Watergraafsmeer

The Watergraafsmeer is a polder in , , reclaimed from the lake Diemermeer in 1629. In the 17th and 18th centuries, there were many buitenplaatsen in the Watergraafsmeer, though nowadays only one, Frankendael, remains.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: city area and poldered former lake in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Diemermeer”, “Watergraafsmeerpolder”, “Wgm”, “ワーテルグラーフスメール”, and “ワテルグラーフスメール”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Koningskerk and Funerary museum.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Museum
The Nederlands Uitvaart Museum Tot Zover is a museum…

Park
Photo: P.H. Louw, CC BY 2.5 nl.
is one of two remaining buitenplaats in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oost and Oostpoort.

Photo: Jan1959, CC BY 3.0.
is a borough of .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the borough in , .

Neighborhood
Photo: Vincent Steenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood of , .

Watergraafsmeer

Latitude
52.34981° or 52° 20′ 59″ north
Longitude
4.9383° or 4° 56′ 18″ east
Elevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)
Open location code
9F468WXQ+W8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 359758014
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
2744976
Wiki­data ID
Q1936132
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Watergraafsmeer” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Watergraafsmeer”
  • Chinese: “瓦特赫拉夫斯梅尔”
  • Chinese: “瓦特赫拉夫斯梅爾”
  • Danish: “Watergraafsmeer”
  • Dutch: “Watergraafsmeer”
  • Esperanto: “Watergraafsmeer”
  • French: “Watergraafsmeer”
  • German: “Watergraafsmeer”
  • Irish: “Watergraafsmeer”
  • Italian: “Watergraafsmeer”
  • Japanese: “ヴァーテルフラーフスメール”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Watergraafsmeer”
  • Russian: “Ватерграфсмер”
  • Slovenian: “Watergraafsmeer”
  • Turkish: “Watergraafsmeer”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Park de Meer and De Wetbuurt.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Workout Space and Tram stop H. de Vrieslaan.

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