Swifterbant

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Swifterbant
Coordinates: 52°34′3″N 5°38′30″E / 52.56750°N 5.64167°E / 52.56750; 5.64167Coordinates: 52°34′3″N 5°38′30″E / 52.56750°N 5.64167°E / 52.56750; 5.64167
Country Netherlands Netherlands
Province Flevoland Flevoland
Municipality Dronten
Population (2008) 6,553
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Location of Swifterbant in the municipality Dronten

Swifterbant (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌsʋɪftərˈbɑnt]; 52°34′N 5°39′E / 52.567°N 5.650°E / 52.567; 5.650) 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]

Archaeology

The town also gave its name to a neolithic Swifterbant culture dated to between 5300 and 3400 BC.

References

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