Small Community on Marken, alongside the Dike by Hedepo

Photography • Historical • posted on Mar 14, 2008

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Small Community on Marken, alongside the Dike Despite the fact that most of the houses on Marken are made out of wood, just like the traditional boats, there are only a very few trees on this island!! The Marken peninsula is situated 20 km. north of Amsterdam in The Waterland region of Holland . This beautiful fishing village painted in full traditional colours offers you a fascinating insight into Dutch history, dating back to the 12th century. The wooden houses and architecture that form Marken are packed tightly together on earth mounds. Previous flooding of the area due to dike failures has forced the inhabitants of Marken to construct huge earth mounds in the bid to build on higher ground. The dike that attaches Marken to the mainland was finally finished in 1957. The Island Marken was before 1932 in the “ZuiderSea”. A dike (the “afsluitdijk”; 20 miles long) was constructed and in 1932 the Zuidersea was turned into the IJssellake which turned over the years from saltwater into freshwater. The whole eco-system had to change as well. Have a very nice weekend And thanks for you time viewing!! Henk

Comments (12)

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Cosine

4:25PM | Fri, 14 March 2008

This is beautiful, Henk. It's so nice to see a blue sky and nice green grass in the middle of all the rain we're getting here.

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babuci

4:52PM | Fri, 14 March 2008

I realy enjoy your traditional series. Wonderful captures of this lovely part of the world. And I can see one tree too...lol.

lanemtripp

5:24PM | Fri, 14 March 2008

what a delightful place,thanks again for sharing the area and history

MrsLubner

5:29PM | Fri, 14 March 2008

So, back to the tree thing... Why are more trees not planted then since I understand that tree help stabilize the ground and they help suck up moisture in the soil? I see a few here in the distance. I live in a place that is known not only as The River City but also as The City of Trees. and I come from a town known locally as The Pines. Perhaps I'm obsessed with trees... :-) This is a wonderful view of this place and well captured.

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dhanco

6:24PM | Fri, 14 March 2008

Wonderful image and I truly love this expedition into your part of the world. Excellent series and history of your area.

Charberry

11:19PM | Fri, 14 March 2008

This is another beautiful shot. The houses are so quaint, and the landscape seems green enough, even if there are not many trees. How about a "plant a tree" campaign? If everyone planted a tree, there would be more trees!

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