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This image was taken on September 11th, 2015 in the sand dunes on the northwest coast of the peninsula Walcheren, Zeeland, The Netherlands.
In the narrative of this image I've told you that I was on my way to Domburg. You can see that I've almost reached my destination.
Domburg is a village which is adjacent to one of the beaches of Walcheren. In the summertime it's crowded with, mainly Belgian and German, tourists. Then it is cozy to stay there. When the tourist season is over, it's rather boring there.
Referring to my 'Domburg' post, I like to answer the by Laura (jerseygurl), Bob (Dunstickin), and Russ (heidlerr) put forward question/remark about the structure/tall stone tower on the right of this image.
It's a water tower. The tower was built in 1933 and is 28.5 meters high and has a storage capacity of 200 m3.
The water comes from the nature reserve 'Oranjezon', in the sand dunes north of Domburg. The water is filtered by a natural process and than it's transported, via a pumping station, to the tower. The water tower put pressure on the water in the pipes into people's homes.
The tower is a national monument and is privately owned. Therefore it's not open to visitors. In World War II the tower was severely damaged, and some of the damage is still visible. The color of the upper part of the tower is obtained from the oxidized copper roof slabs.