Watergraafsmeer
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.
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Map of the former municipality Watergraafsmeer in 1869
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Buitenplaats Frankendael
Since 1921, the Watergraafsmeer is part of the city of Amsterdam and its rural character has all but disappeared. It is located in the borough of Amsterdam-Oost. The most important streets in the Watergraafsmeer are the Middenweg and the Kruislaan.
Famous persons
- Johan Cruyff, football player
- Max Euwe, Dutch chess player, Dutch chess champion, world chess champion (1935-37), international chess arbiter
- Nola Hatterman, actress and painter
- Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, a graphic artist
- Gerard Reve, Dutch writer
- Karel van het Reve, Dutch writer, translator, literary historian
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