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33-488: Lelystad ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈleːlistɑt] ) is a Dutch municipality and the capital city of the province of Flevoland in the central Netherlands . The city, built on reclaimed land, was founded in 1967 and was named after Cornelis Lely , who engineered the Afsluitdijk that made the reclamation possible. Lelystad is situated approximately three metres (10 feet) below sea level . Lelystad

66-562: A certain degree of independence in their policy decisions. Municipalities are responsible for a wide variety of public services , which include land-use planning , public housing , management and maintenance of local roads, waste management and social security . After the Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010 three special municipalities (officially public bodies ) were formed. These municipalities function

99-410: A time by the crown and the alderman are elected by the municipal council, typically after each municipal election. The mayor is responsible for public order and is the first in command during emergencies, all other tasks are distributed freely between mayor and aldermen. The exact portfolio for each person differs between each municipality. Official municipal boundaries were first drawn up in 1832 in

132-441: A wide range of sizes, Westervoort is the smallest with a land area of 7.01 km (2.71 sq mi) and Súdwest-Fryslân the largest with a land area of 522.7 km (201.8 sq mi). Schiermonnikoog is both the least populated, with 972 people, and the least densely populated municipality at 23/km (60/sq mi). Amsterdam has the highest population with 931,298 residents as of January 2024, whereas The Hague

165-718: Is built on the seabed of the former Zuiderzee . About 6,500 years ago, this wetland was above high tide level and inhabited; the Netherlands have steadily subsided since. Near Lelystad at Swifterbant , the oldest human skeletons in Western Europe were discovered. Due to rising water levels and storms , the peatlands were washed away, and the Lacus Flevo (in Roman times) grew to be the Almere (Middle Ages) and became

198-532: Is much discussed in the Netherlands and will start the first year of operation at only 4,000 per year, which means only around eleven movements daily. The airport will have its own exit from the A6 motorway, which connects with Amsterdam, with travel times around 40–45 minutes when traffic allows. A public bus service also takes travelers to the Lelystad Centrum railway station , where trains run frequently in

231-572: Is the most densely populated with a density of 6,868/km (17,790/sq mi). As a second level administrative division municipalities are the third tier of public administration in the Netherlands after the central government and the provinces . The Netherlands is a decentralized unitary state , which means that the central government is supreme and delegates certain tasks to lower levels of government by law. The different levels do, however, make work agreements, which give municipalities

264-477: The Schiphol Group became the owner of the airport. The Aviodrome museum moved to Lelystad Airport from Schiphol in 2003. Because of the museum, various aviation events are held at the airport. Local flying school AIS Flight Academy started an airline in 2009, AIS Airlines , and is still headquartered at Lelystad Airport, although they do not operate any scheduled flights from there. An expansion of

297-886: The Zuiderzee . The Zuiderzee (Southern Sea) was the main transport route from Amsterdam to the North Sea and the Hanseatic League cities. Due to the many shipwrecks in Flevoland, Lelystad now houses the National Centre for Maritime History , with a museum and the shipyard that has built the Batavia replica. After the Second World War the Zuiderzee Works continued, constructing

330-625: The polder of Eastern Flevoland. In 1950 work commenced on several construction islands in the middle of the IJsselmeer . Lelystad-Haven was the largest island, and its wooden barracks housed a community of dyke-builders. In 1955 they reached the mainland, which made it possible to drive to Lelystad by car. One of the three pumping stations , which drained the polder in June 1957, was the diesel-powered Wortman in Lelystad-Haven. Until 1967

363-457: The polder . The centre shield is the arms of engineer Cornelis Lely . The sealions reflect the history of the land. In the flag, the fleur-de-lis ( lily ) again takes a central point, referring to the name Lely. The yellow background reflects the precious land, and the blue lines the dykes and waterways. The flag of the province is similarly adorned with the fleur-de-lis to commemorate Lely. Lelystad maintains international relations with

