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in 1515. In the next years the water course was cut off at more sites. The most important projects prior to 1650 were the
Ellenser Damm across the Schwarzes Brack in the west of the bay in 1596 to 1615 and the New Hoben-Dike in the east in 1643. South of this dike, the coast became a mossy bog. The
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and the last one in 1515. However, about a century passed before most of the area flooded by these connections was regained for pasture and arable land.
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Stadland and Butjadingen. At the beginning of 16th century, all countries around Jade Bight were conquered by the Counts of Oldenburg.
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Greenish coloured areas (except the few bluish green ones) represent new won land. Regaining of losses mostly is marked only by the dikes.
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bought a part of the western shore of the bay from
Oldenburg, in order to use the harbour as a Prussian naval base, later called
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Ein
Beitrag zur Tidedynamik der Innenjade und des Jadebusens (A contribution on the tidal dynamics of Innenjade and Jadebusen)
161:. For some time, there were three permanent connecting branches and one flood bed between the river and the bight, forming an
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flows make the neck of Jade Bight the deepest natural channel near
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during the 13th and 16th centuries. Since the early 14th century, it has joined eastward to the
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129:. Because of the very low input of freshwater, it is classified as a bay rather than an
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bog was affected by high floods, and dikes built on the bog proved to be very fragile.
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The
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About 180 km² (70 mi²) in area, the Jade was largely created by
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Development of the Jade Bight and the interim Weser delta:
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288:), was based at Wilhelmshaven in the Jade Bight. After
332:(3rd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus, 1972, p. 281.
282:), the main battle fleet of the Imperial German Navy (
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list of sources of the map "Jadebusen und Weserdelta"
165:. The first of these junctions was closed in 1450 by
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60:• grayish lilac areas = newly gained land lost again
70:• bold pale blue lines = limit of mudflats c. 1810
72:• dirty lilac lines = limit of mudflats c. 1645
62:• grayish pink areas = regained land lost again
429:Die Geschichte der Landschaft um den Jadebusen
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172:In the west, the Jade extended far into the
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212:('above the Jade') with the low
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238:Organized construction of dikes
192:Decay of the Frisian community
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140:Aerial view of Jade Bight
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182:County of Oldenburg
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606:Jade Bight
601:Maadebucht
591:Harlebucht
586:Dornum Bay
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316:References
202:Rüstringen
91:Jade Bight
270:. During
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103:Jadebusen
41:Jadebusen
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373:Jade Bay
227:Stadland
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330:Germany
255:Harbour
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