Polder

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A polder is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrology entity, enclosed by embankments known as dike (construction). The best-known examples are those polders that constitute areas of land reclamation from a body of water, such as a lake or the sea, and are consequently below the surrounding water level. This requires drainage by pumps to prevent the water table within the polder from rising too high. Some can be drained by opening sluices at low tide.

Polders are most commonly found, though not exclusively so, in river deltas, former fenlands and coastal areas.

Polders and the Netherlands The Netherlands is frequently associated with polders. This is illustrated by the English saying: God created the world, but the Dutch created the Netherlands’.

The Dutch have a long history of reclamation of marshes and fenland, not only within their country but also abroad. About half of all polder surface within northwest Europe is located within the Netherlands. The first embankments in Europe were constructed in Roman times. The first polders were constructed in the 11th century. From that time on the function of dijkgraaf (count of the dyke) as chair of the Water board existed in the Netherlands. This functionary was responsible for the maintaining of the integrity of the dike (construction) surrounding the polder. In this function he had a large responsibility over life and death of all inhabitants, and had therefore also large powers to call upon cooperation to maintain levy integrity. The necessary co-operation between all ranks in maintaining polder integrity also gave its name to the Netherlands version of Third Way (centrism) - the Polder Model.

Examples of polders Belgium

De Moeren, near Veurne in West Flanders

Canada

Holland Marsh

France

Germany

Altes Land near Hamburg
Blockland & Hollerland near Bremen
Nordstrand, Germany
Bormer- und Meggerkoog near Friedrichstadt

Great Britain

Traeth Mawr
Sunk Island (on the north shore of the Humber east of Kingston upon Hull)
Parts of The Fens
Parts of the coast of Essex
Some land along the River Plym in Plymouth
Some land around Meathop east of Grange-over-Sands, reclaimed as a side-effect of building a railway Embankment (transportation)

Italy

Delta of the river Po such as Bonifica Valle del Mezzano

The Netherlands

Alblasserwaard polder, which contains the famous windmills of Kinderdijk, a World Heritage Site
Beemster, also a World Heritage Site
Haarlemmermeer polder, which contains Schiphol airport
Noordoostpolder
Wieringermeer
Eastern and Southern Flevoland polders, which contain the cities of Lelystad and Almere, respectively. Together these two polders are often referred to as the Flevopolder.

Poland

Vistula delta near Elblag and Nowy Dwor Gdanski
Warta delta near Kostrzyn nad Odra

United States

New Orleans

External links

Polder landscapes in the Netherlands within a northwest European context

References

Farjon, J.M.J., J. Dirkx, A. Koomen, J. Vervloet & W. Lammers. 2001. Neder-landschap Internationaal: bouwstenen voor een selectie van gebieden landschapsbehoud. Alterra, Wageningen. Rapport 358.
Morten Stenak. 2005. De inddæmmede Landskaber - En historisk geografi. Landbohistorik Selskab.
Ven, G.P. van de (red.) 1993. Leefbaar laagland: geschiedenis van waterbeheersing en landaanwinning in Nederland. Matrijs, Utrecht.
Wagret, P. 1972. Polderlands. London : Methuen.