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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
February 16, 2023
Hiking
The Melkader is now a canalized creek remnant near the village and has become part of the Groene Ring (green lung) around Kallo.
Historical context:
The Melkader was a creek area on the Scheldt River. The Melkader likely originated during the St. Elizabeth's Flood on November 19, 1404, possibly even earlier, and likely expanded and deepened during the floods of 1421, 1526, 15, 1530, 1532, 1551, and 1570. Alexander Farnese had the Parma Canal dug between the Gentsevaart and the Melkader in the winter of 1584/1585.
Historical context:
The Melkader was a creek area on the Scheldt River. The Melkader likely originated during the St. Elizabeth's Flood on November 19, 1404, possibly even earlier, and likely expanded and deepened during the floods of 1421, 1526, 15, 1530, 1532, 1551, and 1570. Alexander Farnese had the Parma Canal dug between the Gentsevaart and the Melkader in the winter of 1584/1585.
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•🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
February 18, 2023
Hiking
The Melkader is a channeled creek remnant, a silent witness to an old estuary of the Scheldt. It served as a drainage channel for the polders and as a waterway to ship peat and later sugar beets. Now you can fish, walk or cycle here in peace.
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•🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
December 21, 2024
Hiking
The Melkader was a creek area on the Scheldt. The Melkader probably originated during the St. Elisabeth's flood on 19 November 1404, possibly even earlier, and probably expanded and deepened during the floods of 1421, 1526, 15.30, 1532, 1551 and 1570. Alexander Farnese had the Parmavaart dug between the Gentsevaart and the Melkader in the winter of 1584/1585.
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