Because Brouwershaven's mill is on the town's ramparts, you can see it from afar. Built in 1724, grain was still ground here until 1954. Restoration began a few years later and found traces of an old mill that stood on the same spot. The last restoration took place in the 1960s by the millwright J. van den Hamer. So the little mill “windlust” has apparently been good publicity! Of course, this mill also has a name. Which one is that? You can find that on the cap of the mill. Question 4: On which dike is this mill located? Write down the last letter.
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The Zeepeduinen. Why is this area actually called that? What does soap have to do with it? Nothing at all. Zeepe comes from the Zeeland word sepelen, meaning seep. Groundwater seeps here from the dunes to the lower surroundings. There used to be many wet dune valleys, or dune lakes, but they have grown over time. Of four valleys, the top layer has been excavated, so that there is water in them again. There are marshy clearings with creeping willow, centaury, parnassia and field rush. You can now find natterjack toads, green frogs and newts.
Question 4: Which beautiful white-yellow flower grows in the Sea Dunes? Take the 3rd letter of the answer.
Sunday night, February 1, 1953. A very severe northwesterly storm is raging. It is spring tide, causing the water to be higher than during a normal flood. The water pounds against the dikes, which have become very weakened during the Second World War. Then the dikes break, and the water has free rein. Because the radio transmitters are off the air, the KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute) cannot issue a storm warning. No one is prepared, and the consequences are enormous. More than 1800 people drown, tens of thousands lose their homes, and a large part of the country is flooded.
To get rid of the water, the dikes must be repaired. Caissons, like the ones you see here, are also used for this purpose. This is a difficult operation. Just imagine trying to place four large boxes in such a way that they close the dike. But on November 6, 1953, the time has come. The last dike breach here in Ouwerkerk is closed.
Question 1: What are these caissons actually made of? Note down the first letter.