Watergraafsmeer

The Watergraafsmeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋaːtərɣraːfsˈmeːr]) is a polder in North Holland, Netherlands.

It is among the lowest-lying parts of Amsterdam (approximately 5 metres below the NAP).

Since 1921, the Watergraafsmeer is part of the city of Amsterdam and its rural character has all but disappeared.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, a number of wealthy Amsterdammers (inhabitants of Amsterdam) built buitenplaatsen in the Watergraafsmeer.

From 1 May 1817 until 1 January 1921, Watergraafsmeer was an independent municipality with approximately ten thousand inhabitants.