Afsluitdijk
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Afsluitdijk is a dam/bridge that closes off a salt water sea bay (previous Zoudzee - South Sea) and makes into a fresh water lake (current day IJsselmeer). The boats can go through the dam via the East and West ends. There are locks to go through. The water level is lower on the South side. The bridge would turn perpendicular for boats with high masts and sails to go through. A lot of the lands along the East bank were filled in. Some great tulip fields were created in Emmeloord.
The construction started in the 1920's and a lot of the work was done by manual labour. At the beginning of WWII, the East end of the dam became a strategically important location. The units inside the bunkers (Kazematten) were successful in holding off the invasion. However, The Netherlands surrendered after the bombing of Rotterdam and the sinking of a navy boat.
Afsluitdijk is a dam/bridge that closes off a salt water sea bay (previous Zoudzee - South Sea) and makes into a fresh water lake (current day IJsselmeer). The boats can go through the dam via the East and West ends. There are locks to go through. The water level is lower on the South side. The bridge would turn perpendicular for boats with high masts and sails to go through. A lot of the lands along the East bank were filled in. Some great tulip fields were created in Emmeloord.
The construction started in the 1920's and a lot of the work was done by manual labour. At the beginning of WWII, the East end of the dam became a strategically important location. The units inside the bunkers (Kazematten) were successful in holding off the invasion. However, The Netherlands surrendered after the bombing of Rotterdam and the sinking of a navy boat.
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