739 NL - Schokland and Surroundings (1995)

Brief Description

"Schokland was a peninsula that by the 15th century had become an island. Occupied and then abandoned as the sea encroached, it had to be evacuated in 1859. But following the draining of the Zuider Zee, it has, since the 1940s, formed part of the land reclaimed from the sea. Schokland has vestiges of human habitation going back to prehistoric times. It symbolizes the heroic, age-old struggle of the people of the Netherlands against the encroachment of the waters."

斯霍克兰及其周围地区
"斯霍克兰曾是一个半岛，15世纪时变成了独立的岛 屿 。由于海水的侵蚀，有人居住的岛屿被遗弃，1859年居民被迫撤离。但随着须德海的干涸，20世纪40年代起，海洋中的一部分领土又重新归属于斯霍克 兰岛。岛上遗留着的史前时代人类的遗址，象征着荷兰人民与海水侵蚀进行长期抗争的英勇行为。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/739