Swifterbant

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Swifterbant ( 52°34′N, 5°39′E) 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.

In 2001, Swifterbant had 5761 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.54 km2, and contained 2237 residences.[1]

[edit] Archaeology

The town also gave its name to a neolithic Swifterbant culture dated to between 4900 and 3400 BC.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.