Flevoland province

Flevoland Province of the Netherlands
coat of arms	flag
location
Basic data
Capital	Lelystad
Biggest town	Almere
ISO 3166-2 code	NL-FL
Website	www.flevoland.nl
anthem	Was wij steden doen verrijzen
politics
Royal Commissioner	Leen Verbeek ( PvdA )
Ruling parties	VVD , GroenLinks , CDA , PvdA , ChristenUnie and D66
population
Residents	416,981 ( 11th of 12 )
Country share	2.4% of the Dutch
Population density	295 inhabitants per km² ( 8th of 12 )
Religion (2015, CBS )	12% - Roman Catholic 0 7% - Islam 0 7% - Reformed 0 6% - Protestant 0 3% - Dutch-Reformed 0 10% - other 55% - none
geography
surface	2,412.31 km²
- country	1,411.63 km² (10th of 12)
- Water	1,000.68 km²
Coordinates	52 ° 32 '  N , 5 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 32 '  N , 5 ° 31'  E
Administrative division
Communities	6th
- of which cities	4th
Topography of the province of Flevoland

Flevoland is the twelfth and youngest province in the Netherlands . It was newly formed on January 1, 1986 from the public body Südliche IJsselmeerpolder (East and South Flevoland) and the north-west of the province of Overijssel ( Noordoostpolder ). Flevoland consists almost exclusively of land that was only reclaimed from the IJsselmeer in the 20th century . The east of the province is dominated by agriculture, the west with Almere developed into an extension of the catchment area of Amsterdam . The capital of Flevoland is Lelystad (for which the name Flevostad was originally intended).

geography

The province is on average five meters below sea level and consists of

• the Noordoostpolder , which connects to the territory of the provinces of Overijssel and Friesland ,

• the eastern Flevoland and

• the southern Flevoland .

The eastern and southern Flevoland form an artificial island. In contrast to the Noordoostpolder, a narrow strip of water was left here between the polder and the mainland. This prevents the groundwater level from falling and gives the previous coastal towns access to the water. Flevoland is surrounded by the remaining waters that today form elongated inland lakes . These remnants of the Zuiderzee are only a few meters wide in some places and have the character of canals there. These include the Veluwemeer , the Drontermeer , the Gooimeer and the Ketelmeer .

history

Flevoland got its name from the inland lake lacus flevo in the eastern delta area of ​​the Rhine , which became the Zuiderzee bay due to sea inrushes during storm surges at the end of the 13th century . Almost the entire current land area of ​​the province was created after the construction of the final dike , which turned the Zuiderzee into the inland lake IJsselmeer in 1932, by draining ( reclaiming ) parts of the former Zuiderzee as part of the Zuiderzeewerke  - a project whose idea dates back to 1891 .

Exceptions are the former islands of Urk and Schokland , which have been surrounded by today's Noordoostpolder since the “Einpolderungen”. The province is characterized by wide open spaces and planned development.

Former town hall on Urk, now a museum

View of Almere from the south bank of the Weerwater

The municipality of Urk initially belonged to the province of North Holland . In 1950 she moved to the province of Overijssel after the Northeast Polder was completed. At this point in time the formation of a new, twelfth province of the Netherlands, under the name Flevoland, was planned, which would provide a habitat for 300,000 residents. The planned provincial capital should be called Flevostad . The municipality of Noordoostpolder was established in 1962 in the area of ​​the Northeast Polder. It was initially assigned to the province of Overijssel. However, the future provincial capital that was created in 1967 was named Lelystad .

The areas on the southern IJsselmeerpolder initially belonged to the Southern IJsselmeerpolder public body . Through the formation of parishes, the area of ​​the corporation became smaller and smaller.

The following communities broke away from the corporation:

• Dronted in 1972
• Lelystad in 1980
• Almere in 1984
• Zeewolde in 1984

Finally, with effect from January 1, 1986, the province of Flevoland was formed, to which all the municipalities listed above belong from that date.

population

Flevoland is divided into six municipalities: Lelystad , Almere , Dronten , Noordoostpolder , Urk and Zeewolde . The population was 416,981 (January 31, 2019). The average age of the population is below the Dutch average. In 2008 Flevoland was the region with the highest birth rate in Europe - not least because of the large influx of young families at the time.

Number of inhabitants

year	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Residents	341,721	351.680	359.904	365.859	370,656	374.424	378,688	383,449	387.881	391.967	395.525	398,441	399.893	401.791	404.068	407.818	411,670	416,546	423.021

Landscape structure

The main part of the area is used for agriculture. In the east of Flevoland there is 25% non-agricultural land, including the Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve , which is of great national importance , and 50% in the south of Flevoland.

