Lauwersmeer
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The Lauwerszee is a (former) bay in the north of the Netherlands . The namesake is the river Lauwers , the border river between the provinces of Groningen and Friesland .
history
The Lauwerszee was created in the storm surge of 1280 (probably a confusion with the Lucia flood of 1287).
There were many plans to dike the bay, but none were implemented. After the flood disaster of 1953 , the drainage was decided. In 1960, the decision was implemented and began the construction of a 13 km long dam with sluices and locks. On May 25, 1969, the bay was closed by the sea and diked, creating the Lauwersmeer .
Lauwersmeer National Park
When the dike was closed, the water of the Reitdiep , the Dokkumerdiep and the Dokkumer Ee could no longer flow directly into the North Sea. This made the water brackish and the nature changed, a new flora and fauna emerged. To protect this area, it was decided on November 12, 2003 to set up the Lauwersmeer National Park .
literature
- Bob Beets, Serge Daan, Thom Dekker: De Lauwersmeer . Werkgroep Lauwersmeer, Harlingen 1979.
Web links
- Lauwersmeer National Park In: toerisme.groningen.nl (multilingual)
- Lauwersmeer . In: deltawerken.com
Coordinates: 53 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ N , 6 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ E