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Noordoostpolder
Satellite image of Noordoostpolder
Satellite image of Noordoostpolder
Flag of Noordoostpolder
Coat of arms of Noordoostpolder
Highlighted position of Noordoostpolder in a municipal map of Flevoland
Location in Flevoland
Coordinates: 52°43′N 5°45′E / 52.717°N 5.750°E / 52.717; 5.750
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFlevoland
Established1 January 1962
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorAucke van der Werff (CDA)
Area
 • Total593.47 km2 (229.14 sq mi)
 • Land458.17 km2 (176.90 sq mi)
 • Water135.30 km2 (52.24 sq mi)
Elevation−3 m (−10 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total47,583
 • Density104/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
8300–8319
Area code0527
Websitewww.noordoostpolder.nl

Noordoostpolder (Dutch: [ˈnoːrt.oːstˌpɔldər] ; English: "North-East Polder") is a polder and municipality in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands. Formerly, it was also called Urker Land. Emmeloord is the administrative center, located in the heart of the Noordoostpolder.

For history, see Zuiderzee Works.

Population centres

The population centres are Bant, Creil, Emmeloord, Ens, Espel, Kraggenburg, Luttelgeest, Marknesse, Nagele, Rutten, and Tollebeek.

The former island of Schokland is now a museum.

The town and former island of Urk, in the southwest, now surrounded by the Noordoostpolder, is a separate municipality.

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, June 2015

Rail links

There are no railway stations in the Noordoostpolder, but the nearest stations are in Kampen, Steenwijk and Lelystad. From 9 December 2012, with the opening of the Hanzelijn, Dronten and Kampen Zuid, will be even closer.

UNESCO World Heritage sites

UNESCO World Heritage sites located in/near the Noordoostpolder:

Notable people

Aucke van der Werff

Sport

Corinne Nugter, 2014

See also

References

  1. ^ "Samenstelling college" [Member of the executive board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Noordoostpolder. Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 8302BW". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.