The southern Flevoland is intended as an alternative area for the densely populated Randstad . Many residents of Almere , the eighth largest city in the Netherlands, commute daily via the Hollandse Brug to Amsterdam.

politics

Provincial election 2019

(in %)

 %

20th

10

0

17.79

13.17

9.27

8.53

8.31

8.21

7.03

5.83

4.93

16.92

FvD

VVD

PVV

GL

CDA

PvdA

CU

SP

50PLUS

Otherwise. ^j

Gains and losses

compared to 2015

 % p

 18th

 16

 14th

 12

 10

   8th

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

+17.79

-3.50

-5.14

+4.13

-4.49

-0.47

-0.24

-5.07

-0.23

-2.79

FvD

VVD

PVV

GL

CDA

PvdA

CU

SP

50PLUS

Otherwise. ^j

Remarks:

^j D66 4.89% (-5.66%), PvdD 4.38% (+0.25%), SGP 3.84% (-0.13%), DENK 2.09% (+2.09 %), Ouderen Politiek Actief 0.8% (+ 0.05%), Respect! 0.61% (+0.61%), Jezus Leeft 0.31% (± 0.00%)

Provincial election 2019

2

4th

1

3

2

2

2

3

3

6th

1

8th

4th

2 4th 1 3 2 2 2 3 3 6th 1 8th 4th 

A total of 41 seats

• SP : 2
• GL : 4
• Think : 1
• PvdA : 3
• PvdD : 2
• D66 : 2
• 50PLUS : 2
• CDA : 3
• CU : 3
• VVD : 6
• SGP : 1
• FvD : 8
• PVV : 4

The Provincial Parliament ( Dutch Provinciale Staten ) has its seat in the Provinciehuis in the provincial capital Lelystad . According to the population in the province, the parliament has 41 seats.

In the provincial election on March 20, 2019, the parties obtained the following shares of the vote: FvD 17.79% (8 seats), VVD 13.17% (6 seats), PVV 9.27% ​​(4 seats), GroenLinks 8.53% ( 4 seats), CDA 8.31% (3 seats), PvdA 8.21% (3 seats), ChristenUnie 7.03% (3 seats), SP 5.83% (2 seats), 50PLUS 4.93% ( 2 seats), D66 4.89% (2 seats), PvdD 4.38% (2 seats), SGP 3.84% (1 seat), DENK 2.09% (1 seat), other 1.72%.

The next provincial election will take place on March 22, 2023.

At the head of the province is the king's commissioner . Since November 2008 this has been the social democrat Leen Verbeek . The college van Gedeputeerde Staten , i.e. the government, has been formed since 2019 by a coalition of right- wing liberals , Greens , Christian Democrats , Social Democrats , Calvinists and left-wing liberals .

Communities

Flevoland has comprised six municipalities since the province was founded. These are in alphabetical order:

local community	Residents
Almere	208.148
Droned	40,840
Lelystad	77,932
Noordoostpolder	46,873
Document	20,791
Zeewolde	22,397

(Residents on January 31, 2019)

Economy and Transport

Lelystad airport

In 2011, the regional gross domestic product per inhabitant, expressed in purchasing power standards , was 94.31% of the EU-28 average . In 2017 the unemployment rate was 5.7%.

The province is by the Dutch highway A 6 of Amsterdam Almere and Lelystad to Emmeloord , by the Provincial road N302 ( Enkhuizen - ( marker sea ) -Lelystad- Harderwijk and) Provinciale for 309 through N 307 and N Dronten and Kampen to Zwolle to connected to the trunk road network.

The Weesp – Lelystad railway connects Lelystad with Amsterdam via Almere and Weesp .

• The Lelystad Airport is more of regional importance and is located south of the city of the same name.
• The medium wave transmitter Flevo and the short wave transmitter Flevo are located in the municipality of Zeewolde in the south of the province.
• The province has three hospitals.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Religieuze betrokkenheid; kerkelijke gezindte; regio. CBS , December 22, 2016, accessed November 19, 2018 (Dutch). 
2. ^ ^{A b} Günther Pahl (Ed.): Knaurs Welt-Atlas. Droemersche Verlagsanstalt, Munich 1950/51, p. 121f.
3. ↑ StatLine: Populationcontrolling ; regio per maand Gewijzigd op: 29 July 2020. Accessed on 30 July 2020 . 
4. ↑ Deutschlandfunk, August 21, 2008.
5. ↑ Provinciale Staten 20 March 2019. In: Verkiezingsuitslagen.nl. Kiesraad , accessed May 2, 2019 (Dutch). 
6. ↑ Provinciale Staten 18 March 2015. In: Verkiezingsuitslagen.nl. Kiesraad , accessed May 2, 2019 (Dutch). 
7. ↑ Herre Stegenga: 'Forse discussies', maar Flevoland heeft een nieuwe coalitie. In: de Stentor . De Persgroep Nederland , July 4, 2019, accessed July 12, 2019 (Dutch). 
8. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
9. ↑ Eurostat yearbook of the regions 2014 : ( Chapter 5: Economy ; PDF, 18 pages, approx. 2.0 MB) and ( Eurostat source data for Chapter 5: Economy ; XLS format, approx. 536 kB), ISBN 978-92 -79-11695-7 , ISSN  1830-9690 (English)
10. ↑ Unemployment rate, by NUTS 2 regions. Retrieved November 5, 2018 . 

Web links

Commons : Flevoland  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the province of Flevoland (Dutch)
• Tourist information (Dutch)