Michiel 2005's photos with the keyword: luchtfoto

The river is the River Arno.

With the Sea Lock IJmuiden and Tata Steel

Marken became an island in the Zuyderzee in 1164. It suffered from floods from time to time until 1932, when the Afsluitdijk closed off the Zuyderzee. In 1957 a dam was made to connect the island with the mainland. Marken is popular with tourists, also because the population was traditional and wore their traditional dress far into the 20th century.

The middle of the country contains a lot a peat, which was used for heating homes. The result after harvesting is wetlands.

A suburb of Utrecht. To the right the important A2 motorway, to the left the important Amsterdam–Rhine Canal, which is the busiest canal in the world. It was designed by Anton Mussert, who later gained notoriety for being the leader of the national-socialist movement in the Netherland and collaborating with the Germans in the Second World War. He was executed for high treason in 1946. The canal opened in 1938. It connects the harbour of Amsterdam with Germany.