Tijdschrift voor Historische Geografie - Volume 9, Issue 4, 2024

Abstract The valuable landscape of Ravenswaarden. Experience and valuation in a landscape historical study The Ravenswaarden (waarden are floodplains but the word waarden also means values) are situated in a relatively young floodplain landscape, formed after the breakthrough of the river IJssel in the early Middle Ages around 550 ad. Due to lateral displacement of the IJssel, the Ravenswaarden are made up of meand Read More

Abstract Groningen in the 1970s and 1980s. The enduring role of ideological principles in inner city development This article describes how Groningen aimed to find a balance between preserving historic elements and embracing innovations for the historic inner city, with its partly medieval structure and monumental buildings. After the liberation in 1945, the inner city was partly in ruins. Urban development was pla Read More

Abstract The formation of the ‘Dordtse Kil’ Recently published authoritative maps of the paleogeography of the Netherlands in 1500 show the Dordtse Kil as a very wide waterway near the Dutch town of Dordrecht. However, around 1500 there was no waterway in that place at all. The Dordtse Kil was only dug out in 1597. This article examines what went wrong and how this region should be shown on those maps.

Abstract Can tobacco cultivation still be seen in Southeast-Utrecht? A study into the influence of centuries of tobacco cultivation on the landscape of the Southeastern Utrechtse Heuvelrug From the 17th until the 20th century, tobacco was cultivated in the south-eastern region of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It was especially prominent in places like Amerongen, Elst and Rhenen. This article focuses on the cultivation itself, t Read More