First residential area
VIRGIN SAND PLAIN
It was not until eight years after the drying up of Eastern Flevoland that Firma T. den Bergen van den Bout from Aerdenhout started spraying sand on the site where Lelystad, the capital of the IJsselmeer polders, will be built. The client is the National Office for the IJsselmeer Polders. The place name sign 'Lelystad', which was dug in on May 25, 1965, stands alone on an endless, virgin sand plain. Did they already know that it would become a contemporary, vibrant city of more than 75,000 inhabitants?