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Vliet (canal)

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and it is theorized that to maintain water levels there may have been dams and spillways. Based on discoveries in the new Rietvink quarter of Leidschendam, archaeologists concluded that the ancient canal was about three meters deep and about fifteen meters wide, enough for two ships. It is unclear
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what the canal's trajectory was beyond the current city of Delft; the Delfshavense Schie canal, which connects Delft to the
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the Vliet was an important trade link that attracted much trade, as it flowed through the heart of the
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river, of which the current Oude Rijn stream in Roman times was the main branch, to the
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Tacitus], Tacitus [Cornelius (2008-06-12), Yardley, John C; Barrett, Anthony (eds.),
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Leidschendam
[vlit]

canal
Netherlands
South Holland
Oude Rijn
Leiden
Delfshavense Schie
Delft
Voorschoten
Leidschendam
Voorburg
The Hague
Rijswijk
AD
Roman
Corbulo
Rhine
Meuse
estuary
Cananefates
Forum Hadriani
Hadrian
Nieuwe Maas
Middle Ages
County of Holland
Leidschendam
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