Noordoostpolder

Noordoostpolder
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the Noordoostpolder in Flevoland, Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°42′N 5°45′E / 52.7°N 5.75°E / 52.7; 5.75Coordinates: 52°42′N 5°45′E / 52.7°N 5.75°E / 52.7; 5.75
Country	Netherlands
Province	Flevoland
Area(2007)
- Total	596.20 km2 (230.2 sq mi)
- Land	460.80 km2 (177.9 sq mi)
- Water	135.40 km2 (52.3 sq mi)
Population (1 June, 2007)
- Total	45,781
- Density	99/km2 (256.4/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Noordoostpolder ( pronunciation (help·info)) (English: North-East Polder) is a 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. The municipality has the largest land area in the Netherlands. (Lelystad and Terschelling both technically have more total area, but in both cases it is mostly water area.)

For history see Zuiderzee Works.

Population centres

Bant, Creil, Emmeloord, Ens, Espel, Kraggenburg, Luttelgeest, Marknesse, Nagele, Rutten, and Tollebeek.

The former island of Schokland, is now a museum.

The former island of Urk, in the southwest, now surrounded by the Noordoostpolder, is a separate municipality.

Satellite image of Noordoostpolder.

Rail Links

There are no railway stations on the Noordoostpolder, but the nearest stations are in Kampen, Steenwijk and Lelystad.

UNESCO World Heritage sites

UNESCO World Heritage sites located in/near the Noordoostpolder:

• Schokland and Surroundings (municipality Noordoostpolder)
• Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station), Lemmer (mun. Lemsterland)

External links

• Official Website
• Schokland
• 360º panorama's from the Noordoostpolder at 360cities.net