The province of Flevoland is one of the twelve provinces that make up the Netherlands. Lelystad is the capital and Almere the largest city. Flevoland consists almost entirely of polders. Therefore it is the youngest province of the Netherlands, founded in 1986. Flevoland was formed between 1940 and 1968, with the exception of the former islands of Urk and Schokland. It borders the
The province of Flevoland is one of the twelve provinces that make up the Netherlands. Lelystad is the capital and Almere the largest city. Flevoland consists almost entirely of polders. Therefore it is the youngest province of the Netherlands, founded in 1986. Flevoland was formed between 1940 and 1968, with the exception of the former islands of Urk and Schokland. It borders the provinces of Friesland and Overijssel and is connected to Gelderland, Utrecht and North Holland by bridges and dikes.