Mira Bridge

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Massart took this photograph of the Durme in 1904. Young walnut trees (Juglans regia) grow on the left and right of the dikes, which were used as dike reinforcements. On the flanks of the dike, dense reed vegetation thrives. The dark wedges at the foot of the dikes are triqueter (Scirpus triqueter). This species was often found in the mudflats along the non-brackish parts of this tidal river, which were flooded twice a day.
The photos were taken from the so-called Mira Bridge over the Durme. This bridge was built in 1896 and was a vital link in the connection between Hamme and Sint-Niklaas. She got her name and fame thanks to the feature film Mira, the 1971 film adaptation of the book De teleurgang van de Waterhoek by Stijn Streuvels, starring Willeke van Ammelrooy and Jan Decleir.

(Source: Recollecting Landscapes)

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Dromos

Translated by Azure

| | Public | Dutch

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Hamme, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

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