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    The Middelzee (Dutch for "middle sea"; West Frisian: Middelsee), also called Bordine, was the estuary mouth of the River Boorne (West Frisian: Boarn)...
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    an artificial bank (terp) running along the eastern side of the former Middelzee. The church, built around 1300, is also located on this bank.[citation...
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  • of Minnertsga, a village located outside the polder area of the former Middelzee and included in the municipality in 1984, do not speak Bildts but West...
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    the original three villages at the end of an important estuary called Middelzee. The name is also similar to that of the French commune Lewarde, located...
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    levels also enlarged the Almere lake to the southwest, and formed the Middelzee to the east. The Marneslenk had its mouth on the Vlie and stretched southeasterly...
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    Magna Fossa in old documents). This waterway was dug when the former Middelzee silted up. The dike can still be traced in the current street pattern...
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    excellent location in local trade and its ship-building industry. When the Middelzee silted up, the importance of trade declined and the city focused on its...
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    village located east of the village area of Bitgum, on the dyke of the Middelzee. The place was mentioned in 1502 as Dyckstrahusen. In the 16th century...
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  • corresponding municipal coat of arms. White in the flag refers to the former Middelzee between Aldlân (blue) and Nijlân. The mast side of the flag shows a triangle...
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    Map of the Middelzee from 1834....
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