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Verdronken Zwarte Polder Nature Reserve

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Verdronken Zwarte Polder Nature Reserve

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  • Location: Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands

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    April 21, 2026

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    The Verdronken Zwarte Polder is a so-called slufter - an area behind a breached dune row - and originated in 1802. In fact, this area originated from a dike breach, …
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    August 27, 2024

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    “De verdronken zwarte Polder” near Nieuwvliet-Bad is a polder that was reclaimed from the sea and dammed in 1623, but which the North Sea reclaimed in a major storm surge in 1802: the dyke broke and the land was flooded through the resulting hole.
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