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Local rulers dammed branches of rivers to prevent flooding on their lands (Graaf van Holland, c. 1160, Kromme Rijn; Floris V, 1285, Hollandse IJssel), only to cause problems to others living further upstream. Large scale deforestation upstream caused the river levels to become ever more extreme while the demand for arable land led to more land ...
Amsterdam, Netherlands' capital and most populated city, founded c. 1275; Dam Square, dam and town square in the Netherlands, founded c. 1275; The New Netherlanders founded New Amsterdam and New Netherland in 1609, via the Halve Maen (English: "Half Moon") ship to modern-day New York Bay, [1] which preceded the Pilgrims sailing attempt before reaching Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 1620 [2] and ...
The dam is based on 65 concrete pillars with 62 steel doors, each 42 metres wide. The parts were constructed in a dry dock. The area was flooded and a small fleet of special construction ships lifted the pillars and placed them in their final positions. Each pillar is between 35 and 38.75 metres high and weighs 18000 tonnes. The dam is designed ...
The Delta Works (Dutch: Deltawerken) is a series of construction projects in the southwest of the Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta from the sea.
Van Dam was born on August 18, 1984, and grew up in East Lansing, Michigan. [1] He attended Okemos High School where he was a member of the football, lacrosse and track and field teams. [ 1 ] He played quarterback and outside linebacker in football and had 179 passing yards and 11 tackles as a senior .
[2] According to a 2007 study by Calvin University in the United States, about 65% of the country would be under water at high tide if it were not for the existence and the country's use of dikes, dunes and pumps. [3] Land reclamation in the 20th century added an additional 1,650 square kilometres (640 sq mi) to the country's land area. [3]
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 ...
Van Dam played in the youth of VV Sliedrecht, until moving to Willem II. He played his first professional game for Willem II in the Eredivisie in De Kuip. [1] After two first team caps his contract was not renewed. In summer 2004, Van Dam moved to TOP Oss. [2] Here he experienced a good start with three goals in his first two games.