Inundation | village walk
The introduction mentioned the Defence Line of Amsterdam, which has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘The Dutch Waterlines’ since 2021.
The defensive line of forts and the ability to flood a wide strip of land in times of war. In the quay wall near the little white footbridge, two slots are visible on either side of the canal. These could be sealed with wooden beams so that the water level in the canal rose and (also) part of the Beemster became flooded. As a protective ring of water around the capital. Too high to walk over, too low to sail through.
Walk past the smithy and the ‘travaille’ towards the Marktplein.