Dordt Vlogt: 600 years of the Elizabeth flood

Dordt Vlogt Saint Elizabeth's Flood Dordrecht

In this Dordt Vlogt Vera Britt goes out and tells us more about what we can discover in Dordrecht about the Sint Elisabethsvloed. 600 years of Elisabethflood, a theme year full of special, inspiring and exciting activities. The theme year runs from July 2021 to September 2022. What happened 600 years ago? The night of 18 November 1421: a fierce storm breaks the dykes and causes one of the worst floods in Dutch history: the Sint Elisabethsvloed. People died, villages drowned, the Biesbosch was formed. Learn more about it in this new edition of Dordt Vlogt!

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