🌾 Polders of the World

These are notable polders — tracts of low-lying land reclaimed from water and kept dry by dikes and drainage, most famously in the Netherlands but also along the coasts of Germany, Denmark and other flat countries, where the sea or marsh was won back for farming and living. Each profile shows where the polder lies, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

47 polders from 4 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any polder for its full profile.

Europe (47)

Europe (47 polders)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.