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Chiquekik fashion & Esigwereld Vapeshop
Chiquekik fashion & Esigwereld Vapeshop
Renesse -
Jachthaven en watersportvereniging Burghsluis
Jachthaven en watersportvereniging Burghsluis
Burghsluis -
Liberation route Europe | De tien van Renesse Oud-Brabers
Liberation route Europe | De tien van Renesse Oud-Brabers
Steursweg -
Camping Klapwijk
Camping Klapwijk
Burgh-Haamstede -
Lots Agency
Lots Agency
Bruinisse -
Moriaanshoofd
Moriaanshoofd
Moriaanshoofd -
Duiklocatie:Zonneschijn Zuiveringsinstallatie - Oosterland (28)
Duiklocatie:Zonneschijn Zuiveringsinstallatie - Oosterland (28)
Bruinisse -
Beleefboefboerderij de Stelle
Beleefboefboerderij de Stelle
Ouwerkerk -
Fletcher Landgoed hotel Renesse
Fletcher Landgoed hotel Renesse
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Dorpsstrand Scharendijke
Dorpsstrand Scharendijke
scharendijke -
LOOK & ASK: Caissons (flood museum)
LOOK & ASK: Caissons (flood museum)
LOOK & ASK: Caissons (flood museum)
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.
Ouwerkerk -
Pizzeria il Piacere
Pizzeria il Piacere
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Strand Duinhoevepad
Strand Duinhoevepad
Nieuw- Haamstede -
Dutch Soap Company
Dutch Soap Company
Zierikzee -
Prince Helicopters
Prince Helicopters
Zierikzee -
Dorpsstrand Werkhaven Bruinisse
Dorpsstrand Werkhaven Bruinisse
Bruinisse -
Osteomotion
Osteomotion
Renesse -
Blauwe Bolwerk
Blauwe Bolwerk
Zierikzee -
Deltawachters in de Deltawagen
Deltawachters in de Deltawagen
Burgh-Haamstede -
Nobelpoort
Nobelpoort
Zierikzee -
Brasserie Sailor’s Inn
Brasserie Sailor’s Inn
Bruinisse -
Jachthaven en watersportvereniging Brouwershaven
Jachthaven en watersportvereniging Brouwershaven
Brouwershaven -
Horeca de Duinhoeve
Horeca de Duinhoeve
Burgh-Haamstede -
Dolphins
Dolphins
Brouwershaven