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Beemster Polder

A polder drained from a lake in 1609-1612 using early windmill-powered technology, laid out in a rational geometric grid of roads, canals and field boundaries influenced by Renaissance planning ideals - an early and influential example of large-scale land reclamation.

Dated events and their evidence

• 1612 CE mainstream
  drainage completed source
• 1999 CE mainstream
  UNESCO World Heritage inscription source

Where

52.5500° N, 4.9170° E

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beemster

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