Dollart
Dollard
bay in the Wadden Sea between Netherlands and Germany
Contents
9 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1The Dollart Estuary3:30
Welcome to the Dollart, an extraordinary and dynamic bay that forms the natural border between the northernmost edge of the Netherlands and the northwestern coast of Germany. Please note that the information provided in this…
Listen in the app2The Sluice Gates of Nieuwe Statenzijl3:17
Our physical journey begins at the monumental Nieuwe Statenzijl, an imposing sluice and pumping station complex that serves as the definitive gateway between the heavily managed terrestrial landscape of the Dutch province of…
Listen in the app3The Primary Sea Dike and the Sweeping Panorama3:10
Ascending from the mechanical rigidity of the sluice complex, you now walk up the steep, grassy incline of the primary sea dike, reaching the elevated crest overlooking the water. This is a moment of profound geographical…
Listen in the app4The Labyrinthine Reed Beds of the Brievenbus Path3:05
Having descended the seaward slope of the primary dike, you now step onto the beginning of the elevated wooden boardwalk. This path is locally and affectionately known as the Brievenbus or mailbox path, a narrow, singular conduit…
Listen in the app5The Kiekkaaste Bird Observation Hide3:05
The wooden boardwalk culminates at one of the most iconic and structurally fascinating architectural features in the region: the Kiekkaaste. The name, derived from the local Gronings dialect, essentially translates to peering box…
Listen in the app6The Brackish Mudflats and the Benthic Web3:00
Looking directly outward from the viewing slits of the Kiekkaaste, you are confronted with the vast, glistening expanse of the estuarine mudflats, known in Dutch as the slikken. To the untrained eye, this seemingly barren, muddy…
Listen in the app7Polder Breebaart and the Philosophy of Restoration3:02
If you turn your gaze back toward the mainland, looking slightly to the southeast, you will be observing the area known as Polder Breebaart. This specific tract of land represents a revolutionary paradigm shift in Dutch coastal…
Listen in the app8The Ems Estuary and the Invisible Border3:02
Looking out toward the deep, navigable channels in the distance, your eyes are tracing the path of the mighty Ems River as it completes its journey and empties into the North Sea. This deep-water channel is not just a…
Listen in the app9Closing2:44
We return now to our starting point at the crest of the sea dike, completing our exploration of the extraordinary Dollart. Over the course of this journey, you have traversed a landscape defined entirely by thresholds and…
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What is Dollart?
Dollart is a place with 9 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Type | Heritage |
|---|---|
| Story sections | 9 |
| Total length | 27 min 55 s in all |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 53.2853, 7.1561 |
| Last updated |