Espel
Sign in to saveEspel is one of the so-called green villages (Dutch: ) in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It lies in the municipality of Noordoostpolder next to a crossroads where provincial road N712 from Urk to Lemmer intersects with road N714 to Emmeloord, roughly to the east.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Espel
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:8311 Espel, Netherlands - panoramio.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Flowers near Espel
- Settlement.image_flag
- Espel vlag.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Flevoland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Noordoostpolder
- Settlement.established_title
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Noordoostpolder
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Official website
- www.espel.info
- Image
- Overzicht op wit geschilderde vrijstaande en ronde kerktoren met wijzerplaat - Espel - 20409851 - RCE.jpg
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Espel is one of the so-called green villages (Dutch: ) in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It lies in the municipality of Noordoostpolder next to a crossroads where provincial road N712 from Urk to Lemmer intersects with road N714 to Emmeloord, roughly to the east.
==Name== Espel is named after the former village of Espelbergh, also known as Espelo, which was situated north of Urk until it and a large amount of nearby land were washed away in the All Saints' Flood of 1570.