The Afsluitdijk (Dutch: [ˈɑfslœydɛik] ; West Frisian: Ofslútdyk; Dutch Low Saxon: Ofsluutdiek; English: "Closure Dyke") is a major dam and causeway in... 25 KB (2,924 words) - 03:07, 25 April 2024 |
The Battle of the Afsluitdijk of 12–14 May 1940 was an unsuccessful attempt by German Wehrmacht forces to seize the Afsluitdijk during the invasion of... 9 KB (1,005 words) - 18:19, 30 July 2023 |
Zuiderzee was closed off from the North Sea by the construction of the Afsluitdijk, leaving the mouth of the inlet to become part of the Wadden Sea. The... 8 KB (1,030 words) - 14:33, 26 January 2024 |
Zuiderzee and constructing the Afsluitdijk to keep tides and high water out. In 1932 the Zuiderzee was closed off by the Afsluitdijk, a 32-kilometre (20 mi)... 8 KB (843 words) - 00:35, 21 April 2024 |
later used to drain lakes, creating the famous polders. In 1932 the Afsluitdijk ("Closure Dike") was completed, blocking the former Zuiderzee (Southern... 207 KB (20,110 words) - 03:19, 25 April 2024 |
Breesândyk) is a small community that lies near the midpoint of the Afsluitdijk, part of the A7 motorway, in the Netherlands. It is located on a former... 6 KB (249 words) - 03:16, 1 May 2023 |
A7 motorway (Netherlands) (section Afsluitdijk) motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands connecting Zaandam, via the Afsluitdijk, Sneek and Groningen to the German border near Bad Nieuweschans. The... 16 KB (455 words) - 16:41, 10 May 2023 |
has significantly been reduced by the closing of the Zuiderzee by the Afsluitdijk in 1932 (250 km) and the closing of several sea arms by the Delta Works... 51 KB (924 words) - 21:03, 27 March 2024 |
Netherlands Maastricht Mill The Hague Rotterdam Zeeland The Grebbeberg Afsluitdijk Rotterdam Blitz Belgium Fort Eben-Emael Hannut David Gembloux La Lys... 96 KB (11,956 words) - 19:31, 22 April 2024 |
which was turned into the freshwater IJsselmeer by the closure of the Afsluitdijk in 1932. Almost all of the land belonging to Flevoland was reclaimed... 19 KB (1,727 words) - 16:27, 22 April 2024 |
The Afsluitdijk (Closure-dike) is a major dam in the Netherlands... 135 KB (11,993 words) - 13:09, 19 March 2024 |
Netherlands Maastricht Mill The Hague Rotterdam Zeeland The Grebbeberg Afsluitdijk Rotterdam Blitz Belgium Fort Eben-Emael Hannut David Gembloux La Lys... 169 KB (19,709 words) - 06:06, 26 April 2024 |
Netherlands Maastricht Mill The Hague Rotterdam Zeeland The Grebbeberg Afsluitdijk Rotterdam Blitz Belgium Fort Eben-Emael Hannut David Gembloux La Lys... 44 KB (5,488 words) - 16:11, 18 April 2024 |
founded in 1967 and was named after Cornelis Lely, who engineered the Afsluitdijk that made the reclamation possible. Lelystad is approximately 3 metres... 20 KB (1,466 words) - 06:57, 20 April 2024 |
Oranje Locks (section The Afsluitdijk (1932)) referred to a dijk, and not to a dam. It was generally called afsluitdijk till the 1932 Afsluitdijk was built.) This planned location seems in line with a location... 35 KB (4,707 words) - 14:42, 8 November 2023 |
Netherlands Maastricht Mill The Hague Rotterdam Zeeland The Grebbeberg Afsluitdijk Rotterdam Blitz Belgium Fort Eben-Emael Hannut David Gembloux La Lys... 126 KB (17,345 words) - 18:46, 11 April 2024 |
from the mainland to Urk ended the town's island status, just as the Afsluitdijk project was changing the salt water Zuiderzee surrounding Urk to the... 25 KB (2,447 words) - 09:40, 2 April 2024 |
signed a declaration of intent for development of a pilot plant on the Afsluitdijk in the Netherlands. The plant was put into service on 26 November 2014... 6 KB (572 words) - 17:09, 7 January 2024 |
Netherlands Maastricht Mill The Hague Rotterdam Zeeland The Grebbeberg Afsluitdijk Rotterdam Blitz Belgium Fort Eben-Emael Hannut David Gembloux La Lys... 20 KB (2,109 words) - 22:58, 26 April 2024 |
For example they connect: North Holland to the northeast using the Afsluitdijk Rotterdam to three islands (Zeeland) in the southwest using a tunnel... 2 KB (200 words) - 09:46, 9 August 2020 |
The Houtribdijk separates the Markermeer from the IJsselmeer. The dike in the north is the Afsluitdijk.... 3 KB (288 words) - 02:31, 4 January 2024 |