How did the Dutch dig up the Netherlands from the sea? (Vid inside!)

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Emma Brown
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As we all know, the Dutch are incredible at water management, but do you know just how the Netherlands came to be? This video explains how the Dutch dug up the country into what it is today. Great, huh?

Watch it and let us know what you think in the comments! (thanks Judit for sharing it in the DutchReview Group!)

 

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Emma Brown
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A familiar face at DutchRevew. Emma arrived in Holland in 2016 for a few weeks, fell in love with the place and never left. Here she rekindled her love of writing and travelling. Now you'll find her eating stroopwafels in the DutchReview office since 2017.

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