Noordoostpolder

Noordoostpolder occupies a broad tract of reclaimed land on Flevoland’s northeastern side, between the IJsselmeer and the old Zuiderzee shoreline. Drained in 1942 as part of the Zuiderzee Works, it was laid out with Emmeloord as its central town and a network of planned villages, straight roads and farms. The former island of Schokland, now surrounded by fields, preserves the area’s earlier relationship with water and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. At the polder’s edge, Urk retains the character of a former fishing island, while the wide open terrain underscores the scale of Dutch engineering. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on Noordoostpolder and Flevoland.

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