Swifterbant | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Flevoland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Dronten |
Population: | 6475 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Flevoland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Swifterbant in the province of Flevoland |
Coordinates: | 52.5675°N 5.6417°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 8255 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 0321 |
Swifterbant (pronounced as /nl/) 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 2.42sqkm, and contained 2350 residences.[2]
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.