All Saints' Flood (1170)
For other uses, see All Saints' Flood (disambiguation).
Creiler Forest around the year 1100. The exact position of the forest is unknown
The All Saints' Flood of 1170 (Allerheiligenvloed) was a catastrophic flood in the Netherlands that took place in 1170. Large parts of the Northern Netherlands, and Holland territories were overflowed. This is the flood that created the Zuiderzee. "Lake Flevo" was once a fresh water lake, but after this flood a sea channel opened a connection from the North Sea into the lake through 'Creiler Forest', and turned the lake into the salt-water sea known as the Zuiderzee. The Creiler Forest vanished forever under the waves.
The sea area increased inside the Netherlands and large peat areas developed, which were easily washed away.
See also
References
- Rome's Greatest Defeat, A Review - All Saints' Flood of 1170. File retrieved March 11, 2007.
- Buisman, Jan, Duizend jaar weer, wind en water in de Lage Landen (Deel 1: tot 1300), ISBN 978-90-5194-075-6
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