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List of settlements lost to floods in the Netherlands
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This list of settlements lost to floods in the Netherlands is an adapted translation of this list from Dutch, plus some additions from other sources. "Oud-" is Dutch for "Old". If you cannot find a name, look for it under "Oud-".
Drowned villages and places in Zeeland and West-Brabant
Drowned villages and places in Noord-Beveland
Drowned villages and places in Zuid-Beveland
Drowned villages and places in the Verdronken land van Saeftinghe
Drowned villages in Schouwen (mostly in its drowned south part)
Drowned villages in the Drowned Land of Reimerswaal
Drowned villages in the Braakman
Zeeland and West Brabant: doubtful cases
Zeeland and West Brabant: drowned islands in the delta region
11 villages west of the Grote Hollandse Waard, east of the current gully of De Striene
4 or 5 drowned villages east of the Schelde
Drowned villages in the Grote Hollandse Waard alias South Hollandse Waard
9 villages on the south bank of the Maas, in Brabant and South Holland, in order from west to east
16 villages north of the Maas
Drowned villages in the former Grote Hollandse Waard alias South Hollandse Waard, whose locations are not known
One drowned village in the Hoekse Waard
Drowned villages in the Haarlemmermeer and other inland lakes
Drowned villages in waters round Wieringen, listed in records as property of Fulda Monastery, late 8th, early 9th century
Other drowned or otherwise lost villages in the Zuiderzee
Drowned villages in east and central Friesland and western Groningen provinces
Much land was lost when the Lauwerszee formed. It has been reclaimed since.
Drowned villages in Groningen province
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