Explore: Biesbosch

left as it was, and now forms the Biesbosch nature reserve and bird sanctuary. Until the end of the 1960s the Biesbosch was directly connected with the

De Biesbosch National Park is one of the largest national parks in the Netherlands and one of the last extensive areas of freshwater tidal wetlands in

delta. It was dug along the general trajectories of a number of minor Biesbosch creeks to reduce the risk of flooding by diverting the water away from

Brabant (around Geertruidenberg). Most of the actual National Park of Biesbosch area has been flooded since. The cause of the flood was a powerful extratropical

destroyed a newly reclaimed polder, replacing it with the 72 km2 (28 sq mi) Biesbosch tidal floodplains. The huge North Sea flood of February 1953 caused the

The Sliedrechtse Biesbosch, east of Dordrecht, and the Dordtse Biesbosch, south of Dordrecht, together form the Hollandse Biesbosch which is a part of

Euroregion Rhine-Waal Euroregion Scheldemond Euroregion Bible Belt De Biesbosch Bollenstreek Gelderse Valley [fy; li; nds-nl; nl; zea] Groene Hart Holland

southern Netherlands, in the province North Brabant. A large portion of the Biesbosch National Park is part of this municipality. Towns: Made (population: 11

municipality, part of Land van Heusden en Altena, contained a large part of De Biesbosch area as it is located in the province of North Brabant. On 1 January 2019

The Bergse Maas continues under the name of Amer, which is part of De Biesbosch. The Afgedamde Maas joins the Waal, the main stem of the Rhine at Woudrichem