Imperial border between the Netherlands and Germany

1541 to 1816

In the Middle Ages, the border between the diocese of Utrecht (or the county of Twente) and the prince-bishopric of Münster ran along the current national border near Enschede. The Aamsveen is a border moor. Where exactly the border ran was unclear for a long time. It was only established at the end of the Middle Ages. Historical sources show that there have been many border conflicts since at least 1541. After the war against France, the Netherlands concluded a final border treaty with the new Prussian farmers in 1816.

Mechanisation of peat extraction and the peat bedd

1914 to 1962

Changes in agriculture

1900 to the present day

Division of land

1773 and 1845

Imperial border between the Netherlands and German

1541 to 1816

Peat extraction

1300 to 1962

Late medieval marquisates

Circa 1200 to 1800

Court and serfs in the (early) Middle Ages

800 to around 1300

The Holocene and the moor

11,700 years ago to 800 AD

Covering sand from the Weichselian glacial period

120,000 to 11,700 years ago

Moraines from the Saale glacial period

230,000 to 130,000 years ago