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Den Oever
Den Oever (; in English, the ''shore, the coast'') is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, and lies about east of Den Helder. Overview The village was first mentioned in 1432 as "ten Oisterlande op 't Oever", and means "(on the sea) shore", because it was an access point to the former Zuiderzee. Den Oever was a fishing village which developed in the Late Middle Ages on the north-eastern edge of the former Wieringen island. The village is located on the former island Wieringen at the west side of the Afsluitdijk: therefore the Stevin lock (named after mathematician and engineer Simon Stevin) and three series of five sluices for discharging the IJsselmeer into the Wadden Sea were constructed in Den Oever. The eight-sided wooden grain smock mill "De Hoop" ("The Hope") is situated in the middle of the village with a wingspan of . It dates back into the 17th century (1654) and has been completely restored in the sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wieringen
Wieringen () is part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, established in 2012 in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. It is a former municipality in this province, with its name appearing in records of the late 9th and early 10th century. From 1200 it was known as an island, also named Wieringen, which was separated by water from the mainland during one of the disastrous storm floods towards the end of the late Middle Ages that changed the coastline. By draining, dikes and landfill from 1924 to 1932, the island was rejoined to the mainland. In the 21st century, the local governments proposed a project to restore the insular status of Wieringen by construction of a recreational lake to be called the Wieringerrandmeer. The project was cancelled in 2010 for financial reasons. Population centres The former municipality of Wieringen consisted of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Dam, De Haukes, De Hoelm, Den Oever, Hippolytushoef, Hollebalg, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevin Lock
Simon Stevin (; 1548–1620), sometimes called Stevinus, was a Flemish mathematician, scientist and music theorist. He made various contributions in many areas of science and engineering, both theoretical and practical. He also translated various mathematical terms into Dutch, making it one of the few European languages in which the word for mathematics, '' wiskunde'' ('' wis'' and '' kunde'', i.e., "the knowledge of what is certain"), was not a loanword from Greek but a calque via Latin. He also replaced the word '' chemie'', the Dutch for chemistry, by '' scheikunde'' ("the art of separating"), made in analogy with '' wiskunde''. Biography Very little is known with certainty about Simon Stevin's life, and what we know is mostly inferred from other recorded facts.E. J. Dijksterhuis (1970) ''Simon Stevin: Science in the Netherlands around 1600'', The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Dutch original 1943, 's-Gravenhage The exact birth date and the date and place of his death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Den Oever Lighthouse
The Den Oever Lighthouse is a cast iron lighthouse in Den Oever, the Netherlands, on the Wadden Sea. Erected in 1885, it was originally located at the western end of the former island of Wieringen where it served as the rear light of a pair of leading lights. In 1930, when the Afsluitdijk was finished, the tower was relocated to the eastern end of Wieringen at Den Oever. While the light was first directed the Wadden Sea, it was moved southward in 1932 and turned to face the IJsselmeer. It was deactivated in 2009. A previous lighthouse in Den Oever was established in 1918. It was moved to Zeughoek in 1930. See also * List of lighthouses in the Netherlands A list of lighthouses in the Netherlands. Active lighthouses Deactivated lighthouses Demolished See also * Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels * List of lighthouses in Friesland External links * {{Lighthouses in Europe Lighthou ... * Penn & Bauduin, The fabricators/constructors of the lighthouse References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kornwerderzand
Kornwerderzand ( West Frisian: Koarnwertersân) is a village on the Afsluitdijk, a major dam in the Netherlands that links Friesland with North Holland. Overview Kornwerderzand is located approximately 4 kilometers from the coast of Friesland, on a former artificial island which was created during the construction of the dam. The settlement has a population of 50 (as of 2021). It is part of the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân. The shipping locks at Kornwerderzand, also known as the ' ("Lorentz Locks"), provide access to the Wadden Sea from the IJsselmeer, and a complex of discharge sluices control the water level in the IJsselmeer. A second complex of sluices and locks is located at the other side of the Afsluitdijk, near Den Oever. History Fortifications and military history The Afsluitdijk provides a road link between the provinces of Friesland and North Holland. Since North Holland was part of Vesting Holland ("Fortress Holland"), the national redoubt of the Netherlands a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breezanddijk
Breezanddijk ( fry, Breesândyk) is a small community that lies near the midpoint of the Afsluitdijk, part of the A7 motorway (Netherlands), A7 motorway, in the Netherlands. It is located on a former artificial island which was created during the construction of the dam, and it belongs to the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, in Friesland province. The hamlet lies between Den Oever and Kornwerderzand. History The construction of the Afsluitdijk started at four points: two on both sides of the mainland and on two specially made construction-islands (Kornwerderzand and Breezanddijk) along the line of the future dyke. There are about 40-50 buildings, most of which are bunkhouses that were built for the workers employed during the construction of the Afsluitdijk. Today, it has a population of only four people living on a houseboat and its sole commercial establishment is a Texaco gas station for travelers upon the Dike (construction), dike. Formerly, Breezanddijk was part of the mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
