- Reitdiepdal, www.bouwland.org
Reitdiepdal
Things that are really beautiful often have many names: Reitdiep, Hunze, Selwerderdiep. The older meanders of the old Hunze are still around, and sometimes very visible in a countryside with elevations (wierden and old bank walls) and depressions (the old waterway). This is a landscape where all fields are very irregularly blocked and where twisting ditches are proof that everything used to drain into the Reitdiep in the olden days.
- Toscane of the north
- Reitdiep-dal. Café Hamming., www.bouwland.org
The Reitdiep region is known as one of the oldest cultural landscapes of Northwest Europe. The landscape has remained more or less unchanged since the Middle Ages. One sometimes speaks of the 'Toscane of the North'.
- Groninger Landschap
- Grazing pastures in the Reitdiep-dal, Wigbold Wierenga
The Reitdiep used to have an open link to the sea and therefore had ebb and flood. A long section of the river was straighten in the 17th century. Garnwerd stood on the banks of the water. In order to preserve the area, the Groninger Landschap purchases as much land as possible. Together with farmers, this nature area is managed for the good of meadow birds. Once the properties of the Groninger Landschap are connected more together in the future, new walking paths can be laid out. But even now it is a good place to stroll around, with several interesting trails for both walkers and bicyclists. The meadows are only accessible during the occasional excursions organized by the Groninger Landschap. However, there is more than enough to enjoy from the bicycle paths and the public roads.
- Consequences of the Groninger gas exploitation
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