- Les Moëres
Les Moëres (known in Dutch as "De Moeren") are a
marsh y region in the area ofDunkirk inFrance , located not far from the Belgian border. At one time the area was inhabited by the Gallic people known as theMorini ; they are believed to have lent their name to the territory.For many centuries, beginning around 800, the marshes were completely submerged due to a slight elevation of the nearby sea; beginning in 1617 the area was drained by
Wenceslas Cobergher on the orders ofAlbert VII, Archduke of Austria and his wife, Isabella. The project was finished in 1627, leaving the marshes around 2.5meter s abovesea level .With the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, the Moëres were divided between France and the
Netherlands . Today, two communes share the territory and its name:
*Les Moëres, Nord , which contains a museum ofwater pump s
*De Moeren,Veurne , in BelgiumReference
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