5: The coat of arms with the waves holding the lion is the coat of arms of? Write down the 2nd letter.