Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
Overview
The Beemster Polder, dating from the early 17th century, is is an exceptional example of reclaimed land in the Netherlands. It has preserved intact its well-ordered landscape of fields, roads, canals, dykes and settlements, laid out in accordance with classical and Renaissance planning principles.
About Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
Beemster is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The Beemster is the first polder in the Netherlands reclaimed from a lake, the water extracted by windmills between 1609 and 1612. The original well-ordered landscape of fields, roads, canals, and dykes has been preserved intact. A grid of canals parallels the grid of roads in the Beemster. The larger feeder canals are offset by approximately one kilometer from the larger roads.
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Details
- Countries
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- ISO Codes
- NL
- Area
- 7,208 ha
- Coordinates
- 52.5489, 4.9111
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