In between these jurisdictions were the settlements and villages (called kerspels) under Gelders administration. It was the aristocracy and the ambtman / dijkgraaf on behalf of the Earl of Gelre, who held the administrative power. ... It was especially the planters (small farmers) who increasingly concentrate on the cultivation of tobacco; labour intensive, but with a good harvest very lucrative. In the 18th century the region was with devastating regularity hit by dike ...
In between these jurisdictions were the settlements and villages (called kerspels) under Gelders administration. It was the aristocracy and the ambtman / dijkgraaf on behalf of the Earl of Gelre, who held the administrative power. ...
