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Nederland - Zuiderwoude, Kerkbrug

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Tue, 20 May 2014 12:53:34 +0000

Drawbridge in the village of Zuiderwoude; a small settlement with about 300 inhabitants, which is located less than 10 km’s from Amsterdam. The wooden bridge, over a stream called ‘Zwet’, dates back to the Middle Ages and was restored in 1983.

Nederland - Sluis, Parmabrug

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 17:30:03 +0000

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The ‘Parmabrug’ is a wooden drawbridge for pedestrians and cyclists across the canal between Sluis and Bruges in Belgium. The bridge is located just outside Sluis, 150 metres from the Belgian border.

The canal is better known as ‘Damse Vaart’ or ‘Napoleonskanaal’. The canal was dug by Spanish war prisoners between 1812 and 1814 t on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon wanted to create a connection between Bruges and the Western Scheldt and the North Sea along Sluis to Breskens. It should be used for military transports. After the defeat of Napoleon in 1815 the canal was never finished and stopped nearby the bridge; in 1854 it was extended to the centre of Sluis and two years later the canal opened to traffic.

Nowadays the canal is used by pleasure boats.

Nederland - Marken, Wilhelminabrug

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:02:01 +0000

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Marken is one of the most visited tourist sights in the Netherlands. It is a former island in the so called 'Zuiderzee'. Marken is well-known for its characteristic green coloured wooden houses, pictoresque harbour and traditional costumes.

The 'Wilhelminabrug' - ca. 1850 - is one of the five wooden drawbridges in Marken and is situated in the 'Kerkbuurt' (Church Area), with the Protestant Church (1904).

See for more info about Marken: members.virtualtourist.com/vt/tfr/1/312/4/1ba6f2/

Nederland - Griendtsveen, ophaalbrug Ericaweg

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:15:19 +0000

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Fall along the Griendtsveencanal with the drawbridge nearby the Ericaweg, one of the four original drawbridges, dating back to 1905.

More info about the bridge (Dutch): rijksmonumenten.nl/monument/523254/ophaalbrug+ericaweg/griendtsveen