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Noordoostpolder
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Noordoostpolder (; ) 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 is a polder (reclaimed land below sea level) and municipality in the Dutch province of Flevoland, with its administrative center in the town of Emmeloord. It was historically known as Urker Land and represents an example of the Netherlands' extensive water management and land reclamation projects.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Noordoostpolder
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Noordoostpolder by Sentinel-2, 2018-06-30.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Satellite image of Noordoostpolder
- Settlement.image_flag
- Noordoostpolder vlag.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 100x67px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Noordoostpolder.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Map - NL - Municipality code 0171 (2009).svg
- Settlement.map_alt
- Highlighted position of Noordoostpolder in a municipal map of Flevoland
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Flevoland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Flevoland
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1 January 1962
- Settlement.governing_body
- Municipal council
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- polder
- Named after
- northeast
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Overijssel
- Capital
- Emmeloord
- Population
- 47583
- Area
- 595.43
- Elevation
- -3
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- De Fryske Marren
- Official website
- www.noordoostpolder.nl
- Image
- Emmeloord 20041105 2379.jpg
- Households
- 18801
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- Commons category
- Noordoostpolder
- postal code
- 8300–8319
- contains settlement
- Schokland
- inception
- 1962-01-01
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Noordoostpolder
- topic's main category
- Category:Noordoostpolder
- Commons gallery
- Noordoostpolder
- native label
- Noordoostpolder
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +31527633911
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Encyclopedic overview
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- External links
Noordoostpolder (; ) 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.
For history, see Zuiderzee Works.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Noordoostpolder” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (10)
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