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20-560: Dalem may refer to: Dalem, Netherlands , a village in the municipality of Gorinchem Dalem, Moselle , a commune of the Moselle department in France Dalem (Raja) , a royal title on Bali See also [ edit ] Dahlem (disambiguation) Dalum (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

40-689: A festival known as Fruitcorso is held to celebrate the fruit harvest from the Betuwe area. On this day, a parade of wagons, decorated with fruit, travels through the city. Appelpop is a free, two-day music event that is held yearly on the second Friday and Saturday of September. Tiel has also been known for its pewter industry. The last pewter factory and museum, which mainly produced collectibles for tourists, went bankrupt in early 2004, but has since been revived. Roman artifacts (Rings, statues , grave stones etc) have been found in Tiel. The "Stonehenge of

60-479: A flood, this water can be drained again into the lower course of the river through excavations of the overflow areas and through the Dalem de-inundation lock. It is also possible to excavate three dike sections at Dalem to accelerate the drainage of water. This is recognizable by the paved sections of the dike between the asphalted road sections after the dike reinforcements. Waiting for all the water to be drained through

80-753: The Linge river to the South and the North, and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to the East. Tiel comprises the population centres Kapel-Avezaath , Tiel and Wadenoijen . The city was founded in the 5th century CE. Tiel is the largest town in the Betuwe area, which is famous for being one of the centres of Dutch fruit production. Orchards in the area produce apples , pears , plums and cherries . Tiel once housed

100-656: The (old) Doelen (Molenstraat). When he visited the threatened areas and was on the Dalemsedijk with his carriage, a part of the dike broke. The king had to be taken away by boat. When the formwork collapsed on the Kortendijk on January 30, the water from the Linge River flowed into the lower city through the Hoogstraat and the alleys. Soldiers and citizens managed to close the gaps with great effort and prevented

120-668: The Lords of the Vijf Heerenlanden decided to build a dike ring around their area (the Diefdijk) and also to have the option to drain the excess water through an outlet lock at Dalem. As was customary at the time, this lock would be entirely made of wood. The first stone for the lock in its approximately current form was laid in 1661. Dike construction began in the 13th century, before which there were no dike breaches because there were no dikes. A separate book could be written about

140-533: The Netherlands" is an ancient site that is over 4,000 years old. The structure shows a similarity to Stonehenge in southern England ; so it was dubbed "Stonehenge of the Netherlands" by the local media. It was used as a burial mound and for religious practices. It is located in Tiel , Netherlands, and its excavation started in 2017. According to the town's website, this was the first such discovery in

160-468: The Netherlands. The mound contained remains of around 60 individuals. Three mounds were discovered; the main one is about 20 metres (65 ft) in diameter. Its passages align with the sun at equinoxes and solstices, and according to the archeologists it served as a solar calendar . Around one million objects, dating from the Stone Age , Bronze Age , Iron Age , Roman Empire and throughout

180-461: The Wheels still bear witness to the calamity of drowned people and animals and the loss of homes and possessions, with all its consequences. The dike residents were generally not very wealthy. Dike breaches at that time were usually caused by ice dams in the river, blocking the flow of water. Sometimes the dams became so high that houses on the outside of the dike were destroyed. In the year 1809, on

200-563: The centuries. Together with the entire Betuwe region, the Tielerwaard served as a water catchment area during times of extremely high water, protecting the even lower-lying Alblasserwaard and Vijfheerenlanden . Lower Dalem is the lowest-lying area of the Tielerwaard, where river water will flow in case of dike breaches . It is essentially located in a basin, especially if the dikes of the Meuse Rive r (dutch: Maas Rivier) fail. After

220-526: The city from being flooded. There was also a dike breach at Kedichem , and the entire Alblasserwaard region was submerged. This South Holland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tiel Tiel ( Dutch pronunciation: [til] ) is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands . The town is enclosed by the Waal river and

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240-407: The de-inundation lock would take too long. Sheet pile walls have been installed in the dike to prevent the holes from wearing too far. They are covered with concrete beams, visible on the outside of the dike. The overflow areas have been preserved and were even adapted to the new standards with the dike reinforcements of 1996. The level difference with Tiel is approximately 7.20 meters. In 1995, after

260-723: The early Middle Ages, especially after the demise of Dorestad in the 9th century. Tiel had two big churches, one of which, the St. Walburg, was a collegiate church that belonged to the Teutonic Knights and vanished after the Reformation while the other church, the St. Maarten, became Protestant. Much of the historic centre was destroyed during the Second World War . Every year, on the third Saturday in September,

280-491: The famous jam factory De Betuwe . After production was moved to Breda in 1993, the entire complex was demolished, although a part was reconstructed later. Reminding of this industry is a jam manufacturing museum and a statue of Flipje , the raspberry-based comic figure who starred in De Betuwe's, jam factory advertisements since the 1930s. Originally located on the Linge river Tiel became an important centre of trade in

300-439: The lordship of Dalem for life to Christoffel, Count of Meurs. This warrior was favored by both Duke Charles and Emperor Charles V , as he remained lord of Dalem until his death in 1566. A document from 1518 mentions that besides a chapel, Dalem had 13 to 18 houses. However, these houses were so poor that no rent was collected. The natural location of Dalem, in the lowest part of the Tielerwaard, has regularly caused flooding over

320-463: The near-flood disaster, a water board official deemed it irresponsible to build large-scale houses here. In the event of a dike breach in Tiel , the inflowing water will be captured inland by the raised dikes, and the water level could possibly reach a height of 10 meters. Due to the enormous water force, many houses will be swept away (see below 1809). The history of the Dalem lock dates back to 1284 when

340-526: The night of January 14 to 15, there was a dike breach in the Over-Betuwe area, and work began on January 18 to create outlets in the Dalem overflow areas. By January 25, 1809, so much water had flowed down through the Betuwe region that the city of Gorinchem was in danger. King Louis Napoleon (it was during the French period) unexpectedly arrived in the city with his entourage from Vianen and stayed at

360-427: The phenomenon of dike breaches in the entire Tielerwaard region. For Dalem, the consequences of the dike breaches in 1726, 1728, and 1729 are still visible, and the wheels formed at that time are integral parts of the landscape. A wheel is formed by the inward flowing water that rapidly washes away the ground on the inside of the dike to great depths. Depths of 20 meters are not uncommon. Even after almost three centuries,

380-511: The title Dalem . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dalem&oldid=711221681 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dalem, Netherlands In 1254, Floris van Dalem

400-516: Was enfeoffed with the lordship of Dalem by Jan van der Leede and Hugo van Arkel. In 1423, his descendant Lord Floris van Dalem sold the lordships of Dalem, Schuvenoord, and Staden for 2260 crowns to the Gelderland Duke Arnoud. From him, the ownership passed to Charles of Egmont, Duke of Guelders, who first pawned Dalem to Willem van Rossum for 300 Rhineland guilders . On June 16, 1518, other sources mention 1517, Duke Charles granted

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