Lelystad
Sign in to saveLelystad () is a Dutch municipality and the capital city of the province of Flevoland in the central Netherlands. The city, built on reclaimed land, was founded in 1967 and was named after Cornelis Lely, who engineered the Afsluitdijk that made the reclamation possible. Lelystad is situated approximately three metres (10 feet) below sea level.
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Lelystad is a Dutch city built on reclaimed land in the province of Flevoland, founded in 1967 and named after the engineer who designed the dike that made its creation possible. The city is notable for being situated about three meters below sea level, representing a significant feat of Dutch water management and land reclamation.
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18 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Ethnic composition
- Climate
- Landscape
- Tourism
- Transport
- Air
- Water
- Rail
- Motorway
- Provincial roads
- Shield and flag
- Notable residents
- Sport
- Twin city
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Lelystad () is a Dutch municipality and the capital city of the province of Flevoland in the central Netherlands. The city, built on reclaimed land, was founded in 1967 and was named after Cornelis Lely, who engineered the Afsluitdijk that made the reclamation possible. Lelystad is situated approximately three metres (10 feet) below sea level.
==History== Lelystad is built on the seabed of the former Zuiderzee. About 6,500 years ago, this wetland was above high tide level and inhabited; the Netherlands have steadily subsided since. Near Lelystad at Swifterbant, the oldest human skeletons in Western Europe were discovered. Due to rising water levels and storms, the peatlands were washed away, and the Lacus Flevo (in Roman times) grew to be the Almere (Middle Ages) and became the Zuiderzee. The Zuiderzee (Southern Sea) was the main transport route from Amsterdam to the North Sea and the Hanseatic League cities. Due to the many shipwrecks in Flevoland, Lelystad now houses the National Centre for Maritime History, with a museum and the shipyard that has built the Batavia replica.