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396-674: The Lelystad Airshow, the Water Festival, the National Old Timer Day, Lelystad Speedway, Architecture day and several sports events. On the Midland Circuit many motor , kart and stock car racing events and several autoclub meetings are held. On the coast there are several marinas. Lelystad can be reached by air, water, and land. Lelystad Airport is the biggest general aviation airport in

429-605: The Netherlands after a cadastre was formed. The Municipalities Act of 1851, written by prime minister Thorbecke , led to the disappearance of small municipalities. Throughout the years, less populous municipalities have been merged . They were either added to the larger neighbouring cities or multiple smaller municipalities merged into a larger new municipality with a new name. The number of municipalities reduced from 1,209 in 1850 to 537 in 2000; since 2024 there have been 342 municipalities. During this time, multiple mergers occurred simultaneously in large parts of individual provinces;

462-529: The Netherlands and are subdivisions of their respective provinces . Their duties are delegated to them by the central government and they are ruled by a municipal council that is elected every four years. Municipal mergers have reduced the total number of municipalities by two-thirds since the first official boundaries were created in the mid 19th century. Municipalities themselves are informally subdivided into districts and neighbourhoods for administrative and statistical purposes. These municipalities come in

495-542: The Netherlands. It is owned wholly by Schiphol Group . Lelystad Airport has undergone major expansion, including the construction of a passenger terminal for commercial flights, as well as an extension of the runway. The original plan for this airport was to become the main gateway for passengers into the country, to alleviate some of the pressure from Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. In turn, Schiphol would be able to focus on its role as international hub for lay-overs. Although

528-674: The Suriname twin city of Lelydorp . Municipalities of the Netherlands Since 1 January 2023, there have been 342 regular municipalities ( Dutch : gemeenten ) and three special municipalities ( Dutch : bijzondere gemeenten ) in the Netherlands . The latter is the status of three of the six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean . Municipalities are the second-level administrative division, or public bodies ( Dutch : openbare lichamen ), in

561-416: The airport grows. The terminal building was scheduled to be finished in 2018, and to be capable of handling 25,000 flights per year and can easily be expanded to handle up to 45,000 flights (7 to 8 million passengers) per year. The same strategy is used for the airside apron and aircraft stands, starting with four stands but with space for a total of twelve or more stand. The number of allowed aircraft movements

594-502: The airport is underway. The runway has been extended to a total length of 2,700 metres (8,858 ft), long enough to facilitate all aircraft of the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 families, and also suitable for operations with wide bodies like the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 , although not at maximum take off weight. The ILS (instrument landing system) was tested in June 2018. The new terminal will be built in phases, easily expandable when

627-463: The city. There were 2,059 residents with an Antillean background. Lelystad is the largest municipality in the Netherlands in area, but a large part of that area is water: Markermeer and IJsselmeer . Another major area is the internationally famous nature park of Oostvaardersplassen , which arose naturally when the polder of South Flevoland was drained. Lelystad is also surrounded by a square of woodlands and parks and flat farmland. The importance of

660-467: The direction of Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport and The Hague, Zwolle and Groningen . A 10-year concession for all handling (landside and airside) was awarded to Viggo , a Dutch handling company. The expansion of Lelystad Airport was driven by Amsterdam Airport Schiphol reaching its maximum of 500,000 allowed aircraft movements. The House of Representatives passed a motion in January 2024 to block

693-672: The districts are called Dutch : stadsdelen , as well as Rotterdam , where the districts are called Dutch : deelgemeenten , consist of such formal subdivisions. The Hague , Almere , Breda , Eindhoven , Enschede , Groningen , Nijmegen , Tilburg and Utrecht have instituted Dutch : stadsdelen as well, although they do not have the same legal submunicipal status. For administrative use by municipalities and data collection by Statistics Netherlands all municipalities are subdivided into districts ( Dutch : wijken ), which in turn are subdivided into neighbourhoods ( Dutch : buurten ). These subdivisions have, in contrast to

