In the north-east of our country where the Netherlands and Germany border, you have The Dollard. Part of The Wadden Sea, you get here via The Ems. At low tide and sunrise, you can find the most beautiful mornings here, including this morning in December.
The Dollard was created in the late Middle Ages as a result of several floods and storm surges, which largely cleared the original peat landscape. In the process, large parts of the old districts of Reiderland and Oldambt were lost. It used to be believed - following in the footsteps of Ubbo Emmius - that the Dollard was flooded in the year 1277. It was thought to be the Marcellus Flood of the year 1362, which caused a lot of damage in northern Germany. There is virtually nothing about this in historical sources relating to the Dollard. It is also believed that events around the year 1413 led to the creation of the Dollard. Tidde Wyneda in particular is mentioned in this regard.
My name is Peter Kuipers and I live in the province of Groningen.
In addition to being a teacher in primary education, I like to take pictures of nature in my spare hours.
I mainly do landscape photography and I am mainly active in the north of the Netherlands...
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