Every design for Anna Paulowna
Wear your town with pride
13 unique designs from the town of Anna Paulowna in Noord-Holland – map designs, local expressions and symbols only people who know the place will read. Also available as t-shirt, hoodie, sweatshirt or tote bag.
T-shirt
from 249 SEK
Hoodie
from 449 SEKSweatshirt
from 449 SEKTote bag
from 129 SEKAbout Anna Paulowna
Bulb fields
Reclaimed polder
Wadden Sea
Anna Paulowna sits in the middle of a polder pressed up against the Wadden Sea, with the tidal flats of Balgzand just off the dyke and Den Helder a short train ride to the north. The land was laid dry during the reign of King William II and named after his wife, and it was the last polder in the Netherlands to be reclaimed with private money. Before that, the sea had swallowed the old Frisian district of Texla here more than once.
Ask anyone who knows it and they will describe colour: the sandy soil of the Westpolder turned out to suit bulbs, and the area grew into the largest continuous bulb-growing district in the world. Spring brings the Narcissentocht, a walk along the flowering fields towards Breezand, and the Poldertuin is replanted with thousands of tulips every year. The European long-distance path E9 passes straight through.
Families know it for Dierenpark Landgoed Hoenderdaell, where the Apeneiland is the first stop for most children. A map of this flat, bright corner of North Holland is a reminder of where the colour comes from.
Shown on the map
Location: Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Coordinates: 52.8603°N, 4.8247°E
