The Province of Groningen
View from the “wierde”, an artificial hill in Ezinge, 16 kilometres north west of Groningen. These hills were built from the 4th century BCE and villages were established, protected from the sea when the surrounding land flooded. Maintaining and enlarging the wierden came to an end in the 11th century CE, when dykes were built to protect the land. From 1920 the wierde at Ezinge was partially dug away and the earth was sold as fertiliser.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sun Dec 02, 2018