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The Reconquest by the Old Enemy........
In no other place in the Netherlands you can see the battle against the water of the sea in the past as well as at the sea dike in the hamlet of Paessens-Moddergat in the province of Friesland (NL).
We are standing here at the remains of an old wooden sheeting that was made to protect the polder that had been conquered from the sea.
As you can see, this wooden sheeting extends far into the sea and at that time kept the sea at a distance for long time.
On the left we see the old coast and on the right the old drown polder that was taken back by the sea, because the sea tolerates no opponent, especially not the one who reduces its territory.
She had to wait a long time, but in a raging storm she took back everything that had been conquered from her, howling and foaming at her mouth........
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The Reconquest by the Old Enemy........
In no other place in the Netherlands you can see the battle against the water of the sea in the past as well as at the sea dike in the hamlet of Paessens-Moddergat in the province of Friesland (NL).
We are standing here at the remains of an old wooden sheeting that was made to protect the polder that had been conquered from the sea.
As you can see, this wooden sheeting extends far into the sea and at that time kept the sea at a distance for long time.
On the left we see the old coast and on the right the old drown polder that was taken back by the sea, because the sea tolerates no opponent, especially not the one who reduces its territory.
She had to wait a long time, but in a raging storm she took back everything that had been conquered from her, howling and foaming at her mouth........
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