The Anna Paulownapolder () is a
polder
A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are:
# Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed
# Flood plains s ...
in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Hollands Kroon
Hollands Kroon is a municipality located in the Northwest Netherlands. It was created on 1 January 2012, as a merger of four municipalities: Anna Paulowna, Niedorp, Wieringen, and Wieringermeer.Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations''Samen ...
in the province of
North Holland
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in the
Netherlands
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. The area of the polder is 50 square kilometres and it forms an important
horticulture
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area, with among other things flower
bulb
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cultivation.
The Anna Paulownapolder was from the 7th century to the 12th centuries, the habitat of both the Frisian and
Gelderland
Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...
ish
emigrant
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s. The latter lived in the area where now the places
Westeinde and
Gelderse Buurt are. Afterwards the area became uninhabitable because of several storms and floods.
After impoldering of the
Zijpe
Zijpe () is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. In 2013, Zijpe and Harenkarspel merged into Schagen.
Population centres
The former municipality of Zijpe consisted of the following cities, towns, villages ...
in the 16th century, other areas were drained slowly. In 1846, the Anna Paulownapolder was drained at last, with private money.
The polder is named after the wife of
King Willem II
William II ( nl, Willem Frederik George Lodewijk, anglicized as William Frederick George Louis; 6 December 1792 – 17 March 1849) was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg.
William II was the son of William ...
,
Anna Pavlovna of Russia
Anna Pavlovna of Russia (russian: Анна Павловна ; nl, Anna Paulowna ; – 1 March 1865) was a queen of the Netherlands by marriage to king William II of the Netherlands. She was a Russian patriot who upheld a strict royal etiquette ...
. The new polder was then under the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Zijpe
Zijpe () is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. In 2013, Zijpe and Harenkarspel merged into Schagen.
Population centres
The former municipality of Zijpe consisted of the following cities, towns, villages ...
; on August 1, 1870, the polder became its own municipality,
Anna Paulowna
Anna Paulowna () is a former municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The former municipality derives its name from the Anna Paulownapolder, which was laid dry in 1846 during the reign of King William II of ...
(since 2012 part of Hollands Kroon).
Polders of North Holland
Hollands Kroon
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