Droogmakerij de Beemster
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Location
Noord-Holland

Country
Netherlands

Year of Research
1999

Culture
    The Beemster Polder, dating from the starting of 17th century, is the eldest area of reclaimed land in the Netherlands.
    It has conserved intact its well-ordered landscape of fields, roads, canals, dykes and settlements, laid out in order with classical and Renaissance planning procedures.
    The Beemster Polder is a symbol of creative planning, in which the ideals of antiquity and the Renaissance were applied to the design of a reclaimed landscape.
    The innovative and intellectually creative landscape of the Beemster Polder had a profound and lasting impact on reclamation projects in Europe and beyond.
    The origin of the Beemster Polder marks a major step forward in the interrelationship between humankind and water at a crucial period of social and economic expansion.





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