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The Dienst der Zuiderzeewerken (Zuiderzee Works Department), the government body responsible for overseeing the construction and initial management, was set up in May 1919. In the initial stages of the work heavy clay was dredged out of the open sea and deposited along the track to be followed by the dam.
Construction of foundations for the Stevinsluizen sluice complex of the Afsluitdijk by MUZ (1930). The Maatschappij tot Uitvoering van Zuiderzeewerken (MUZ) (English: Society for the Execution of the Zuiderzee Works) was a consortium of dredging contractors in the Netherlands, formed in August 1926 for the specific purpose of executing the Zuiderzee Works.
Amsteldiepdijk is a dike between Van Ewijcksluis and the island of Wieringen.It was built in 1924 and closes a portion of the Amsteldiep and of the Ulkediep.. It is often considered to be the first work of engineering of the Zuiderzee works.
The Zuiderzee Works (Zuiderzeewerken) are a system of dams, land reclamation, and water drainage works. The basis of the project was the damming off of the Zuiderzee, a large shallow inlet of the North Sea. This dam, called the Afsluitdijk, was built in 1932–33, separating the Zuiderzee from the North Sea.
The Afsluitdijk (literally translated: shut-off-dyke) was completed in 1932, thereby shutting off the Zuiderzee (lit: Southern Sea) from the North Sea. [4] Until then, the Zuiderzee had been a large bay south of the North Sea which gave maritime access to five provinces of The Netherlands, and particularly during the Dutch Golden Age provided a protected entrance and exit for the harbour of ...
Johannes Theodoor Thijsse Thijsse, pictured in 1939 Born (1893-04-11) 11 April 1893 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Died 30 April 1984 (1984-04-30) (aged 91) Leiderdorp, The Netherlands Nationality Dutch Citizenship Netherlands Alma mater Delft University of Technology Known for Major contributor to the Zuiderzee Works and Delta Works Establishment of the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education De ...
The Zuiderzee Museum, located on Wierdijk in the historic center of Enkhuizen, is a Dutch museum devoted to preserving the cultural heritage and maritime history from the old Zuiderzee region.
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