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February flood of 1825

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20: 154:"The 4th and 5th of this month have been disastrous for numerous residents of this province, as well as many others abroad. People and cattle have drowned, especially in the towns around the South Sea, like Elburg, Kampen, Mastenbroek etc. The government has taken measures to support the victims." 131:, but the former event was surprisingly quickly forgotten once the damage had been repaired and had no political or engineering consequences. The disaster of 1953 finally allowed a law on 230:("Effects of the storm flood of 1825 in our region. Presentation to the Family History Working Group of the Men of Morgenstern on 5 Oct 2002"). Excerpts of sources in the possession of 108:
in the East Frisian area had been raised significantly in many places in the preceding years, the number of casualties, about 200, was smaller than it might have otherwise been.
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Auswirkungen der Sturmflut von 1825 in unserer Region. Vortrag vor der Familienkundlichen Arbeitsgruppe der Männer vom Morgenstern am 5. Oktober 2002
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of 1826, probably caused by a rare outbreak of malaria tropica, was partly the result of the extensive floods and has also been described by
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Contemporary depiction of a dyke breaking in the mouth of the river Elbe
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Storm surge flood on the North Sea coast of Germany and the Netherlands
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to be passed for a significant improvement of coastal protection.
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had already been damaged in November the year before by a severe
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Epidemieën in Groningen: De Groninger ziekte (1826)
46:Particularly affected was the North Sea coast of 239: 104:was particularly hard hit. However, because the 66:got its western opening to the sea. Henceforth, 43:coast in which about 800 people were drowned. 298:1825 disasters in the German Confederation 190:. Encyclopedia Britannica. 24 January 2023 176: 211:. Rtvnoord.nl, 22 maart 2020 (In Dutch). 18: 240: 142:, by the first Mayor of the town of 138:The flood has been recorded in the 77:, the unprotected islets, known as 13: 14: 314: 303:1825 disasters in the Netherlands 218: 31:, also known in Germany as the 202: 1: 278:19th-century floods in Europe 169: 273:Storm tides of the North Sea 62:was broken through, and the 7: 10: 319: 248:Floods in the Netherlands 93:was completely flooded. 268:1825 in the Netherlands 188:Encyclopedia Britannica 288:1825 natural disasters 258:History of East Frisia 156: 29:February flood of 1825 24: 152: 22: 293:February 1825 events 70:has been an island. 160:Groningen epidemic 140:Diary of Jan Kruys 33:Great Hallig Flood 25: 253:Floods in Germany 184:"North Sea flood" 81:, were hit. Many 310: 212: 206: 200: 199: 197: 195: 180: 89:. The island of 58:. The sand spit 37:Große Halligflut 318: 317: 313: 312: 311: 309: 308: 307: 238: 237: 221: 216: 215: 207: 203: 193: 191: 182: 181: 177: 172: 17: 12: 11: 5: 316: 306: 305: 300: 295: 290: 285: 280: 275: 270: 265: 263:1825 in Europe 260: 255: 250: 236: 235: 220: 219:External links 217: 214: 213: 201: 174: 173: 171: 168: 166:in his diary. 100:, the town of 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 315: 304: 301: 299: 296: 294: 291: 289: 286: 284: 281: 279: 276: 274: 271: 269: 266: 264: 261: 259: 256: 254: 251: 249: 246: 245: 243: 233: 229: 228: 225:H.-J. Rüger, 223: 222: 210: 205: 189: 185: 179: 175: 167: 165: 161: 155: 151: 150:(1767-1830): 149: 145: 141: 136: 134: 130: 129:Flood of 1953 126: 122: 118: 114: 109: 107: 103: 99: 94: 92: 88: 84: 80: 76: 71: 69: 68:North Jutland 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 44: 42: 38: 34: 30: 21: 283:1820s floods 232:Land Wursten 226: 204: 192:. Retrieved 187: 178: 157: 153: 137: 110: 95: 75:North Frisia 72: 45: 36: 32: 28: 26: 194:13 December 144:Vriezenveen 133:Delta Works 113:Netherlands 98:East Frisia 87:storm surge 60:Agger Tange 242:Categories 170:References 148:Overijssel 125:Overijssel 164:Jan Kruys 121:Friesland 117:Groningen 41:North Sea 91:Pellworm 79:Halligen 64:Limfjord 111:In the 56:Germany 52:Slesvig 48:Jutland 106:levees 102:Emden 83:dykes 196:2023 158:The 123:and 54:and 27:The 96:In 73:In 244:: 186:. 146:, 119:, 50:, 234:) 198:. 35:(

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North Sea
Jutland
Slesvig
Germany
Agger Tange
Limfjord
North Jutland
North Frisia
Halligen
dykes
storm surge
Pellworm
East Frisia
Emden
levees
Netherlands
Groningen
Friesland
Overijssel
Flood of 1953
Delta Works
Diary of Jan Kruys
Vriezenveen
Overijssel
Groningen epidemic
Jan Kruys
"North Sea flood"
Epidemieën in Groningen: De Groninger ziekte (1826)
H.-J. Rüger, Auswirkungen der Sturmflut von 1825 in unserer Region. Vortrag vor der Familienkundlichen Arbeitsgruppe der Männer vom Morgenstern am 5. Oktober 2002

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