Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)' has mentioned 'Polder' in the following places:
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| BeemsterMunicipalityMiddenbeemster town centre FlagCoat of armsLocation in North HollandCoordinates: 52xc2xb033xe2x80xb2N 4xc2xb055xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf52.550xc2xb0N 4.917xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 52.550; 4.917Coordinates: 52xc2xb033xe2x80xb2N 4xc2xb055xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf52.550xc2xb0N 4.917xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 52.550; 4.917CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandGovernment[1]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0BodyMunicipal councilxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0MayorJoyce van Beek (CDA)Area[2]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total72.07xc2xa0km2 (27.83xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Land70.58xc2xa0km2 (27.25xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Water1.49xc2xa0km2 (0.58xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Elevation[3]xe2x88x924xc2xa0m (xe2x88x9213xc2xa0ft)Populationxc2xa0(January 2019)[4]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total9,748xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Density138/km2 (360/sqxc2xa0mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode1460xe2x80x931464Area code0299Websitewww.beemster.net UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficialxc2xa0nameDroogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)CriteriaCultural: i, ii, ivReference899Inscription1999 (23rd session) | WIKI |
| The Beemster is the first so-called polder in the Netherlands that was reclaimed from a lake, the water being extracted from the lake by windmills. | WIKI |
| The Beemster Polder was dried during the period 1609 through 1612. | WIKI |
| In 1612 the polder was dry and the country was divided among the investors. | WIKI |
| In the earlier days of the polder, farmers occupied its lands for growing the crops necessary for long sea journeys by the VOC to the East Indies. | WIKI |
| Since 1999 the entire Beemster polder has been on the UNESCO world heritage list. | WIKI |
| The Beemster polder is home to CONO Kaasmakers, maker of the Beemster brand of cheeses. | WIKI |
| This co-op was formed in 1901 to create cheese made from milk that comes from the Beemster polder. | WIKI |
| Criterion (i): The Beemster Polder is a masterpiece of creative planning, in which the ideals of antiquity and the Renaissance were applied to the design of a reclaimed landscape. | WIKI |
| Criterion (ii): The innovative and intellectually imaginative landscape of the Beemster Polder had a profound and lasting impact on reclamation projects in Europe and beyond. | WIKI |
| Criterion (iv): The creation of the Beemster Polder marks a major step forward in the interrelationship between humankind and water at a crucial period of social and economic expansion. | WIKI |
| In addition in the Beemster Polder there are five fortresses as part of the Stelling van Amsterdam, another UNESCO World Heritage Site. | WIKI |
| The Beemster Polder combines two UNESCO World Heritage Sites. | WIKI |
| Beemster Polder Partij - 4 seats D66 - 3 seats PvdA - 2 seats VVD - 2 seats CDA - 2 seats | WIKI |
| The Beemster Polder is a cultural landscape located north of Amsterdam, dating from the early 17th century, and an exceptional example of reclaimed land in the Netherlands. | UNESCO |
| The Beemster Polder was the first large project covering an area of 7,208 hectares. | UNESCO |
| The polder was laid out in a rational geometric pattern, developed in accordance with the principles of classical and Renaissance planning. | UNESCO |
| The polder itself followed the outline of the lake, and the direction of the squares corresponds as much as possible with the former shoreline, so as to avoid creating unusable lots. | UNESCO |
| Besides the grid pattern of roads, watercourses and plots of land, the polder is made up of a ring dyke, a ring canal (the Beemsterringvaart), and relatively high roads with avenues of trees. | UNESCO |
| Several villages were planned for the polder and today these are Middenbeemster, Noordbeemster, Westbeemster, and Zuidoostbeemster. | UNESCO |
| The farmxe2x80x99s geometric modular unit with a typical square base corresponds to the geometry of the polder. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (i): The Beemster Polder is a masterpiece of creative planning, in which the ideals of antiquity and the Renaissance were applied to the design of a reclaimed landscape. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ii): The innovative and intellectually imaginative landscape of the Beemster Polder had a profound and lasting impact on reclamation projects in Europe and beyond. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): The creation of the Beemster Polder marks a major step forward in the interrelationship between humankind and water at a crucial period of social and economic expansion. | UNESCO |
| Since it was drained in 1612, the Beemster Polder has been an independent geographical and administrative unit. | UNESCO |
| There has not been any essential change in the intellectual and architectural concept underlying the planning structure of the Beemster Polder since it was constructed. | UNESCO |
| The functional agricultural use of the polder continues. | UNESCO |
| Beemster Polder has no buffer zone. | UNESCO |
| In line with this national policy, a specific preservation regime on the basis of the Dutch Spatial Planning Act (Wro) has been adopted for the Beemster Polder in the General Spatial Planning Rules Decree (Barro). | UNESCO |
| The municipality of Beemster and the Hollands Noorderkwartier Water Board are, as site holders of the property, jointly responsible for preserving, protecting, and guaranteeing the exceptional features of the Beemster Polder, and for promoting accessibility and the publicxe2x80x99s enjoyment of the area. | UNESCO |
| There is an overall development policy for the polder, based on its attributes and specific identity. | UNESCO |
| Spatial planning interventions, resulting from social and economic developments, are assessed in the light of the World Heritage status of the Beemster Polder. | UNESCO |