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.
Noordoostpolder | |
---|---|
| |
Coordinates: 52°43′N 5°45′E / 52.717°N 5.750°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Flevoland |
Established | 1 January 1962 |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Aucke van der Werff (CDA) |
Area | |
• Total | 593.47 km2 (229.14 sq mi) |
• Land | 458.17 km2 (176.90 sq mi) |
• Water | 135.30 km2 (52.24 sq mi) |
Elevation | −3 m (−10 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 47,583 |
• Density | 104/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 8300–8319 |
Area code | 0527 |
Website | www |
For history, see Zuiderzee Works.
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.
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, June 2015
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 located in/near the Noordoostpolder: