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Really nice pictures! What does Galgenplaat means? Is it just a name or does it have a meaning?regardsPeterhttp://kayakr.net/
Hello Kayakr!A "Galg" is a gallows - Galgenplaat means "sand or plain of the gallows" undoubtedly referring to a dark period in the history of the Oosterschelde...Greetings,Hans
oh, then it's similar in Swedish. Galg = Galge! The name makes me curious as a former history student.Thanks for the answer!Peterhttp://kayakr.net/
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Really nice pictures! What does Galgenplaat means? Is it just a name or does it have a meaning?
regards
Peter
http://kayakr.net/
Hello Kayakr!
A "Galg" is a gallows - Galgenplaat means "sand or plain of the gallows" undoubtedly referring to a dark period in the history of the Oosterschelde...
Greetings,
Hans
oh, then it's similar in Swedish. Galg = Galge! The name makes me curious as a former history student.
Thanks for the answer!
Peter
http://kayakr.net/
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