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Zeewolde (pronunciation (help· info)) is a municipality and a town in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands. It has a population of approximately 20,000 and is one of the youngest villages in the Netherlands. It is situated in the polder of Flevoland with the small lake called the Wolderwijd to the east. To the south is a large deciduous forest called the Horsterwold. To the west there is a lot of agriculture. Zeewolde is famous for its landscape and nature art. The most famous art work is Sea Level by Richard Serra. Newcastle Falcons-player Tim Visser comes from Zeewolde. The modern day Netherlands are divided into twelve provinces (provincies in Dutch), listed below with their capital city: Map of the Netherlands, with provinces and capital cities See also the ranked list of Dutch provinces // Structure A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the... Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Image File history File links 259_Zeewolde. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands. ... Fulcrum 1987, 55 ft high free standing sculpture of Cor-ten steel near Liverpool Street station, London Richard Serra (born 2 November 1939) is an American minimalist sculptor known for working with large scale assemblies of sheet metal. ... The Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team currently playing in the Zurich Premiership. ... Tim Visser (born May 29, 1987 in Zeewolde) is a Dutch rugby union footballer. ...

History

The municipality of Zeewolde was founded in 1984 and is therefore one of the youngest in the Netherlands. Before 1984, the area was administrated by the Openbaar Lichaam Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (OLZIJ) (English: Public Body of Southern IJsselmeer Polders), founded by the Dutch national government after the province of Flevoland was created. The name 'Zeewolde' was always ment to be used during the planning stages, but on various locations. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Zeewolde's first inhabitants were the so-called 'pioneers', moving in from the 'old land' to the newly created polder in 1979. They were mostly farmers and in the beginning stages deprived of amenities such as electricity or tap water. The planned village was then mostly meant to provide services to the neighbouring farmers. Alongside the farmers, two holiday resorts were founded in the area. Satellite image of Noordoostpolder, Netherlands (595. ... Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ... A water tap In most developed nations drinking water is piped to homes and is available on tap. ... A resort is a place for holidaying or vacationing. ...

In August 1980, the Zeewolde advisory board, headed by Han Lammers who was at the time the head of the OLZIJ, met for the first time. In February 1982, municipal elections were held and the first structuurplan (Structural plan) was drawn, envisaging the village to grow to 15.000 inhabitants. The actual village itself was started in 1983, after which in 1984 Zeewolde became a municipality in its own right. On February 23, 1984, the official first inhabitant of the village of Zeewolde was handed over the keys of his house. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Dutch link

• Nederlandstalig

External links

• Official website

Flevoland Province
Almere | Dronten | Lelystad | Noordoostpolder | Urk | Zeewolde Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flevolandflag. ... Almere can mean: A large lake that in early times was in the area of the southern part of the Zuiderzee, - see for more information. ... Dronten is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... Lelystad ( ▶ (help· info)) is a municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands, and it is the capital of the province of Flevoland. ... Noordoostpolder is a municipality in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands. ... Urk is a municipality and a town in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands. ...
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