How the Dutch Created The Netherlands 

And another variation of this saying: If the video is remotely linked to the Dutch, G E K O L O N I S E E R D

G E K O L O N I S E E R D

Yup. We’re a very self-obsessed people.

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That’s awesome

If I remember correctly Leiden was liberated from the Spanish siege by low draught warships after the area was flooded. The Spanish siege of Alkmaar was ended by changing the soil under their tents into a swamp, and if I remember correctly there was also a successfull skating regiment fighting that siege. For the siege of 's-Hertogenbosch the river was rerouted to build a circumvallation. In 1672 the Hollandic waterline was inundated to stop the French troops of Louis XIV from ending the Dutch Republic. The New Hollandic Waterline was an improvement on that and remained relevant until aircraft changed warfare. You could take a lot of the Netherlands by marching in with a superior army but Holland with the seat of government and it's naval bases was a different matter and could always fight back with the rest of the country taken. There were large fortifications to cover the inundated lands, too deep for armies, too shallow for ships, and in some area's the houses could only be made out of wood so they could be burned down in case of an invasion to clear shooting lines. Napoleon invaded the Netherlands successfully but he got lucky with an exceptionally harsh winter. The Dutch simply couldn't keep up with breaking the ice, who knows what would have happened otherwise. So it's not just the Dutch who had to fight the water and for the Dutch not just fighting against it but also fighting together with it.

The same thing happened in WW2, England or a other country flooded the coast

@@patrickvanliere8690 the Dutch cooperated with the Nazis just like WW1? I don't know a lot about history, but the German Nazi party was only founded after WW1.

The north, especially Friesland, had a lot of water. So with all of that frozen, the Spanish had troble moving forward on the ice. People of Friesland attacked the Spanish and before they were able to respond, the Friezen skated away, out of reach of the Spanish, laughing at the Spanish.

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Hey! The Dutch did pretty well out of England after the Restoration of the Monarchy! You built a fair bit of it! :-) By the way Did you know the Royal and Dutch Navies Church Pennant is a joing of both flags ?

lauw bier ook nog..

@@51WCDodge Oh yes. Did you know out king is technically still in line for the throne in the UK?

I feel like you meant to type the word ''Heineken'' instead of ''England'', didn't you?

Hier gaan over het tij de maan de wind en wij.

Die ken ik!

Actually there are 4 🙄 The sun is also causing tides. Neill Degrass Tyson explains it in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dBwNadry-TU.html

@@Brozius2512 no one cares

@@geertwilders8231 Whatever man, if you don't want to learn something it's your choice or maybe you are unable too then I feel sorry for you.

@@cum123 Zeer interessant inderdaad

@@cum123 Absoluut

Yup same, or should i say : ja hetzelfde

Gelukkig woon ik in Maastricht

@@giornogiovanna1930 Gelukkig

In my experience only Dutch ppl call it Holland lmao

@@divinenonbinary when i was in italy before this stuff started everyone there called it holland, and i made it my mission to teach as many italians as possible to explain that holland is a region and the country is the Netherlands

@@xSTONYTARKx ah okay maybe outside of the Netherlands it’s a thing, true!

And dealing drugs

@@xSTONYTARKx latin speaking people call The Netherlands: Holanda and never "pais bajo" (lowlands) thats why spain portugal italy and so on say holland

It's already got a name Dogger land! :-)

@Joran van Olphen Maybe Dredger Land? :-)

Ey, Vlissingen!!!

Lets also rebuild Doggerland that used to be there in the middle of the North Sea

Bende gij een vlissinger joh

hahaha leuk voor zo een klein landje waar we in wonen

@@nasr-eddineelmarraki4404 jep

I used to live there 35 years ago .

Yeah

indeed. and what we see as normal the rest of the world call it a world wonder.. We zijn blijkbaar best goed..

true. he Americanised the hell out of it by calling it a ''war against water''. It has more to do with respecting and living smart with water.

@@MarcelPolman zeur niet zo man.

I always say: "Meh, you win some, you lose some", and I usually hear other Dutch people say the same. You can't "win" against mother nature, you can only compromise.

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AGREE...he must be brain shit to say that

I did not know that. I’ll have to look into that story. Thank you for sharing!

His name was Arie Evegroen (1905-1988) and though reportedly reluctant to ram his ship into the dijk at first, became a hero when he did find the courage and thus saved almost the entire province of zuid-holland from flooding too. Saving thousands from drowning in the flood.

@@GeographyGeek “de watersnoodramp”

@@bywd Didn't he also get knighted by the queen because of his actions that saved thousands of lives?

