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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 ...
The second longest dam in the Delta Works, [1] after the 10.5-kilometre-long Oesterdam, [2] [3] [4] the nine-kilometre-long Oosterscheldekering (kering meaning barrier) was initially designed, and partly built, as a closed dam, but after public protests, [5] huge sluice-gate-type doors were installed in the remaining four kilometres.
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 ...
It takes its name from the feast day of Saint Elisabeth of Hungary which was formerly 19 November. During the night of 18/19 November 1421 a heavy storm near the North Sea coast caused the dikes to break in a number of places and the lower-lying polder land was flooded. A number of villages were swallowed by the flood and were lost, causing ...
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The Royal Palace of Amsterdam in Amsterdam (Dutch: Koninklijk Paleis van Amsterdam or Paleis op de Dam) is one of three palaces in the Netherlands which are at the disposal of the monarch by Act of Parliament. It is situated on the west side of Dam Square in the centre of Amsterdam, opposite the War Memorial and next to the Nieuwe Kerk.
Map dated 1658 of the Beemster polder, a former lake pumped dry in 1612 that is today a World Heritage Site.This map shows the town of De Rijp at the top. In the area to the left of the Rijperweg the new church can be seen and a small number of houses that were rebuilt after the fire of 1654.
Maasdam was founded in the 13th Century in an area which at the time was part of the County of Holland, a state within the Holy Roman Empire.The current village covers areas that were separated by the river Maas until a permanent dam was built around 1270, from which the village took its name.