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Nieuwerkerk Aan Den Ijssel

Dubbeltje op Zijn Kant Monument (North Sea Flood 1953, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel)

Nieuwerkerk Aan Den Ijssel

Dubbeltje op Zijn Kant Monument (North Sea Flood 1953, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel)

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Dubbeltje op Zijn Kant Monument (North Sea Flood 1953, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel)

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Location: Nieuwerkerk Aan Den Ijssel, South Holland, Netherlands

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1. View of the Hollandsche IJssel – Hollandsche IJsselkering loop from Gouda

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2. Canal Bike Path to Gouda – Hollandsche IJssel Flood Barrier loop from Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel

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3. Canal Bike Path to Gouda – Hollandsche IJsselkering loop from Kralingse Zoom

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PeeWee

July 28, 2020

Sculpture group.

"Dime on its side" recalls the flood of 1 February 1953.

At midnight it was already NAP + 2.60 m at low tide. This was more than the highest high water level known at that time. The northwestern storm increased to hurricane strength. The persistent rain, hail and wet snow weakened the dike. Sandbags were brought with all might. In addition to the dike surveillance, about 100 marines cooperated. At NAP +3.00 m, preparations for the evacuation started. Some 3 million people in the hinterland were threatened.
At 4.00 am NAP +3.84 m was reached and water was washed over the unpaved dike. The water broke the inside. In some places the dike was only 1 meter wide!
At 5.30 a hole of 15 meters hit the dike! Something had to be done. Mayor J.C. Vogelaar van Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel claimed the ship the Two Brothers from A. Evegroen, which was located nearby. The skipper put the 'head' of his ship in the dike and swung the stern towards the hole. The Two Brothers closed the hole like a lock gate. Then it was filled with sandbags. When the dike near Ouderkerk aan den IJssel broke, the water level dropped and the water pressure decreased.
(text from the information board).

The monument belongs to the Water Board of Schieland.

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Arjen Doosje

May 6, 2021

Nice spot along the Hollandse IJssel. Worth pausing to consider the history of the flood disaster.

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Gastheerg

April 22, 2025

Historical place that can be nicely combined with a walk through the Hitland forest

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Dubbeltje op Zijn Kant Monument (North Sea Flood 1953, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel)

1. View of the Hollandsche IJssel – Hollandsche IJsselkering loop from Gouda

2. Canal Bike Path to Gouda – Hollandsche IJssel Flood Barrier loop from Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel

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