Noordoostpolder (English:
North-East Polder) is a
municipalityA municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. A municipality is typically governed by a mayor and a city council or municipal council.The notion of municipality...
in the
FlevolandFlevoland is a province of the Netherlands. Located in the centre of the country, at the location of the former Zuiderzee, the province was established on January 1, 1986; the twelfth province of the country, with Lelystad as its capital...
province in the central
NetherlandsThe Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...
. Formerly, it was also called
Urker LandUrk is a municipality and a town in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands.Urk is first mentioned in historical records dating to the 10th century, when it was still an island in the Almere, a lake that would become part of the Zuider Zee in the 13th century after a series of incursions...
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EmmeloordEmmeloord is the administrative center of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands.At the heart of the Noordoostpolder, where the three main drainage canals intersect, is the city of Emmeloord . Emmeloord is in a polder: land reclaimed from the IJsselmeer, which earlier was part...
is the administrative center, located in the heart of the Noordoostpolder. The municipality has the largest land area in the Netherlands. (
LelystadLelystad is a municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands, and it is the capital of the province of Flevoland. The city, built on reclaimed land, was founded in 1967 and was named after Cornelis Lely, who engineered the Afsluitdijk, making the reclaiming possible...
and
TerschellingTerschelling is a municipality and an island in the northern Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands....
both technically have more
total area, but in both cases it is mostly
water area.)
For history see
Zuiderzee WorksThe Zuiderzee Works are a human-made system of dams, land reclamation and water drainage works, and the largest hydraulic engineering project undertaken by the Netherlands during the twentieth century. The project involved the damming of the Zuiderzee, a large, shallow inlet of the North Sea, and...
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Population centres
BantBant is a village in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, and lies about 10 km north of Emmeloord.In 2001, Bant had 754 inhabitants...
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CreilCreil is a village in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, and lies about 6 km northwest of Emmeloord.In 2005, Creil had 1,596 inhabitants....
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EmmeloordEmmeloord is the administrative center of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands.At the heart of the Noordoostpolder, where the three main drainage canals intersect, is the city of Emmeloord . Emmeloord is in a polder: land reclaimed from the IJsselmeer, which earlier was part...
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EnsEns is a village in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, and lies about 10 km southeast of Emmeloord....
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EspelEspel is a village in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, and lies about 6 km west of Emmeloord.In 2001, Espel had 774 inhabitants...
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KraggenburgKraggenburg is a settlement in the Noordoostpolder with 1500 inhabitants. The village is situated south east of the regional town Emmeloord.Kraggenburg got her name from a former lighthouse that is named Oud Kraggenburg...
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LuttelgeestLuttelgeest is a village in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, and lies about 10 km northeast of Emmeloord.In 2001, Luttelgeest had 681 inhabitants...
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MarknesseMarknesse is a village in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, and lies about 7,5 km east of Emmeloord....
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NageleNagele is a village in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, and lies about 10 km south of Emmeloord....
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RuttenRutten is a village in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, and lies about 8 km northwest of Emmeloord....
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TollebeekTollebeek is a village in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, and lies about 8 km southwest of Emmeloord....
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The former island of
SchoklandSchokland is a former island in the Dutch Zuiderzee. Schokland lost its status as an island when the Noordoostpolder was reclaimed from the sea in 1942...
, is now a museum.
The former island of
UrkUrk is a municipality and a town in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands.Urk is first mentioned in historical records dating to the 10th century, when it was still an island in the Almere, a lake that would become part of the Zuider Zee in the 13th century after a series of incursions...
, in the southwest, now surrounded by the Noordoostpolder, is a separate municipality.
Rail Links
There are no railway stations on the Noordoostpolder, but the nearest stations are in
KampenKampen is a terminus railway station located in Kampen, The Netherlands.-History:The station was opened on 10th May 1865 and is located on the Kamperlijntje . The train service is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen....
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Steenwijk-History:The station opened on 15th January 1868 and is on the Staatslijn A . The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.-Major Destinations:From Steenwijk you can travel to places such as:...
and
LelystadLelystad Centrum is the current terminus railway station on the Flevolijn. It is the only station in Lelystad and is in the centre of the town.-History:...
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UNESCO World Heritage sites
UNESCO World Heritage sites located in/near the Noordoostpolder:
- Schokland
Schokland is a former island in the Dutch Zuiderzee. Schokland lost its status as an island when the Noordoostpolder was reclaimed from the sea in 1942...
and Surroundings (municipality Noordoostpolder)
- Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal
The ir. D.F. Woudagemaal in the Netherlands, is the biggest currently running steam-powered pumping station in the world. On October 7 1920 Queen Wilhelmina opened the pumping station that is used to pump out redundant water from Friesland.In 1967, after 47 years running on coal, the boilers were...
(D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station), Lemmer (mun. LemsterlandLemsterland is a municipality in the northern Netherlands.- Population centres :Bantega, Delfstrahuizen, Echten, Echtenerbrug, Eesterga, Follega, Lemmer, Oosterzee, Oosterzee-Buren.-External links:** ----...
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