Swifterbant

Swifterbant
Aerial view of Swifterbant
Swifterbant
Location of Swifterbant in the province of Flevoland
Coordinates: 52°34′3″N 5°38′30″E / 52.56750°N 5.64167°E / 52.56750; 5.64167
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFlevoland
MunicipalityDronten
Population
 (2025)[1]
 • Total
6,477
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
8255
Area code0321

Swifterbant (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌsʋɪftərˈbɑnt]) 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.

As of 2025, Swifterbant had 6,477 inhabitants.[1] The built-up area of the town is 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi), and contains 2,460 residences.[2]

Archaeology

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.

References

  1. ^ a b Dronten in cijfers, Municipality of Dronten.
  2. ^ Statistiek, Centraal Bureau voor de. "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland, 2021". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  • Media related to Swifterbant at Wikimedia Commons