Beemster, Netherlands
| Name of the Inscribed Sector | Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) | | Year of inscription on the World Heritage List | 1999 | | Population | 8500 |
History
- The Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) (C i, ii, iv), dating from the early 17th century, is the oldest area of reclaimed land in The Netherlands. It has preserved intact its regular landscape of fields, roads, canals, dikes and settlements, laid out in accordance with the principles of classical and Renaissance planning.
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