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Zuiderzee / Schokland / Ens / Lighthouse, lost in 1825
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Zuiderzee / Schokland / Ens / Lighthouse, lost in 1825
In a flood on 3-5.02.1825 this lighthouse was washed away. In this flood 379 lives were lost, mainly in Overijssel.
After Saint Petersburg had a flood just 3 months before, money for the victems in the Netherlands was collected there. 
The connection: the Czar`s daughter Anna Pavlovna was at that time married to the Dutch crownprince, later king Willem II.
Keywords: Zuiderzee;Shokland;Ens;Netherlands;Historic

In a flood on 3-5.02.1825 this lighthouse was washed away. In this flood 379 lives were lost, mainly in Overijssel.
After Saint Petersburg had a flood just 3 months before, money for the victems in the Netherlands was collected there.
The connection: the Czar`s daughter Anna Pavlovna was at that time married to the Dutch crownprince, later king Willem II.

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Album name:Hans de Graaf / Netherlands
Current status (active, not active, museum etc):Historic
Construction details (year of built, shape etc):Lost in 1825
Displayed:339 times
Date added:Sep 02, 2014
DateTime Original:2014:09:02 11:06:29
Keywords:Zuiderzee / Shokland / Ens / Netherlands / Historic
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