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Historic Irrigation Ditch Vassveit

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Historic Irrigation Ditch Vassveit

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    November 18, 2021

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    Along the trail there are several information boards that also tell interesting things in German about the historical irrigation ditch ("Vassveit") and the associated irrigation method. The trench was dug by hand about 150 years ago.
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    July 17, 2025

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    The information panel explains: As you can see, the water flows almost horizontally.
    In order to precisely level the bed of the ditch, a device like the one shown in the illustration was used in earlier times. With the help of this simple instrument, the ditch could be dug almost horizontally through the terrain.
    A well-known specialist in the field of hydraulic engineering was Peder Pedersen Dagsgardsoygard (1782-1846).
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