
| Lelystad - Capital of Flevoland |
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It's coastal area features a number of musea. A replica of 17th century VOC merchant ship Batavia can be visited, including it's shipyard. Close by is Batavia Stad, an outlet shopping centre. An aviation museum is located near Lelystad Airport. Nature points of interest: Oostvaardersplassen, Natuurpark Lelystad. Flevoland was the last big polder in The Netherlands. Oostvaarderplassen is one of the best Dutch nature parks, but it sits in human made land. Almere Halfway through the nineteenth century the island had had so much to endure by the sea - which took away most of the land of the islet - that the king of the Netherlands ordered its evacuation. Unfortunately its saviour will also mean its end, as the clay under the now former Island is slowly drying out. The island already lies 1.5 meters lower than it lay in the 1950's.
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