Editing Beemster (section)

==World Heritage Site==
Because of its historical relevance, and as the original structure of the area is still largely intact, the Beemster was added to the [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] list in 1999.<ref name="eye">{{cite book|title=DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: The Netherlands: The Netherlands|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HFFTqI5PoYsC|date=1 August 2011|publisher=DK Publishing|isbn=978-0-7566-8476-1|page=175}}</ref> Justification for inclusion is as follows:
* (i): The Beemster Polder is a masterpiece of creative planning, in which the ideals of antiquity and the Renaissance were applied to the design of a reclaimed landscape.
* (ii): The innovative and intellectually imaginative landscape of the Beemster Polder had a profound and lasting impact on reclamation projects in Europe and beyond.
* (iv): The creation of the Beemster Polder marks a major step forward in the interrelationship between humankind and water at a crucial period of social and economic expansion.

In addition, in the Beemster Polder, there are five fortresses as part of the [[Stelling van Amsterdam]], another [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]. The Beemster Polder combines two [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Sites]].