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Explore Saeftinghe in 1570

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Historic Places, Rebuilt · City reconstruction

Saeftinghe — The Rich Polder Town, 1570

Saeftinghe in 1570 is a prosperous polder community where fertile fields and busy quays meet the tidal Scheldt on the edge of the sea. This walk follows the dyke-line, the windmill and the village streets to the church tower, the peat moors and the barges, and pauses at a local place of legend where a captured mermaid is said to have cursed the land.

15 scenes, 10 streets, squares and views, 5 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Saeftinghe as it stood in 1570 (“Saeftinghe”).

The route, scene by scene

  1. 1. Western Scheldt Approach
  2. 2. Saeftinghe Sea Dyke
  3. 3. Polder Windmill
  4. ↳ Mill Floor and Gearing · interior
  5. 4. Lower Polder Wheat Fields
  6. ↳ Polder Farmhouse Kitchen · interior
  7. 5. Saeftingher Slot
  8. ↳ Great Hall of Saeftingher Slot · interior
  9. 6. Village Quay
  10. 7. Peat Moors
  11. 8. Church Tower of Saeftinghe
  12. ↳ Parish Church Nave · interior
  13. 9. Mermaid's Dyke
  14. 10. Upper Dyke Lookout
  15. ↳ Dyke-Warden's Watch Room · interior