Lelystad is a municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands, and it is the capital of the province of Flevoland. Lelystad has a good infrastructure. Lelystad can be reached by air, water, and land.The city, built on reclaimed land, was founded in 1967 and was named after Cornelis Lely, who engineered the Afsluitdijk, making the reclaiming possible. Lelystad is approximately 5 meters (16 ft) below sealevel.

Lelystad is area-wise the largest municipality in the Netherlands. A big part of that area is water: Markermeer and IJsselmeer. Another major area is the internationally famous nature park Oostvaardersplassen, which spontaneously grew when the polder of South Flevoland was drained. Lelystad is also surrounded by a square of woodlands and parks and flat farmland.

Lelystad has many one-day events like the Airshow Lelystad, the Waterfestival, the National oldtimerday, speedwayraces, Architecture day and several sports events. On the Midland Circuit many motor-, karting- and stock car racing events and several autoclub meetings are held. At the coast there are several marinas.

Wikipedia articles for Lelystad

• Lelystad
• List of cities, towns and villages in Flevoland
• Lelystad Centrum railway station
• Zendmast Lelystad
• Lelystad Zuid railway station
• List of cities, towns and villages in Flevoland