Overview of Alkmaar

Alkmaar is on the 'peninsula' of Holland, north of Amsterdam and Haarlem. In the Middle Ages, this was a region of lakes and marshes, lying behind the coastal dunes. In the last 800 years, the region behind the dunes was reclaimed from lakes and the sea - often several times, as land was flooded again and again. Read More »

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Introduction

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Getting There By bus By bicycle

Sights The west side Laurenskerk and Langestraat Around the Waag Oude Gracht Verdronken Oord Luttik Oudorp The northern side Outside the centre Inland from Alkmaar

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Polders in North Holland, Netherlands

Polder Beetskoog, 16 km (10 miles)
Baarsdorpermeerpolder, 17 km (10 miles)
Hooglandspolder, 17 km (11 miles)
Zijpe-en Haze Polder, 19 km (12 miles)
Polder Bennemeer, 22 km (14 miles)
Polder Het Grootslag, 34 km (21 miles)

Gemeente Wieringermeer, North Holland, Netherlands

Proefboerderij van Bemmelenhoeve, 28 km (17 miles)

North Holland, Netherlands

Het Valkje, 34 km (21 miles)

Polders in Provincie Friesland, Netherlands

Polder Oud Beets, 100 km (62 miles)

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