A polder is a low lying tract of land that is commonly seen along river embankments. The people of Holland built polders as a way to keep the water from flooding their low lying land.
to wet the land
Many of these Dutch Polders where created to increase the safety of the people living near the lakes
Sure its not "tiptoe through the tulips"? Polders and tulips are found in Holland/ The Netherlands
There are over a dozen countries that have polders, but Holland (also known as the Netherlands) has the most and is the country most famous for them. Because so much of the land lies below sea level, it is necessary to build dikes or embankments to hold back the ocean water and prevent flooding. The Dutch first started building polders about a thousand years ago and there are now about 3,000 in their country. Polders are low lying tracts of land usually protected by embankments or dikes. Comes from a Dutch word 'poire' Land claimed from water covered sources, lakes and seas.
Polders are generally associated with The Netherlands (Holland). They are low-lying tracts of land enclosed by embankments (barriers) known as dikes that form artificial hydrological entities.
River deltas are the most affected by polders. Polders are common in the Netherlands.
Paul Wagret has written: 'Polders' -- subject(s): Polders, Reclamation of land 'Les polders' -- subject(s): Polders, Reclamation of land 'French and Italian Riviera' -- subject(s): Guidebooks
Because they rely on dikes for their local crops and marshlands
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Netherlands are the only country in Europe with Polders.
De polders - 1950 is rated/received certificates of: Belgium:KT
They first build dikes around some immersed land, then pump the water out of it (formerly using windmills), then use it for growing crops.