Flevoland

Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands. Located in the centre of the country, at the location of the former Zuiderzee, the province was established on January 1, 1986; the twelfth province of the country, with Lelystad as its capital. The province has approximately 370,000 inhabitants (2005) and consists of 6 municipalities.

Related Topics:
Netherlands - Zuiderzee - January 1 - 1986 - Lelystad

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After a flood in 1916, it was decided that the Zuiderzee, an inland sea within the Netherlands, would be closed and reclaimed: the Zuiderzee Works started. In 1932, the Afsluitdijk was completed, which closed off the sea completely. The Zuiderzee was subsequently called IJsselmeer (lake at the end of the river IJssel).

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1916 - Zuiderzee Works - 1932 - Afsluitdijk - IJsselmeer - Lake - IJssel

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The first part of the new lake that was reclaimed was the Noordoostpolder (Northeast polder). This new land included, the former islands of Urk and Schokland and it was included with the province of Overijssel.

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Noordoostpolder - Urk - Schokland - Overijssel

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After this, other parts were also reclaimed: the eastern part in 1957 and the southern part in 1968. The municipalities on the three parts voted to become a separate province, which happened in 1986.

Related Topics:
1957 - 1968 - 1986

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At Flevoland there is a large mediumwave broadcasting facility called Mediumwave transmitter Flevoland.

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Flevoland was named after Lacus Flevo, a name recorded in Roman sources for a large inland lake that was where the south part of the Zuiderzee was later.

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Lacus Flevo - Roman - Zuiderzee

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Draining the Flevoland polders found many wrecks of aircraft that crashed into the IJseelmeer during WWII, and also fossils of Pleistocene mammals.

Related Topics:
Aircraft - WWII - Pleistocene

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