@@Didymus69 I do not know, I just relayed what I remembered my grandfather telling me. I was born in Lelystad and my Grandpa worked for waterstaat, always had great and terrible stories of the war and the Watersnoodramp.

Thank you! It’s impressive how much land they’ve reclaimed.

If you would look at a map of 0 AD you would see the northern islands still attached to the mainland and the estuaries were only rivers flowing to the sea. A lot of land was lost to floods. The map of 1300 shows the situation before the war against the sea turned in our favor.

@@dutchman7623 Thanks, yes lot more land was lost then reclaimed.

We are litterly on the bottom of the see, when sealevel will rise we have a huge problem. 🌞🇳🇱

@@LindaEll89 Your government is proactive in planning for the sea level rise. Hope all human understand the impact and take action to reduce global worming. Previous generation didn't know what the impact they have on their environment. Now we know and the good news is that we can reduce or even reverse the impact if we all act responsibly.

G E K O L O N I S E E R D

DEZE COMMENT SECTION IS G E K O L I N I S E E R D

@@somerandomdude8887 *_G E K O L I N I S E E R D_*

Gekoloniseerd

Jup

Instead the dutch people became the mountains, as in we are the tallest people in the world (on average)

Why would that hurt..?

@@corien1980 bcs mountains are awesome and we don't have them

We do in Limburg and there is also the Grebbeberg in the province Utrecht

Just wait until we decide to build one. We will build it in the north sea after we polder it

Well said

And your expertise is well-known ! I remember that in the aftermath of Katrina (2005) Dutch engineers went to the New Orleans area to advise water management plans and to teach how to live with water instead of fighting it, and failing.

@@FlorentPlacide There was a documentary I saw, not sure if it was related to Katrina, which involved Dutch engineers and a US company/government representative. When told the costs of the new water defense project, which were 5 billion USD, the American suit-figure scoffed, saying it’d only cost 1 billion to repair. “You can pay 5 billion once, and then some maintenance here and there, or you keep paying billions to rebuild again and again.”

There will always be somebody who dos not agree with something written, must be a complainer on Facebook too

So we stopped the water from Coming in, but we didn't win.... Small correction on you Psycho

I think I know the book. What if? From randall munroe. Drain the oceans (page 208). He draws comics with the name xkcd.

That's correct, and I think mr. Geek mentioned it and briefly showed a picture of De Ooipolder near Nijmegen.

On Dutch trade and shipbuilding: The trade with the Baltic Sea area was the most important for the country, because it allowed the Dutch to import tons of wood and food, allowing Holland, Zeeland etc. to specialise its agriculture and focus more on trade. This made cities incredibly powerful, as they were economic powerhouses that didn't have to rely on the local lords ruling the more rural areas. When the Danish (or Swedish?) demanded ships passing the Sont to pay toll based on the width of the ship's deck, the Dutch made the fluyt, a new ship-type which had a thin deck but broad cargo space beneath it. It could hold a lot of cargo, required less crew members, and made the toll a lot cheaper. This made trade with the Baltics more profitable.

@@DanDanDoe Don't forget the windmills used to saw wood making shipbuilding into almost standardized mass production. This together with being more efficient and cheaper allowed the Dutch Republic to have a bigger merchant fleet than all of the big monarchies combined and doing more than half of Europe's trade.

Yeah don't glorify that. Don't glorify the colonial past. That shouldn't be taken lightly... Full disclaimer: I am Dutch.

@@roshie187 I didn't think I was "glorifying the colonial past." Give credit where credit is due. The Dutch built an empire on trade using small, maneuverable ships that more often than not delivered their cargo for a profit. The Dutch were known for their good negating and sharp trading acumen as well as their understanding of insurance and finance. As a colonial power the Dutch were quite a poor one.

@@roshie187 you should brush up on your history where the French, British germans and other European powers focused on Africa the Dutch was a superpower in Indonesia for example and that entire region it's where they made their money ever heard of the Dutch indies.?! the Dutch East and West indies company brought them immense wealth and made them the foremost maritime and economy power.And that's not counting latin america countries like Suriname Aruba St martin curaçao the Antilles in Africa they held sway over South Africa etc geographically speaking the territory wasn't big like that of the French or British but they were a major player some would even argue that they were the biggest with they maritime prowess alone

ah yes, 'we', like we are doing anything

But your Engineering wonders are like fire nations

Wasn't so bad! 😉👍🏻

No need to apologize.

Your pronunciation was very accurate for a non dutch speaking person. No need to apologize

no need to apologise at all!! the story, also, very well and accurately summarised.

And don't lose your accent!

I’m happy I was able to make it so accurate and I appreciate the complement! Thank you for watching!

