Swifterbant
Appearance
Swifterbant | |
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![]() Aerial photograph of Swifterbant | |
Location of Swifterbant in the province of Flevoland | |
Coordinates: 52°34′3″N 5°38′30″E / 52.56750°N 5.64167°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Flevoland |
Municipality | Dronten |
Population (2014) | 6,475[1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 8255 |
Area code | 0321 |
Swifterbant (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌsʋɪftərˈbɑnt]) is a town in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Dronten, and lies about 13 km northeast of Lelystad.
On 1 January 2014, Swifterbant had 6475 inhabitants.[1] The built-up area of the town was 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi), and contained 2350 residences.[2]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Map_-_NL_-_Dronten_-_Wijk_07_Swifterbant.svg/220px-Map_-_NL_-_Dronten_-_Wijk_07_Swifterbant.svg.png)
Archaeology
[edit]The town also gave its name to a neolithic Swifterbant culture dated to between 5300 and 3400 BC, before the Roman Warm Period and follow-on Dunkirk transgressions.
References
[edit]- ^ a b (in Dutch) Feiten en cijfers, Municipality of Dronten.
- ^ (in Dutch) Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2006, Statistics Netherlands. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
External links
[edit]Media related to Swifterbant at Wikimedia Commons