H. J. Lovink Pumping Station

The pumping station is situated along Provincial Road N306 in the southern part of Biddinghuizen, a village in the municipality of Dronten, Flevoland, the Netherlands.{{sfn|Google Maps, Gemaal Lovink}} It lies northeast of the {{convert|5|m|adj=on}} Lovink Lock, which connects the {{ill|Dwarsvaart Canal|nl|Hoge Dwarsvaart}} with the Veluwemeer.{{sfn|Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Gemaal H.J. Lovink}} The concrete inlets, protected against duckweed by a filter, transport discharge from the canal into the lake.{{sfn|Netherlands Pumping Station Foundation, Lovink}}

In design, the station consists primarily of three rectangular blocks. The largest of these, oriented horizontally, contains the engine room with two pumps. On the northwest and southeast sides of this structure, the concrete frame is connected by a series of steel-framed windows. Atop this block is a terrace, enclosed by a concrete frame,{{sfn|Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Gemaal H.J. Lovink}} around the second horizontal block that contains the transformer;{{sfn|Fleurbaaij Kunst & Cultuur, Gemaal Lovink}} an auxiliary transformer is also located on site.{{sfn|Netherlands Pumping Station Foundation, Lovink}} The third block, oriented vertically, contains a staircase that connects the ground level with the terrace level. Windows allow views along the northwest and southeast sides.{{sfn|Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Gemaal H.J. Lovink}}

Built on a slight incline, the south-western façade – which contains the main entrance, framed by a diagonal projection – is taller than the north-eastern façade.{{sfn|Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Gemaal H.J. Lovink}} Above the entrance is a tableau by J. M. Roosenburg that depicts a farmer and fisherman, one landward and one seaward, shaking hands over a dyke. Titled {{lang|nl|Land en Water}} ("Land and Water"), this tableau consists of a series of terracotta tiles with white-glazed reliefs on a brown background.{{sfn|Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Gemaal H.J. Lovink}}{{sfn|Zuiderzeeland, Gemaal Lovink}} In the canal near the station is a piece of land art by Jacqueline Verhaagen, an artificial island in blue concrete titled {{lang|nl|De Blauwe Dromer}} ("The Blue Dreamer", 2001).{{sfn|Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Gemaal H.J. Lovink}}{{sfn|Netherlands Pumping Station Foundation, Lovink}}

The interior of the main block contains the engine room, which holds two vertical centrifugal pumps driven by three-phase motors.{{sfn|Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Gemaal H.J. Lovink}} These pumps remove a combined {{convert|1160|m3}} of water ({{convert|1.16|e6l|disp=sqbr}}) per minute;{{sfn|Fleurbaaij Kunst & Cultuur, Gemaal Lovink}} {{as of|2002|lc=y}}, the canal is {{convert|5.2|m}} lower than the Veluwemeer. Most of the engine room is open, showing the concrete truss construction, though an enclosed area contains a battery for the transformer as well as a diesel generator.{{sfn|Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Gemaal H.J. Lovink}}

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Construction of the H. J. Lovink Pumping Station began in 1954, following a design by Dirk Roosenburg.{{sfn|Fleurbaaij Kunst & Cultuur, Gemaal Lovink}} The engines had been installed by March 1956,{{sfn|'t Nieuws voor Kampen 1956, Gemaal-Lovink}} and operations began in September of that year.{{sfn|Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Gemaal H.J. Lovink}} Four houses were constructed nearby, intended for two engineers, a staff member, and a road maintenance worker.{{sfn|'t Nieuws voor Kampen 1956, Gemaal-Lovink}} The station was named for Hermanus Johannes Lovink (1866–1938), an agriculturalist who had overseen extensive land reclamation and afforestation projects as the director of the Association for Wasteland Redevelopment and as a member of the House of Representatives.{{sfn|Poel|2013}}

