Lelystad, Netherlands

Lelystad (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈleːlistɑt] (listen)) is a municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands, and it is the capital of the province of Flevoland. The city, built on reclaimed land, was founded in 1967 and was named after Cornelis Lely, who engineered the Afsluitdijk, making the reclamation possible. Lelystad is approximately 3 metres (9.8 feet) below sea level. It is located about 20 km north east of Almere and 40 km west of Zwolle.