A cute card from a Dutch tween. She lives in Hoogeveen, located in northern Netherlands. It was developed in the 17th century as a peat colony. To transport the peat, wijken, or smaller canals were dug every 160 meters. This created a grid of canals in Hoogeveen. The canals were the main method of transportation for not only peat, but other goods.  In the 1960s, with the rise of automobile and truck transport, many of the smaller canals lost their economic importance and many were filled in.