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View over the Lauwersmeer
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Marco
August 25, 2020
Road cycling
One of the few Dark Sky parks in the Netherlands, where it is still really dark at night. During the day also a beautiful view over the Lauwersmeer. The road is quite busy at times and recently re-built.
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Claudine en Robert🇧🇪🚴
July 14, 2025
Cycling
In earlier times, fresh and salt water flowed together in the Lauwerszee. Fear of flooding led to the construction of a dam in 1969. A beautiful new landscape emerged on the former seabed, a true bird paradise. The nature in the Lauwersmeer is so unique that the area has been designated a National Park. Visitors are welcome day and night.
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Tessa Mul
February 12, 2024
Cycling
The Lauwerszee used to be part of the Wadden Sea. After the flood disaster in 1953, it was decided to close this estuary in 1969 for fear of further flooding. …
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