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Nederland - Kootwijkerzand


Kootwijkerzand is a drifting sand area on the Veluwe in the Dutch province of Gelderland. With an area of 700 ha is the largest shifting sand area in Western Europe. It is part of the Kootwijk forestry reserve.
Around 2500 BC, people already lived on the Kootwijkerzand. A flint arrowhead and some pottery remains from around 1700 BC have been found. In the second century AD, a few farms were built and from 700 AD one can speak of a village. In the Middle Ages, iron ore was collected and processed. For this purpose, forest was cut down on a large scale for the production of charcoal. The sandy soil was exposed and started to shift. As a result, the village disappeared under the sand in the 11th century.
Management measures are necessary to keep the sand of the Kootwijkerzand moving. Otherwise algae, mosses, lichens and higher plants will cover the sand. The sand is still really drifting. In strong winds, the loose sand blows away in certain places, and comes back down a bit further on. As a result, the terrain changes shape again and again, forming new sand dunes.
On the open sandy plain, the temperature can rise to 40 degrees Celsius, while the night temperature can also drop below 0 degrees in summer. The area is often called “the Dutch Sahara”.
Around 2500 BC, people already lived on the Kootwijkerzand. A flint arrowhead and some pottery remains from around 1700 BC have been found. In the second century AD, a few farms were built and from 700 AD one can speak of a village. In the Middle Ages, iron ore was collected and processed. For this purpose, forest was cut down on a large scale for the production of charcoal. The sandy soil was exposed and started to shift. As a result, the village disappeared under the sand in the 11th century.
Management measures are necessary to keep the sand of the Kootwijkerzand moving. Otherwise algae, mosses, lichens and higher plants will cover the sand. The sand is still really drifting. In strong winds, the loose sand blows away in certain places, and comes back down a bit further on. As a result, the terrain changes shape again and again, forming new sand dunes.
On the open sandy plain, the temperature can rise to 40 degrees Celsius, while the night temperature can also drop below 0 degrees in summer. The area is often called “the Dutch Sahara”.
Fred Fouarge, natureoncam aka Greg, Heide, J. Gafarot and 44 other people have particularly liked this photo
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Bonne semaine
HBM Jaap and good new week ahead.
Bonne semaine. Amitiés
Have a good week
wunderschöne Aufnahmen. Ein toller Ort. Ich plane dieses Jahr einen Kurzurlaub in der Nähe. Ich war vor ca. 5 Jahren schon mal dort.
Weard
......wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni:))
Have a good week. Herb
I love this collage............all the images are beautifully taken and presented. My favourite is the image at the top........the sky is amazing! Fantastic work Jaap.
love the one with the big tree
Merci pour les explications.
Enjoy your day, Doug
Sehr ansprechend in Wort und Bild.
Freundliche Grüße und einen guten Abend
Erich
This Dutch desert is remarkable, as is this beautiful collage and each of its shots.
Have a nice weekend, Jaap.
Thank you for this valuable information.
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