Noordoostpolder Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
municipality in the Netherlands
About Noordoostpolder
Schokland was once an island, but in the Second World War, the Dutch reclaimed the land from the water that surrounded the island, creating theNoordoostpolder(North-east polder), and thus also definitively saved Schokland. Halfway through the nineteenth century the island had so much to endure by the sea - which took away most of the land of the islet - that the king ofthe Netherlandsordered its evacuation. Unfortunately its saviour will also mean its end, as the clay under the now former Island is slowly drying out. The island already lies 1.5 meters lower than it lay in the 1950s. After the creation of the Noordoostpolder, detailed plans were made for the settlements that were to be built on it. Emmeloord, named after a then lost village on Schokland, was designed to be the only major to
Where to Eat in Noordoostpolder
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Da Enzo
- 🍴Het wapen van Ens
- 🍴Le Mirage
- 🍴Restaurant Sonoy
- 🍴The Rodon
Where to Stay in Noordoostpolder
- 🏨Bed & Breakfast De Strandhoeve
- 🏨Eurohoeve
- 🏨Hotel van Saaze
Noordoostpolder Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 10 sections including: