Emmeloord is the administrative centre of the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Noordoostpolder Noordoostpolder (; ) is a polder and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands. Formerly, it was also called ''Urk, Urker Land''. Emmeloord is the administrative center, located in the hea ...

Flevoland Flevoland () is the twelfth and newest province of the Netherlands, established in 1986, when the southern and eastern Flevopolders, together with the Noordoostpolder, were merged into one provincial entity. It is in the centre of the countr ...

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. In 2019, it had a population of 26,055.

Overview

At the heart of the

, where the three main drainage canals Lemstervaart, Urkervaart and ZwolsevaartPeilbesluit stedelijk gebied gemeente Noordoostpolder
intersect, is the city of Emmeloord (1943). Named after an abandoned village on the island of

Schokland Schokland () is a former island in the Dutch Zuiderzee, in the municipality of Noordoostpolder. Schokland was an elongated strip of peat land which ceased to be an island when the Noordoostpolder was reclaimed from the sea in 1942. It is now just ...

, Emmeloord is located in a

polder A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrology, hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as levee, dikes. The three types of polder are: # Land reclamation, Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a ...

: land reclaimed from the

IJsselmeer The IJsselmeer (; , ), also known as Lake IJssel in English, is a closed-off freshwater lake in the central Netherlands bordering the Provinces of the Netherlands, provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland. It covers an area of with a ...

, which earlier was part of the sea. Planned from the outset to be the first and the only major town of the polder, it is the local government and services centre. The first district built was called the Onkruidbuurt ("weed neighbourhood"). Street names were chosen from the weeds that were growing all around on the former sea floor, like reed (Rietstraat), thistle (Distelstraat) and sea aster (Zeeasterstraat). From Emmeloord three main canals take their water to three pumping stations: the ''Buma'' near

Lemmer Lemmer () is a town in the municipality of De Fryske Marren, in the Dutch province of Friesland. Lemmer lies adjacent to the IJsselmeer and the Frisian Lakes and is one of Friesland's best-known surface water sports locations. Lemmer is a bustli ...

(north), the ''Smeenge'' at

Vollenhove Vollenhove is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland, southwest of Steenwijk. Until the Noordoostpolder was drained, it was located on the coast of the Zuiderzee. Vollenhove received ci ...

(south-east) and the ''Vissering'' on

Urk Urk (; ; ) is a municipality and a town in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands. Urk is first mentioned in historical records dating to the 10th century, when it was still an island in the Almere, an inland sea that would become par ...

(south-west). In the center of Emmeloord there is a 65 meter tall water tower called the

Poldertoren The Poldertoren is a water tower at the town center of Emmeloord, Netherlands. The Dutch name Poldertoren could be translated as Polder Tower. The 65-meter tower was built in 1959 and has a large carillon. The tower is no longer in use as a w ...

. The tower is the central point of the Noordoostpolder and could be seen from almost every location in the early years of the Noordoostpolder, when there were no tall trees. In Japan there is
replica
of this water tower.

Surrounding villages

Ten smaller villages, conceived more as agricultural communities, were planned in a wide circle around Emmeloord, with the distances between them determined to be easily reachable by bicycle. In order from first to last, these settlements were

Marknesse Marknesse is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, and lies about east of Emmeloord. History Marknesse was first mentioned in 1950 as Marknesse, and is a combination of ...

(1946), Ens (1948), Kraggenburg (1948),

Luttelgeest Luttelgeest is a village in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, and was created in 1950 as one of ten planned villages around the new city of Emmeloord. Name Luttelgeest is named after a no longer ...

1950,

Bant Bant is one of the so-called green villages ''(Dutch: groendorpen)'' in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, and lies about 7 km north of Emmeloord. Name The name Bant is derived from the ...

(1951), Rutten (1952),

Creil Creil () is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department, northern France. The Creil station is an important railway junction. History Archaeological remains in the area include a Neolithic site as well as a late ...

(1953),

Nagele Nagele is a village in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, and lies about 10 km south of Emmeloord. History Nagele was designed by the architectural team "De 8" between 1948 and 1954. The f ...

(1954),

Espel Espel is one of the so-called green villages (Dutch: ) in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It lies in the municipality of Noordoostpolder next to a crossroads where provincial road N712 from Urk to Lemmer intersects with road N714 to Emmeloord, r ...

(1956) and finally Tollebeek (1956).

Transportation

There is no railway station in Emmeloord, but good bus connections exist to the nearest stations. Only relevant rail connections are mentioned in below tabl

The connection with Heerenveen, Drachten and Groningen is ensured by Arriva#Netherlands, Arriva Qliner intercity buses. Emmeloord lies at the intersection of the A6 motorway and the N50 dual carriageway, providing a rapid connection to

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...

Zwolle Zwolle () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the Capital city, capital of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel ...

and

Friesland Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen (p ...

Gallery

File:Emmeloord, gereformeerde kerk De Hoeksteen foto1 2013-04-28 14.59.jpg, Reformed church De Hoeksteen File:Emmeloord, Heilige Michaelkerk foto2 2013-04-28 15.10.jpg, Roman Catholic church Heilige Michael File:Emmeloord, straatzicht bij woontoren foto1 2013-04-28 14.49.jpg, View of a pencil shaped apartment building adjacent to canal Espelervaart File:Emmeloord, straatzicht op weg en brug foto2 2013-04-28 14.42.jpg, View of a bridge over canal Urkervaart File:Emmeloord, de Lemstervaart foto1 2013-04-28 15.19.jpg, Canal Lemstervaart

References

External links

*http://www.emmeloord.info/ (Dutch) *http://www.noordoostpolder.nl/ (Dutch) {{coord, 52, 42, 35, N, 5, 45, 3, E, region:NL_type:city, display=title Populated places in Flevoland Noordoostpolder