Hans Faber
A Frontier known as Watery Mess: the Coast of Flanders
At the end of the eighth century, by decree of Charlemagne and under the supervision of the wise men Wlemar and Saxmund, the customary...
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Hans Faber
Nov 1, 20207 min read
Legend of Esonstad
When, on a moon-clear night, on top of the dyke at Lake Lauwersmeer, you look out over the water, you just might see in the distance the...
Frans Riemersma
May 5, 202013 min read
Atlantis found! Wait, there is another one, or 7, wait 12 in total... No, 19!
Frisia could easily claim the title: land of Atlantis. 19 inhabited islands and 244 villages drowned along the old Frisian coast trail...
Hans Faber
Mar 25, 202033 min read
Out of averting the inevitable a community was born
On March 25, 2020, the coronavirus pandemic was climbing towards its second peak. There was uncertainty about how destructive the...
Hans Faber
May 12, 201926 min read
The United Frisian Emirates and Black Peat
In this blog post, we'll explain that the Frisian lands might as well be named the United Frisian Emirates. Of course, there are some...
Hans Faber
Oct 14, 201813 min read
Burn Beacons Burn. A Coastal Inferno - Nordfriesland
Nordfriesland or North Frisia. The western coast and islands of the region of Schleswig. Stretching from the Danish town Tønder in the...
Hans Faber
Mar 31, 20185 min read
Refuge on a terp 2.0. Waiting to be liberated
August 21, 1930, Wieringermeer in the province of Noord Holland. The reclamation of just another piece of the Zuiderzee ‘southern sea’...
Frans Riemersma
Jan 13, 20186 min read
Half a million deaths. A forgotten North Sea disaster...
Did you know that between 328,770 and 502,190 people lost their lives around the North Sea? On the flip side: millions of possible...
Hans Faber
May 7, 201716 min read
How a town drowned overnight. The case of Rungholt
Rungholt. A thriving and wealthy town that disappeared overnight in the year 1362. For six centuries only legends told us about what...
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