Noordoostpolder
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Noordoostpolder (English: North-East Polder) is a 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. The municipality has the largest land area in the Netherlands. (Lelystad
and Terschelling
both technically have more total area, but in both cases it is mostly water area.)
For history see Zuiderzee Works
.
, Ens, Espel
, Kraggenburg
, Luttelgeest, Marknesse, Nagele, Rutten
, and Tollebeek.
The former island of Schokland
, is now a museum.
The former island of Urk
, in the southwest, now surrounded by the Noordoostpolder, is a separate municipality.
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, Steenwijk
and Lelystad
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Flevoland
Flevoland
Flevoland 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 Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. Formerly, it was also called Urker Land
Urk
Urk 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 Zuiderzee in the 13th century after a series of incursions...
. Emmeloord
Emmeloord
Emmeloord 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. (Lelystad
Lelystad
Lelystad 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 reclamation possible...
and Terschelling
Terschelling
Terschelling is a municipality and an island in the northern Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands.Waddenislanders are known for their resourcefulness in using anything and everything that washes ashore. With few trees to use for timber, most of the farms and barns are built with masts...
both technically have more total area, but in both cases it is mostly water area.)
For history see Zuiderzee Works
Zuiderzee Works
The Zuiderzee Works are a manmade system of dams, land reclamation and water drainage works, 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 the...
.
Population centres
Bant, Creil, EmmeloordEmmeloord
Emmeloord 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...
, Ens, Espel
Espel
Espel 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....
, Kraggenburg
Kraggenburg
Kraggenburg is a settlement in the Noordoostpolder area of the Netherlands, 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...
, Luttelgeest, Marknesse, Nagele, Rutten
Rutten
- Locations :* Rutten , a village in Belgium, noted as the location of the Hamal Castle* Rutten , a town in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands- Surname :* Louis Rutten , a Dutch geologist...
, and Tollebeek.
The former island of Schokland
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...
, is now a museum.
The former island of Urk
Urk
Urk 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 Zuiderzee 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 railway station
Kampen is a terminus railway station located in Kampen, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 10 May 1865 and is located on the Kamperlijntje, which is the Zwolle - Kampen section of the Utrecht–Kampen railway. The train service is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen...
, Steenwijk
Steenwijk railway station
Steenwijk is a railway station in Steenwijk, The Netherlands. The station opened on 15 January 1868 and is on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.-Major destinations:...
and Lelystad
Lelystad Centrum railway station
Lelystad 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. The station was opened on 28 May 1988 after the extension from Almere Buiten was completed. There are plans to build the station Lelystad Zuid by 2015. The...
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UNESCO World Heritage sites
UNESCO World Heritage sites located in/near the Noordoostpolder:- SchoklandSchoklandSchokland 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. WoudagemaalIr.D.F. WoudagemaalThe 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...
(D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station), Lemmer (mun. LemsterlandLemsterland- Population centres :Bantega, Delfstrahuizen, Echten, Echtenerbrug, Eesterga, Follega, Lemmer, Oosterzee, Oosterzee-Buren.-External links:** ----...
)