Five Brothers and a War

Floods

In 5,500 BC, Holland’s central lake (now the IJsselmeer ), which was in reality a collection of marshes and lakes, looked like this:

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Changes to the landscape 5,000 years later, 500 BC

The green areas represent tidal flats and marshes while the brown represents bogs and other low lands. The name “Low Countries” is not without meaning when referring to Holland and Belgium.

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