Polderstad

Polderstad
Locations
Polderstad as depicted in the opening
Level	City
Country	Groot Waterland
First appearance	Episode 2
Name in different languages
Dutch name	Polderstad
Japanese name	ポルダー村 (Porudā-mura)
German name	Deichstadt
English name	Town of Polder

Polderstad is the city near which Alfred Jodocus Kwak's house is located, in the animated series. Many stories are set in this city and it's also the hometown of Ollie de Ooievaar, Pikkie de Ekster and the sparrow triplets, among others. It is located in the country of Groot Waterland.

Notable features

Different versions of Polderstad from different episodes. Above is from episode 4 (depicting it just as in production materials and the opening titles) and below is from episode 12.

Simultaneously an extremely small town featuring only several buildings (as it is depicted in the opening titles and during panning shots in episode 4 and episode 5 and also a much bigger town with many more buildings. The shipyard on top of which Ollie de Ooievaar's family's house is located is shown to be both part of the small version of this town, as well as the much bigger version. Likely the viewer is not meant to take the small depiction as reality within the story.

Polderstad City Center

Schoolstraat

(lit. "Schoolstreet")

The Schoolstraat is the street which the primary school is on and contains an intersection with the Oude Kerkstraat close to the city center.

The school

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The school is where Alfred Jodocus Kwak, Ollie de Ooievaar, Pikkie de Ekster, Dolf de Kraai and others went to school as primary school students. Meester Bas Buldog is the only teacher we see in the story.

Oude Kerkstraat

(lit. "Old Churchstreet")

The Oude Kerkstraat is a street that contains an intersection with the Schoolstraat. It contains several shops and restaurants, among which is Politiek Eetcafé De Struisvogel.

Politiek Eetcafé De Struisvogel

(lit. "Political Diner The Ostrich")

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A restaurant for political debate owned by an ostrich, which also contains billiards tables. This is where Dolf de Kraai sometimes eats with Hannes and Wannes Snater, talking about his plans for setting up a political party. Dolf was questioned here by Holmes de Hond for the juwerely burglaries that happened in the neighborhood.

Library

The library is a place where Meester Bas Buldog borrows books regularly during his retirement from teaching. The librarian that works there is called Bella Peper-Hazenbloot.

Polderstad-Noord

Bella Buldog's house

After retiring Meester Bas Buldog's daughter that lives in the suburbs of Polderstad-Noord invited him to live with her and her four children, especially since their father is at sea a lot. The house is a purchased home, very spacious and located near a wide field. Buldog decorated the four walls in his room with bookcases loaded with books, which also helped dampen the noise of the kids.

Polderstad Zuidoost

Henks mine house

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Polderstad-West

Anton Snorman's mansion

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Near Polderstad

Alfred's clog house

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De Stompe Toren

(lit. "The Stubby Tower")

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The well

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History

TBD

Inhabitants

• Alfred Jodocus Kwak (moved here)
  Alfred Jodocus Kwak (moved here)
• 
  Amanda de Vlinder (books only character)
• 
  Meester Bas Buldog
• Dolf de Kraai (moved here)
  Dolf de Kraai (moved here)
• Henk de Mol (moved here)
  Henk de Mol (moved here)
• Miriam Merel (moved here)
  Miriam Merel (moved here)
• Ollie de Ooievaar
  Ollie de Ooievaar
• Pikkie de Ekster
  Pikkie de Ekster
• Schor de Kraai (moved here)
  Schor de Kraai (moved here)

Appearances

TV Series

• 
  Alfred J. Kwak Episode 4
• 
  Alfred J. Kwak Episode 5

Books

• De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Op school (1989) (Dutch)
  De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Op school (1989) (Dutch)
• De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Krab de kat (1989) (Dutch)
  De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Krab de kat (1989) (Dutch)
• De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Omnibus 2 (1989) (Dutch)
  De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Omnibus 2 (1989) (Dutch)
• 
  Alfred J. Kwak Mijn avontuurlijke leven (1991) (Dutch)
• 
  De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (1991) (Dutch)
• Alfred J. Kwak Filmstripboek Deel 2 (2006) (Dutch)
  Alfred J. Kwak Filmstripboek Deel 2 (2006) (Dutch)

Production background

The well is likely based on many old stories about being stuck down a well, as well as being stuck in down well in the game of the goose.

Emergency services take Dolf de Kraai away to treat his broken arm.