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    Saeftinghe or Saaftinge was a town in the southwest Netherlands, located in eastern Zeelandic Flanders, near Nieuw-Namen. It existed until 1584. It is...
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    Saeftinghe Castle was a castle on the northeast tip of the drowned land of Saeftinghe. It was destroyed by flooding in the 16th century, and now its exact...
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  • The Saeftinghe Legend is an old Dutch folk tale that explains the sunken city of Saeftinghe in eastern Zeelandic Flanders near Nieuw-Namen, The Netherlands...
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    Willem van Saeftinghe ("William of Saeftinghe"; d. 1309?) was a lay brother in the Cistercian abbey of Ter Doest in Lissewege, West Flanders, Belgium....
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    with the remainder, north of the village, known as "The Drowned Land of Saeftinghe". The "Eylandt den Doel" is completely surrounded by old seawalls. The...
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    Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018. "Westerschelde & Saeftinghe". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018. "Vallées...
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    Land of Saeftinghe (Verdronken land van Saeftinghe) is a natural reserve in the north of the municipality. Its name refers to the Saeftinghe legend. The...
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    discontinued without replacement. Eastern Scheldt Zeeschelde "Westerschelde & Saeftinghe". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018. Ley, Willy...
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    Zwankendamme. Bell tower of Our Lady's Church (13th century) Willem van Saeftinghe by The Oude Pastoriestraat ("Old Presbytery street") The RV Belgica (A962)...
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    related to this article: Trutz, Blanke Hans Lost city Dunwich Ravenser Odd Saeftinghe Heed, Levke (13 July 2012). "Rungholt – "Atlantis der Nordsee" (German)"...
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    cradle came ashore. The story is told in The Cat and the Cradle. The Saeftinghe legend, says that once glorious city was flooded and ruined by sea waters...
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  • ) Saeftinghe The town of Saeftinghe was near Saeftinghe Castle. It went completely under in 1214 by a high flood. The oldest mention of Saeftinghe is...
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    bordered by the Zwin nature reserve in the West and the Drowned Land of Saeftinghe in the East. Since local government boundary reforms in 2003, Zeelandic...
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    attempt to reverse their fortunes. Artois was unhorsed by Willem van Saeftinghe. He and his troops were cut down by the Flemish infantry. In 1262, in...
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    Roman settlement Dorestad Reimerswaal – flooded in the 16th century. Saeftinghe – prosperous city lost to the sea in 1584. Kaupang – In Viksfjord near...
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    topics Delta Works Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe St. Elizabeth's flood (1421) St. Felix's Flood All Saints' Flood (1570)...
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    topics Delta Works Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe St. Elizabeth's flood (1421) St. Felix's Flood All Saints' Flood (1570)...
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    himself skillfully. His horse was struck down by a lay brother, Willem van Saeftinghe, and the count himself was killed, covered with multiple wounds. According...
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    topics Delta Works Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe St. Elizabeth's flood (1421) St. Felix's Flood All Saints' Flood (1570)...
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    topics Delta Works Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe St. Elizabeth's flood (1421) St. Felix's Flood All Saints' Flood (1570)...
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    topics Delta Works Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe St. Elizabeth's flood (1421) St. Felix's Flood All Saints' Flood (1570)...
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    topics Delta Works Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe St. Elizabeth's flood (1421) St. Felix's Flood All Saints' Flood (1570)...
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  • Ubar in the Arabian Peninsula, Lafayette in Oregon, the Dutch village of Saeftinghe, and Kaskaskia in Illinois. These places are said to have suffered from...
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    topics Delta Works Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe St. Elizabeth's flood (1421) St. Felix's Flood All Saints' Flood (1570)...
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  • 8,230 West Point 2,185 5,400 Western Wetlands 392 970 Westerschelde & Saeftinghe 43,647 107,850 Wieden 9,400 23,000 Zoommeer 1,175 2,900 Zuidlaardermeergebied...
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  • town of Reimerswaal." All Saints' flood 1570 Egmond, Bergen Op Zoom, and Saeftinghe 20,000 1675 North Netherlands Great Storm of 1703 1703 Friesland 8,000...
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    topics Delta Works Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe St. Elizabeth's flood (1421) St. Felix's Flood All Saints' Flood (1570)...
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    topics Delta Works Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe St. Elizabeth's flood (1421) St. Felix's Flood All Saints' Flood (1570)...
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  • strategic reasons (inundation) breached the last intact dikes, after which Saeftinghe disappeared under water. In the 17th century, diking started again, and...
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