Nieuw Land National Park

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Nieuw Land National Park
Nationaal Park Nieuw Land
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Map of the national park (area within orange outline)
Location Flevoland, Netherlands
Nearest city Almere and Lelystad
Coordinates 52°33′N5°22′E / 52.550°N 5.367°E / 52.550; 5.367
Area289 km2 (112 sq mi)
EstablishedOctober 1, 2018 (2018-10-01) [1]
AdministratorFlevo-landschap, Staatsbosbeheer, Natuurmonumenten [2]
www.nationaalparknieuwland.nl
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Nieuw Land National Park (Netherlands)

Nieuw Land National Park (New Land National Park; Dutch: Nationaal Park Nieuw Land) is a national park in the Dutch province of Flevoland.

It was established on October 1, 2018, when Minister Carola Schouten visited the province to make the announcement. [3] The national park is managed by the organizations Flevo-landschap, Staatsbosbeheer, and Natuurmonumenten. [2] The total surface area amounts to 289 km2 (112 sq mi), of which over 75% is water. [3] The land, mostly wetlands, is part of the artificial island Flevopolder. [1] Nature reserves that are part of the national park include the Oostvaardersplassen, the Lepelaarplassen, the lake Markermeer, and the artificial archipelago Marker Wadden. [1] Some of those areas were already protected Natura 2000 sites before the park's creation. [3] Nieuw Land National Park is visited by numerous species of migratory birds. [4]

In 2019, governments and nature organizations committed to spending €470 million in the next twenty years to develop the park and to connect its separate parts. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Flevoland heeft met Nieuw Land nu ook een nationaal park". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). 1 October 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Over ons". Nationaal Park Nieuw Land (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Hofman, Rudi (1 October 2018). "Flevoland heeft met Nieuw Land nationaal park in huis". De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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