Watergraafsmeer
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The Watergraafsmeer is a polder in The Netherlands. It was reclaimed in 1629. In the 17th and 18th centuries, there were many buitenplaatsen in the Watergraafsmeer, though nowadays only one, Frankendael, remains.
Since 1921, the Watergraafsmeer is part of the city of Amsterdam and its rural character has all but disappeared. It is located in the stadsdeel Oost/Watergraafsmeer. The most important streets in the Watergraafsmeer are the Middenweg and the Kruislaan.
[edit] Famous persons
- Johan Cruyff (footballplayer)
- Gerard Reve (Dutch writer)
- Karel van het Reve (Dutch writer, translator, literary historian)
They grow up in Betondorp a neighbourhood in the Watergraafsmeer.
[edit] External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Watergraafsmeer". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
Coordinates: 52°21′N 4°56′E / 52.35°N 4.933°E
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