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Almere is a planned city and municipality in the province of Flevoland, Netherlands, bordering Lelystad and Zeewolde. The municipality of Almere compromises 6 official districts and boroughs. These are the districts Almere Stad (which is further split up into Almere Stad Oost, Almere Stad West and Almere Centrum), Almere Buiten and Almere Pampus (which is currently being designed), and the boroughs of Almere Haven, Almere Hout and Almere Poort. 4 of them also feature official district/borough offices. Furthermore, it also compromises of the unofficial historic district and neighborhood Oostvaardersdiep, which has an active semi-self-governing community, and the planned district of Almere Oosterwold.
Almere is the newest city in the Netherlands: the land on which Almere sits, the Southern Flevoland Polder, was reclaimed from the IJsselmeer in 1959-68. The first house was finished in 1976, and Almere became a municipality in 1984. It has the largest population of the municipalities in Flevoland with citizens in and the 7th largest in the Netherlands. In October 2007, the city council of Almere made agreements with the government to expand the city to 350,000 inhabitants by 2030.
Almere may refer to:
- Almere, a town in the Netherlands
- Almere Buiten, a district in Almere
- Almere Haven, the oldest part of Almere
- Almere Poort, a new district in Almere
- Almere Stad, a district in Almere
- Almere (lake), an early medieval name for the Zuiderzee
The lake Almere was an inland lake in the place of today's IJsselmeer in the center of the Netherlands.
Usage examples of "almere".
Assantikkan and did business in the Assantikkan quarter, Almered al zef Bakkuran had a shop in the Cassorin style rather than an open stall in the bazaar.
He feels it would dishonor Almered and his nephew not to, and might cause you to lose face with them.
Not only would I have been shamed before Almered but also House Erdon.
Mother promised Kella her first silk gown for the Winter Solstice celebrations if Father's trip went well, and Almered has some of the best silk I've seen.