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A polder (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpɔldər] ⓘ) is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are: Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed. Flood plains separated from the sea or river by a dike.
The Dutch have a long history of reclamation of marshes and fenland, resulting in some 3,000 polders [7] nationwide. About half the total surface area of polders in north-west Europe is in the Netherlands. The first embankments in Europe were constructed in Roman times. The first polders were constructed in the 11th century.
Beemster (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːmstər] ⓘ) 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 ...
The Zuiderzee Works (Dutch: Zuiderzeewerken) is a system of dams and dikes, land reclamation and water drainage work, which was the largest hydraulic engineering project undertaken by the Netherlands during the twentieth century. The project involved the damming of the Zuiderzee, a large, shallow inlet of the North Sea, and the reclamation of ...
8300–8319. Area code. 0527. Website. www.noordoostpolder.nl. Noordoostpolder (Dutch: [ˈnoːrt.oːstˌpɔldər] ⓘ; English: "North-East Polder") is a polder and municipality in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands. Formerly, it was also called Urker Land. Emmeloord is the administrative center, located in the heart of the ...
Flevopolder. The Flevopolder is an island polder forming the bulk of Flevoland, a province of the Netherlands. Created by land reclamation, its northeastern part was drained in 1955 and the remainder—the southwest—in 1968. Unlike other major polders, it is surrounded by lakes and below-sea-level channels. By some definitions, it is the ...
The Oostvaardersplassen (Dutch pronunciation: [oːstˈfaːrdərsˌplɑsə (n)]) is a nature reserve in the Netherlands, managed by the Staatsbosbeheer (state forestry service). Covering about 56 square kilometres (22 sq mi) in the province of Flevoland, it is an experiment [2][3][4] in rewilding. [5] It is in a polder created in 1968; by 1989 ...
Relief map of the European Netherlands. The European Netherlands has a total area of 41,543 km 2 (16,040 sq mi), including water bodies, and a land area of 33,481 km 2 (12,927 sq mi). The Caribbean Netherlands has a total area of 328 km 2 (127 sq mi) [115] It lies between latitudes 50° and 54° N, and longitudes 3° and 8° E.