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  2. Zuiderzee - Wikipedia

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    The Zuiderzee or Zuider Zee (Dutch: [ˌzœydərˈzeː] ⓘ; old spelling Zuyderzee or Zuyder Zee), historically called Lake Almere and Lake Flevo, was a shallow bay of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands. It extended about 100 km (60 miles) inland and at most 50 km (30 miles) wide, with an overall depth of about 4 to 5 metres (13 ...

  3. Zuiderzee Works - Wikipedia

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    The Zuiderzee Works in the Netherlands divided the dangerous Zuiderzee, a shallow inlet of the North Sea, into the tame lakes of IJsselmeer and Markermeer, and created 1650 km 2 of land. A new study, commissioned after doubts arose over the financial feasibility of the project, recommended that work should continue and be accelerated.

  4. Zuyderzée - Wikipedia

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    It was named after the Zuiderzee sea inlet. It was formed in 1810, when the Kingdom of Holland was annexed by France. Its territory corresponded more or less with the present-day Dutch provinces of North Holland and Utrecht. Its capital was Amsterdam. The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in ...

  5. Maatschappij tot Uitvoering van Zuiderzeewerken - Wikipedia

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    Construction of foundations for the Stevinsluizen sluice complex of the Afsluitdijk by MUZ (1930). The Maatschappij tot Uitvoering van Zuiderzeewerken (MUZ) (English: Society for the Execution of the Zuiderzee Works) was a consortium of dredging contractors in the Netherlands, formed in August 1926 for the specific purpose of executing the Zuiderzee Works.

  6. Zuiderzee Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Zuiderzee Museum, located on Wierdijk in the historic center of Enkhuizen, is a Dutch museum devoted to preserving the cultural heritage and maritime history from the old Zuiderzee region.

  7. Battle on the Zuiderzee - Wikipedia

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    During the years prior to the Battle of the Zuiderzee, the largest Dutch city, Amsterdam, had not joined the uprising and remained loyal to the king of Spain.Because supply routes for cities in the area controlled by both the Spanish and the Dutch almost exclusively went through the Zuiderzee, Dutch rebels (calling themselves de Geuzen) attempted to disturb this route as much as possible in ...

  8. Land reclamation in the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    William II of Holland grants the charter to the Water Board of Rhineland in the 13th century. Land reclamation in the Netherlands has a long history. As early as in the 14th century, the first reclaimed land had been settled. [1] Much of the modern land reclamation has been done as a part of the Zuiderzee Works since 1919. [2]

  9. Marken - Wikipedia

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    Marken was an island in the Zuiderzee. [5]For some time during the later 19th and early 20th centuries, Marken and its inhabitants were the focus of considerable attention by folklorists, ethnographers and physical anthropologists, who regarded the small fishing town as a relic of the traditional native culture that was destined to disappear as modernization of the Netherlands gained pace. [6]

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