Beemster

Beemster is a polder in North Holland, Western Netherlands. Beemster is situated nearby to the hamlet Klaterbuurt, as well as near Halfweg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include De Nachtegaal and Johannes de Doperkerk.

De Nachtegaal

Windmill

Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 4.0.

De Nachtegaal is a windmill.

Johannes de Doperkerk

Church

Photo: Arhu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Johannes de Doperkerk is a church.

Fort aan de Nekkerweg

Fort

Photo: Janericloebe, Public domain.

Fort aan de Nekkerweg is situated 3½ km south of Beemster.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beemster and Middenbeemster.

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.

Middenbeemster

Village

Photo: Arhu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Middenbeemster is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the former municipality of Beemster, and lies about 6 km northwest of Purmerend.

Westbeemster

Village

Photo: Arch, Public domain.

Westbeemster is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the former municipality of Beemster, and lies about 9 km northwest of Purmerend.

Beemster

Type: Polder
Also known as: “De Beemster” and “The Beemster”
Category: landform
Location: North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.558° or 52° 33′ 29″ north

Longitude

4.91405° or 4° 54′ 51″ east

Elevation

-5 metres (-16 feet)

Open location code

9F46HW57+5J

GeoNames ID

2757799

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Vietnamese—“Beemster” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Beemster”
Finnish: “Beemster”
French: “Polder de Beemster”
German: “Beemster”
Indonesian: “Beemster”
Italian: “Beemster”
Limburgan: “Beemster”
Swedish: “Beemster”
Vietnamese: “Beemster”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Nekkerweg a/d and Purmerend benoorden.

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