Together with the larger {{ill|Colijn Pumping Station|nl|Gemaal Colijn}} in {{ill|Ketelhaven|nl}} and the H. Wortman Pumping Station in Lelystad, the Lovink Station was used for the reclamation of the eastern Flevopolder,{{sfn|Zuiderzeeland, Gemaal Lovink}} which was officially declared dry on 27 June 1957. As the region's canals are interconnected, these three stations were also used in the reclamation of the southern Flevopolder, which was achieved in 1968. Lovink Station was automated in 1991.{{sfn|Fleurbaaij Kunst & Cultuur, Gemaal Lovink}} The engines were refitted between 1993 and 1995. A new switching system was also installed during this period. In 2002, a recreational lock was built to the south of the station.{{sfn|Netherlands Pumping Station Foundation, Lovink}}

The station is currently owned and operated by the {{ill|Zuiderzeeland Water Authority|nl|Zuiderzeeland}}.{{sfn|Zuiderzeeland, Gemaal Lovink}} It was designated a rijksmonument (national monument) on 13 December 2010. This designation was based on its historical value in the reclamation of the Flevopolder, its architectural value as an example of modernism, the artistic value of its terracotta relief, and its integrity.{{sfn|Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Gemaal H.J. Lovink}} It was the first national monument built in the Flevopolder.{{sfn|Fleurbaaij Kunst & Cultuur, Gemaal Lovink}}

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• {{cite web |title=Gemaal H.J. Lovink |trans-title=H.J. Lovink Pumping Station |language=Dutch |publisher=Ministry of Education, Culture and Science |work=Rijksmonumentenregister |url=https://monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl/monumenten/530837 |ref={{sfnRef|Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Gemaal H.J. Lovink}} |access-date=8 June 2024 |archive-date=10 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210203737/https://monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl/monumenten/530837}}
• {{cite web |title=Gemaal Lovink |trans-title=Lovink Pumping Station |language=Dutch |work=Flevoland Heritage |publisher=Fleurbaaij Kunst & Cultuur |url=https://www.flevolanderfgoed.nl/home/erfgoed/oostelijk-flevoland-2/gemalen-2/gemaal-lovink.html |ref={{sfnRef|Fleurbaaij Kunst & Cultuur, Gemaal Lovink}} |access-date=9 June 2024 |archive-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927143653/https://www.flevolanderfgoed.nl/home/erfgoed/oostelijk-flevoland-2/gemalen-2/gemaal-lovink.html}}
• {{cite web |title=Gemaal Lovink |date=26 May 2020 |trans-title=Lovink Pumping Station |language=Dutch |publisher=Zuiderzeeland Water Authority |url=https://www.zuiderzeeland.nl/over-ons/wat-doet-zzl/water-op-peil/gemaal-lovink |ref={{sfnRef|Zuiderzeeland, Gemaal Lovink}} |access-date=9 June 2024 |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608010751/https://www.zuiderzeeland.nl/over-ons/wat-doet-zzl/water-op-peil/gemaal-lovink}}
• {{cite news |title=Gemaal-Lovink moet alleen nog 'aangekleed' worden |work='t Nieuws voor Kampen |page=4 |language=Dutch |trans-title=Lovink Pumping Station needs only to be 'dressed' |location=Kampen |date=31 March 1956 |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB27:017801077:mpeg21:a00059 |ref={{SfnRef|'t Nieuws voor Kampen 1956, Gemaal-Lovink}}}}
• {{Cite Google Maps |title=Gemaal Lovink |url=https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Gemaal+Lovink/@52.371111,5.615000,18z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x47c631899479a5d3:0xa8e90cebecbc31d4!8m2!3d52.371111!4d5.615000!16s%2Fg%2F121cgm0v?entry=ttu |access-date=9 June 2024 |ref={{SfnRef|Google Maps, Gemaal Lovink}}}}
• {{cite web |title=Lovink |language=Dutch |publisher=Netherlands Pumping Station Foundation |url=https://gemalen.nl/gemaal_detail.asp?gem_id=221 |ref={{sfnRef|Netherlands Pumping Station Foundation, Lovink}} |access-date=9 June 2024 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609150946/https://gemalen.nl/gemaal_detail.asp?gem_id=221}}
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• [https://www.zuiderzeeland.nl/over-ons/wat-doet-zzl/water-op-peil/gemaal-lovink-vr Virtual Tour] by Zuiderzeeland {{In lang|nl}}

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