Etiket: Marken
Rijkswaterstaat will inspect dikes in Marken tonight, mayor warns residents
The former island of Marken is looking forward to an exciting evening. The water of the Markermeer is extremely high and the Marken surrounding dike on the south side has…
Rijkswaterstaat: Marken dike is not about to break
After an emergency inspection of the southern dike of Marken this evening, Rijkswaterstaat concludes that the dike is currently strong enough and is unlikely to break. Nevertheless, Rijkswaterstaat is erring…
Apologies to residents of Marken after removal of coat of arms ‘moor head’
The Slag op de Zuiderzee foundation apologizes for the removal of the coat of arms from the village of Marken. That happened earlier this week, after several people complained about…
Marken lighthouse resident rescues drowning man from lake
Thanks to Liliane Spijker, resident of the Marken lighthouse, a drowning person was rescued from the water around three o’clock this afternoon. “He was scratching like a little dog.” Lilian…
German walks around with Horse van Marken tattoo: “My left arm is Dutch”
He had never seen the lighthouse, but Niklas Bohr from Germany without thinking twice got a tattoo of the Paard van Marken. The German has typed ‘lighthouse Netherlands’ on Google…
At Marken, young and old wear special costumes on King’s Day
Celebrating King’s Day is a great tradition on Marken. And that is why the weather is so nice that after two years of corona it can be done as usual,…