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Roelof van Echten Lock
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April 29, 2024
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a remnant of the canal from after 1852, when it was widened, deepened, and provided with other
locks. The 'old' lock is a lock from 1929. Nothing here reminds us
of the old canal from before 1852. But still a precious relic of the later canal.
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August 18, 2025
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A lock used to be named after a laborer who worked there. This was actually a demotion for Roelof van Echten. Roelof van Echten (July 15, 1592 – November 20, 1643)[1] was a Drenthe nobleman. He was lord of Echten and Echtens Hoogeveen, captain, ette of the Dieverderdingspel, deputy, and finally bailiff of Drenthe. Van Echten attended the Synod of Dordrecht as an observer.
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