Just wish they had mentioned my favorite flower, tulips. Are they part of the reclamation process? Regards from Tennessee USA.

@@amandalynch8329 they are more of a product of Dutch commerce, climate, great farmland, and culture and not really part of the reclamation process. The Tulips will get a video on their own. In the summer I want to make a video on Dutch exports of decorative plants. One of my favorite plants was introduced to the west by the Netherlands, the Hosta.

@@GeographyGeek To be honest, flowers were one of the greatest markets we had here. There were even special auctions for entire flower productions! Even now it’s still a booming business. I know that for a fact, because I live close to a gigantic commemorative flower giant.

You are right. I’m working on a video that addresses this.

Its even worse, the 2nd largest food exporter refers to high value, not to high volume. Theres many countries who export more food. But the Dutch export lots of high value products such as cheese and meat. Also agriculture tools are also included, so the greenhouses sold to other countries are also counted. Canada is one of the countries that imported a lot of greenhouse tech since they legalized marijuana.

@@awellner3285 We are also number 1 in exporting capsicums, I wouldnt be surprised its the same with other vegetables.

and a big part of the food that is exported is not grown in the Netherlands, but imported.

The Dutch will be the judge of that

First we fought for our own land! Second we concurred the see! Tgirt and forth.. We have build the largest harber in the entire world and we have the most sustainable and efficient food production! For outsiders: We like people that work hard and like cheese!

@@armygetic2509 I'm not sold on sustainable, but it is efficient.

Try landing at Schipol Airport . Elevation Minus 3 meters :-)

@@armygetic2509 Can we mention that French Cavalary captured your Naval Fleet , whilist it was at sea? :-)

I like it!

We are fucking water gods XD

@@somerandomdude8887 Move aside Poseidon

@@joppecaron8898 we made the water our bitch, the melting ice caps won't do shit to us

@@somerandomdude8887 roep dat niet te luid...

Fuck the seals, are there naked woman? NO? Ok piss off then. 😂

@Your local memes dealer je bedoelt zeker de rosse buurt 😏

“Amsterdam, die groote stad, Die staat op honderd palen, En als die stad eens ommevalt, Wie zal dat betalen? Ik niet, jij niet en een ander ook niet. Rien, tien, twintig, dertig, veertig, vijftig, zestig, zeventig, tachtig, negentig, honderd.”

The first big houses in Amsterdam were build on animal skins, instead of poles.

I see what you did there

Eeeyyyyyyyy nice reference

explain pls? I feel like it’s a good joke just don’t get it yet. shameful iknow)

@@OscarYLB its a reference to a game review IGN made about the Pokémon game Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, within the pokemon community it is well known though from outside its probably pretty obscure... basically they gave the game a 7.8/10 with one of the main points against the game being stated as "too much water" which is just a funny thing to rate a game on

HAHAHAHA

I’m happy I was able to! And thank you for the kind words

Yeah, like the Swiss go around the world helping with tunnel building

The palmtree islands and 'the world' in Dubai were made by Dutch engineers

The ships stuck in the Suez canal was removed by dutch dredgers.

Just like rick astley

@@rexyjp1237 lol

yup lets pretend colonialism never happend

@@Dihyyy eventually we still own some so its not like anything is stopping us from that anyways, were just showing were so OP we dont need to invade we can just make it ourselves

@@bakastarz5150 explain yourself to the victims not me bro

@@Dihyyy I think the most victims are dead.

@@162savage6 ah yes, WW2 victims are dead too so it's not a thing to think about, history isn't important, right?

Land claimed from water... That water was lakes, created by the Dutch themselves! By harvesting peat (turf) for fuel. Basically those amazing Dutch ‘creating their own land’ did nothing more than repair the environmental disaster they themselves caused.

Thank you! Very cool!

Thank you that means a lot! And thank you for watching! Netherlands is a really interesting country. I have a few other video ideas about the Netherlands I’d like to make.

@@GeographyGeek Oh really, that would be great! 👍🏻 I'm already curious, about the subject you gonna choose. 😁✌🏼

At 6:04 the sign in English fascinates me

@@rutgerb Whoops, must be an image in England from 1953 flooding. 307 people were killed there. Sorry, I did not notice the sign until you pointed it out.