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726-538: The eastern side of the city. There are three on-ramps connecting this motorway to Lelystad, allowing traffic to travel northbound to Emmeloord and the province of Friesland , or southbound to Almere and the Randstad region. The N302 provincial road connects Lelystad to the south-east with Harderwijk and the province of Gelderland beyond. The N307 connects Lelystad across the Houtribdijk to Enkhuizen and

759-400: The expansion of Lelystad Airport has been finished, the airport has not yet opened for passengers due to various political reasons. As of 2022, the government has decided to delay the opening of the terminals with at least two years, and even then the opening will not be guaranteed. Lelystad has a small inland port , several marinas , and a canal system which also functions to aid in managing

792-576: The landscape and sky is emphasized by several pieces of land art : engineers' work and works such as the Observatorium by Robert Morris (see below). The artificial islands of Marker Wadden lie immediately to the northwest of Lelystad. Construction started in 2016, and the first islands have already become important wildlife sites, with many species of birds coming to the islands during the breeding season. Lelystad has several tourist attractions, including: Lelystad hosts many one-day events like

825-466: The municipal boundaries were basically redrawn in these regions. In the 19th and large parts of the 20th century, municipal mergers were forced by the central government. This policy changed in the end of the 20th century; local support for the merger is now a large part of the decision-making process. The larger, merged municipalities are intended to handle an increasing workload because more public services are delegated from higher levels of government to

858-439: The municipalities. Another reason for municipal mergers is the assumption that larger municipalities are more efficient in performing their tasks than smaller ones. Municipalities have the right to decentralise themselves and form submunicipalities as an additional level of government. This right and the submunicipalities will cease to exist in the near future to reduce the number of levels of government. Only Amsterdam , where

891-409: The only inhabitants of Lelystad were technical engineers and laborers and superintendents, living on the former construction island. Lelystad has a large population of Surinamese origin (5,225); most residents of a non-Western background live in the east of the city. Lelystad also has significant Moroccan (2,615) and Turkish (2,278) communities, most of whom reside in the northeastern part of

924-399: The province of North Holland beyond, and to Dronten and beyond that to Kampen in the province of Overijssel . The N309 connects Lelystad to Dronten and beyond that to Elburg in the province of Gelderland . The honeycomb grid in the arms of Lelystad represents the dykes , built with six-edged concrete or basalt blocks. The colour gold indicates the high costs of the project of making

957-479: The same as regular municipalities and are grouped together as the Caribbean Netherlands and are not part of a province. The municipalities are governed by both a board of mayor and aldermen and a municipal council. The municipal council , which is titled island council in the special municipalities, is elected every four years. The number of members in the council ranges from nine members for

990-414: The smallest municipalities to forty-five members for the largest. It is the highest administrative body in the municipality and controls public policy. The executive power lies with the executive board , which consists of a mayor , titled lieutenant governor in the special municipalities, and multiple aldermen, titled island deputies in the special municipalities. The mayor is appointed for six years at

1023-429: The submunicipalities, no formal status. Lelystad Airport In 1966 it was decided that the newly created Flevopolder required a central airport. A suitable location with room for future expansion was found to the south of Lelystad. The first flights from this location took place in 1971, but the site did not receive official status as an airport until 1973. At first Lelystad had grass taxi- and runways , but it

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1056-711: The water levels in the rest of the polder . The canal system connects to the Markermeer with a lock to the southwest of Lelystad, and connects the city and its industrial areas to all other towns and their respective industrial areas in the polder. the Weesp–Lelystad railway ( Flevolijn ) extends south from Lelystad Centrum railway station and connects the city with Almere , and to the Randstad region beyond. The Lelystad–Zwolle railway ( Hanzelijn ) extends north from Lelystad and connects it with Dronten , Kampen and Zwolle . The A6 motorway runs along Lelystad on

1089-416: Was found that the clay could not support the traffic, as tracks started to form. Because of the often poor condition of the terrain, the airport suffered from frequent closures. To resolve this problem, in 1978 the first of the taxiways was hardened and in 1981 the runway was hardened. In 1991 the runway length was increased to 1,250 metres (4,101 ft), to try to attract more business aircraft. In 1993

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