Mennegat or Coupure

Mennen is generally riding with horse and wagon (a contraction)
For this pic. I think I own you an good explanation .
A mennegat is a gate into the summer-dike so the farmer good drive his horse and wagon trough it. This was become nessasary as there was after years of alluvial land (silted up) outsid the dike, there was a reclaim on it by building a new (sea) dike. In those day`s they where not as reliable as needed so the old dike was a spare/savety one .
The new dike becomes the sea -dike , the old one a summer-dike The gate was closed in autum and winter by wooden shelfs walls (2) where in between they did dung and loam to make it water tide.
This gates are typical for the northeren part of our country. I do n`t see them here.

Wish all of you a great weekend and week to come. Stay save, healthy and happy.

[Bep]

Mooie uitleg. Komt me bekend voor. Waar in Groningen is dit?

[Ann]

Beautiful views.

[Nina Ganci]

beautiful view, like the first photo as the road seems to go on forever.....

We also have reclaimed land here in Cape Town (our Dutch forefathers did it), though we do not use them like you do, so it is interesting to know about your gates and how they use them. Thanks for sharing

[Ivan]

Interesting images and information. Have a good weekend.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

That is very interesting! Your coastline must change a lot with all the land shifting around the dikes. Beautiful shots!

[Pyrrhula]

@olivetreeann In history it did. But mostly by storms as they flooded the land. We have the saying : The sea it gives , the sea it takes.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great collage, Pyrrhula, and interesting information.

[Myrna O'Hara]

neat information, learn something new everyday

[Kathy]

Gosh, how interesting. The greens are lush and deep green. These dykes are not at all what I thought they'd look like.

[Margo]

Can this Dyke be closed up in case of flooding?? Interesting shot

[Jane Morley]

Very interestingly well as being 2 good shots. Thank you!

[Jane Morley]

@chimfa that should read " interesting as " sorry!

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful diptych and I love your info. We learn so much for your pictures about your country.

[Tremerryn]

Lovely leading lines and scenery.

[Margaret Brown]

Lovely views and info, 365 teaches you so much!

[Irene]

Thanks for the information. Its interesting to read how technology changes things. Like the diptych

[Chris K]

fantastic information. I love hearing about your way of life. You pictures and stories are so informative

[Denise Wood]

Terrific information and photos to explain it :)

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

Heel interessant!

[Karin Hirsch]

Great pictures showing the country you live in, and good information too. The Rhine river which is that far from here has a summer and a winter dyke as well . You might remember some of the shots I posted a few weeks back taken from the dyke