@@GeographyGeek A nice angle might be that it's not just about defence against the water for much longer than the afsluitdijk. It's a prime example of turning a disadvantage into an advantage. Because of 'if you make it dry, you own it' there were a lot of land owning farmers in the Netherlands and there was a lot of cooperation necessary to keep it dry. On the other hand the many waterways were essential to trade and by the 17th century the whole country was connected by canals. This had huge poltical impact since it did not match with the feudal system that reigned Europe and the authoritarian monarchs, who had difficulty enforcing their power with horsemen in armour in wet lands anyway. So it's no coincidence it was in The Netherlands (then still including Flanders) that the power of kings and nobility faded and a merchant class and free farmers rose, that they didn't believe in the divine right of a king to tell them how to believe in god, and modern capitalism, social mobility and freedom emerged from the wet lands, as well as capable sailors to spread it over Europe of course. A bottom so soggy that sheep herding was it's only use, resulted in a flourishing cloth trade by boat only centuries later. The first really big polders were financed by stock, the herring fishers in the 15th century had insurance schemes and trade created exchanges and speculation, modern finance was just a next step. The windmill technology for pumping evolved to proto-industrialization with standardization, specialization and mass production.

I did know know that until this week! It’s great! And thank you!

G E K OL O N I S E E R D!

gebeurd wel vaker zo als nu :P

Als je er om vraagt...😅

@PeterBergen ik, als buitenlander die wel in Nederland is opgegroeid, vind het best wel ziek hoe Nederland met dit soort dingen omgaat. Wie zou er bv ooit bedenken om een provincie uit een zee te halen? Daarom zou ik t niet 'stroking of ego' noemen. Meer gewoon trots zijn op wat de bevolking van dit land heeft gedaan om het bewoonbaar te houden.

Thanks man!

I was wondering why there’s a sign in English at 6:01. Thanks for clearing that up!

@@judithvandijk7257 The Dutch also came to England after the Restoration of the Monarchy. They were responsible for a lot of drainage works around the country. Duttch surnames are quite usual in some parts of Norfolk and South Yorkshire around the Isle of Axholme.

We make the sea our bitch.

@@BEstudent ikr

And the water isn’t even salty anymore 😎

@@faymcbella7294 😂😂😂😂

The Dutch to the British: We are making a dam (But forget to mention the British are the dam).

K.norel is een goede schrijver

K. Norel, brings back memories! Thanks for sharing Ken.

Thank you for the kind words!

No problem! I’m happy you enjoyed it!

School only teaches the basics. Nothing more.

I appreciate the kind words. Thank you for watching!

😂

Who cares what your height is... 😂

@@dvb8637 joe cares

Gebruik gwn centimeters man

@jojes hojjes joe mama

No problem. Thank you for watching!

Thank you! I’ll have to check that video out.

Oh wow I guess I did

The most important barrier to avoid flooding due to water from the maas. It's also the lowest part of the country.

Thank you!

That’s pretty cool! Thanks for watching

Flevoland is a soulless place. Rip if you grow up there xD

I grew up in down town Arnhem A hard place to grow up

I just looked it up. Very interesting! I’ll keep in the back on my mind. I have some more Netherlands videos in the works.

@@GeographyGeekCant wait to see them, as we say in Dutch: kan niet wachten om ze te zien. :)

@@claytoneskes9519 ik ook kan niet wachten

You do not talk about England right 🤣

fun fact: technically not only Belgium, but also France is our southern neighbour (through saint-martin)

god created the world, but the dutch created the Netherlands.

The chronology goes.. God Created the Earth, Dutch created Netherlands, Netherlands create America. It's means, Dutch create all the *LIES & Fool-the-Masses Agenda* about all things about science of fake moon landing, globe shape and hiding the secret society agenda. I can't see *CURVATURE* in this video! Are we on globe or what..?!! *Geography Geek* have a major explanation to do.

I am from Netherlands

Iam from the Netherlands. Thx for this vid. BTW it really hept with my last history test.

9:00 if you look at the dijkrings whe will keep wining

Thank you!

Stfu our country is beautiful!!

@@Jorrit.5 yeah I like the mountains Oh wait

@@autismcenter201😐

@@Jorrit.5 why do you care so much

@@autismcenter201 because im proud of my country

what is Bieschbosch

@@CharleyCheno It's one of the national parks in the Netherlands

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

Bart you guys should create a new island called Doggerland for the airport Then us Brit's & Dutchies could unite again.✌️😍 ...gezellig

It is not only the Dutch that like to watch videos of their own country, everyone does... We are all alike in that way ^)^

Please, not the cheese! There's nothing worse than the cheese! 😁

Living in Ecuador, how I miss the cheese and the drop and haring, pindakaas and zuurkool are home- made here....

Rip the us that got created by the dutch

In case you didn't know, we also have nukes stored at airbase "Volkel" though they are granted to us by the US.

I was told 'Never Mention the Cheese!:-#)'

You should be proud of your country: I am a Brit and would move there tomorrow if not for Brexit 😡

That’s pretty cool

😂 I appreciate it!

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Thank you!