The Yerseke Moer is a peatland area in the Dutch province of Zeeland . The area of 484 hectares , in the possession of the Foundation for the Zeeland landscape .
It is a former salt marsh complex that some 1,000 years ago by a ring dike was cut off from the sea. It consists of meadows with altitude. Nevertheless, the original structure of the complex salt marshes can be recognized yet. The meadows are sandy creek ridges and lower komgrond . Situated on top of a thin layer of clay lying on a thick layer of peat. The larger creeks are before the dams together with the adjacent levees transformed into broad creek ridges. This large creek ridges and in the previous beds are often constructed roads. The adjacent high levees are often agricultural fields into operation. In the low-lying bowls was just pasture land as possible, especially by the presence of a salty peat layer in the substrate.
In the Middle Ages, this peat is on a large scale carved away for the purpose of the salt : the so-called nut padding . This created a typical relief , which used to be found generally in the Zeeland "old land" was. On the former salt, nut commerce, the Yerseke Moer takes its name. Because of the wide variety of soil factors and the locally occurring saline seepage are ten different vegetation types can be distinguished: sweet and salty grasslands and pioneer communities. In the area is across the meadows a trail off which is freely accessible, during part of the year.
(Thanks to Wikipedia)
How very interesting! I always thought peat was burned as coal was. I never heard of using it for salt! We learn something new here every day! Thanks for the information!
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Ian