Lelystad

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.

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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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Key facts

Settlement.name: Lelystad
Settlement.settlement_type: City and Municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Lelystad.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Lelystad wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0995 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Lelystad in a municipal map of Flevoland
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Flevoland
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Flevoland (plain)#Netherlands#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the Netherlands##Location within Europe
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Flevoland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Amsterdam metropolitan area

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History
Demographics
Ethnic composition
Climate
Landscape
Tourism
Transport
Air
Water
Rail
Motorway
Provincial roads
Shield and flag
Notable residents
Sport
Twin city
References
External links

==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.

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