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The Netherlands consists of two areas:

  1. Mostly below sea level. This is the low and flat land in the north and west which is highly sussceptible to flooding which makes up a total of two-thirds of its area. It is a land of dikes, polders, dams and floodgates dotted with the famous Dutch windmills. Much of the land has been reclaimed from the sea.
  2. The Higher lands (perhaps with a smirk and surely a smile) in the east and south and contains the foothills of the Ardennes mountains is still mostly flat and does have areas that are subject to flooding. Vaalserberg at 1,059 feet is the highest point of elevation.

Historical Netherland floods include:

The loss of 2,437 lives in 838.

The 1014 flood which killed thousands.

The All Saint flood of 1170.

The Saint Nicholas flood of 1196.

The Saint Marcellus flood of 1219 which killed 36,000.

The Saint Lucia flood of 1287.

Grote Mandrenke (The Great Killing of Men) in 1362 which killed 25,000.

The Saint Elizabeth of 1404.

The Christmas flood of 1717.

The North Sea flood of 1953.

Flood Control technology has increased and deaths have decreased.

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