Beemster
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Beemster is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The Beemster is the first polder in the Netherlands reclaimed from a lake, the water extracted by windmills betw
Middenbeemster town centre
Carel Fabritius, ca.1645
Inlet sluice near Zuiddijk 14 - Beemster
Beemster gardener's house, now in the Dutch Open Air Museum
Beemster cheese
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Beemster cheese is a hard, Dutch cow's milk cheese. Production of Beemster is similar to other hard cheeses, such as Gouda. The specific taste of Beemster stems from the ingredients, that part of the
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…maker of the Beemster brand of cheeses. This co-op was formed in 1901 to create cheese made from milk that comes from the Beemster polder. Today Beemster Cheese is sold in Europe, the U.S., Canada, Japan, and China. Because of its historical relevance, and as the original structure of the area is still largely…
A close-up view of Beemster cheese.