terp region of Groningen
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The terp region of Groningen is a coastal area in the Dutch province of Groningen characterized by ancient man-made dwelling mounds built to protect inhabitants from flooding.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural landscape
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| buildingTechnique |
layered accumulation of clay and manure
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raising earth mounds ⓘ |
| climateAdaptationRole | pre-modern flood protection system ⓘ |
| contains |
archaeological sites
ⓘ
historic churches on terps ⓘ man-made dwelling mounds ⓘ medieval village sites ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| governedBy | municipalities of the province of Groningen ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
low-lying coastal marshlands
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presence of man-made dwelling mounds ⓘ risk of flooding from the sea ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory |
mixed farming
ⓘ
salt-marsh grazing ⓘ |
| hasHumanSettlementType |
farmsteads on mounds
ⓘ
terp villages ⓘ |
| hasLanguageHistory | Gronings dialect ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
archaeology of terps
ⓘ
historical geography of coastal settlements ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as region of archaeological importance ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
enabling permanent settlement in tidal marshes
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protection of inhabitants from storm surges ⓘ protection of livestock from flooding ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient terp mounds
ⓘ
early habitation in flood-prone areas ⓘ |
| landUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
livestock grazing ⓘ rural settlements ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Wadden Sea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
coastal area of the Wadden Sea
ⓘ
northern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ province of Groningen ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
German Wadden coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
province of Friesland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wadden Sea coastal landscape
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
broader terp landscape of the northern Netherlands and Germany ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hallig islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
terp region of Friesland ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
clay soils
ⓘ
polders ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMainDevelopment |
Iron Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ early Middle Ages ⓘ |
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