Schokland
Sign in to saveSchokland () is a former island in the Dutch Zuiderzee, in the municipality of Noordoostpolder. Schokland was an elongated strip of peat land which ceased to be an island when the Noordoostpolder was reclaimed from the sea in 1942. It is now just a slightly elevated part of the polder, with a still partly intact retaining wall of the waterfront of Middelbuurt. On 1 April 2014, it had 8 inhabitants, but according to Statistics Netherlands there are five people living on the former island.
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Key facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.WHS
- Schokland and Surroundings
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Image
- Schokland4.jpg
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Caption
- The elevation of the former island is clearly visible
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Location
- Noordoostpolder, Netherlands
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Criteria
- Cultural: iii, v
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
- 739
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Year
- 1995
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Area
- 1,306 ha
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.locmapin
- Netherlands
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of the Netherlands
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Overijssel
- Population
- +5
- Area
- +1306
- Official website
- schokland.nl
- Image
- Schokland luchtfoto.jpg
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Schokland () is a former island in the Dutch Zuiderzee, in the municipality of Noordoostpolder. Schokland was an elongated strip of peat land which ceased to be an island when the Noordoostpolder was reclaimed from the sea in 1942. It is now just a slightly elevated part of the polder, with a still partly intact retaining wall of the waterfront of Middelbuurt. On 1 April 2014, it had 8 inhabitants, but according to Statistics Netherlands there are five people living on the former island.
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