Almere Stad: Planned City on Reclaimed Land in Flevoland
Almere Stad is the central district of Almere, a city of roughly 176,000 residents built on the Southern Flevoland polder that was reclaimed from the IJsselmeer in 1968. The entire municipality only received its first inhabitants in 1976, making it one of the youngest cities in Europe. The Stadshart functions as the commercial core, with the Esplanade shopping area designed by OMA and a cluster of architecturally distinctive buildings around the Weerwater lake.
Almere Stad sits about 25 kilometres east of Amsterdam across the water. The Flevopolder's flat terrain means the city was drawn on a blank canvas, resulting in wide cycling paths, separated traffic lanes, and generous green corridors. Several neighbourhoods were designed by internationally known architects as part of experimental urban planning.
The Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve, a rewilding area of marshland and grassland, lies north of the city. Lelystad, the provincial capital of Flevoland, is roughly 20 kilometres northeast along the A6.
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Almere Stad is the central district of Almere, a city of roughly 176,000 residents built on the Southern Flevoland polder that was reclaimed from the IJsselmeer in 1968. The entire municipality only received its first inhabitants in 1976, making it one of the youngest cities in Europe. The Stadshart functions as the commercial core, with the Esplanade shopping area designed by OMA and a cluster of architecturally distinctive buildings around the Weerwater lake.
Almere Stad sits about 25 kilometres east of Amsterdam across the water. The Flevopolder's flat terrain means the city was drawn on a blank canvas, resulting in wide cycling paths, separated traffic lanes, and generous green corridors. Several neighbourhoods were designed by internationally known architects as part of experimental urban planning.
The Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve, a rewilding area of marshland and grassland, lies north of the city. Lelystad, the provincial capital of Flevoland, is roughly 20 kilometres northeast along the A6.
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