Wijkermeerpolder, Reclaimed polder between Beverwijk and Assendelft, Netherlands
The Wijkermeer polder extends over 700 hectares of fertile land from Beverwijk to Assendelft, bordered by the North Sea Canal in the south.
In 1873, the Wijkermeer lake was drained during the construction of the North Sea Canal, transforming the water body into agricultural land.
Museum Kennemerland exhibited the agricultural evolution of the polder through photographs, maps, and traditional farming tools from October 2014 to March 2015.
The fertile clay soil of the polder supports extensive farming activities, with farmers cultivating potatoes, beets, cabbage, and grain throughout the area.
Fort Zuidwijkermeer was constructed in the southwestern section of the polder as part of the Amsterdam Defense Line, featuring a 2.5-kilometer protective dike.
Location: Beverwijk
Location: Zaanstad
Part of: IJpolders
GPS coordinates: 52.46255,4.68018
Latest update: March 25, 2025 22:00
Fort aan de St. Aagtendijk
1.7 km
Fort Velsen
917 m
Fort Zuidwijkermeer
877 m
Liniewal Aagtendijk–Zuidwijkermeer
212 m
Velserdijk
1.9 km
Beeckestijn main building
2.2 km
Climbing wall and viewpoint Spaarnwoude
1.6 km
Beeckestijn carriage houses
2.2 km
Beeckestijn, park- en tuinaanleg
2.2 km
Schuur van belang ter afsluiting van het kerkplein
2.2 km
Boerderij, gepleisterde lage woning in topgevels eindigend, laag hek
2.2 km
Serpentine wall Beeckestijn
2.2 km
Terrein waarin de resten van een fort met haven uit de Romeinse tijd
1.5 km
Beeckestijn, tuinmuur met speelhuisjes
2.2 km
Zuiderdorpstraat 4, Velsen-Zuid
2.2 km
Beeckestijn, slangemuur nabij het linker koetshuis
2.2 km
Beeckestijn, toegangshek naar het plein voor het hoofdgebouw
2.2 km
Beeckestijn, paar hekpijlers nabij de gereconstrueerde rozentuin
2.2 km
Waterland, portierswoning
2.2 km
Waterland, toegangshek
2.1 km
Zuiderdorpstraat 7, Velsen-Zuid
2.2 km
Ventilation towers Velsertunnel
1.8 km
Pand met gepleisterde topgevel
2.2 km
Meervlietstraat 58, Velsen-Zuid
2.2 km
Meervlietstraat 34, Velsen-Zuid
2.2 km
De Ark
2.2 km
Kerkesingel 5, Velsen-Zuid
2.2 km
Pand met gepleisterde topgevel
2.2 kmReviews
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