Until the reclamation of the Haarlemmermeer, Vijfhuizen held out against the "Waterwolf" (nickname of the Haarlemmermeer). The village was cut in two by the ring canal and Vijfhuizen came to lie as a piece of old land within the new polder.
Before the reclamation of the Haarlemmermeer, the village of Vijfhuizen held out against the nickname "Waterwolf" (referring to the Haarlemmermeer). The village was split in two by the ring canal, and Vijfhuizen became a remnant of its former self within the newly formed polder.