Swifterbant | |
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Aerial view of Swifterbant | |
Swifterbant Location of Swifterbant in the province of Flevoland | |
| Coordinates: 52°34′3″N 5°38′30″E / 52.56750°N 5.64167°E / 52.56750; 5.64167 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Flevoland |
| Municipality | Dronten |
| Population (2025)1 | |
• Total | 6,477 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 8255 |
| Area code | 0321 |
Swifterbant (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌsʋɪftərˈbɑnt]) is a town in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Dronten, and lies about 13 km northeast of Lelystad.
As of 2025, Swifterbant had 6,477 inhabitants.1 The built-up area of the town is 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi), and contains 2,460 residences.2

Archaeology
The town also gave its name to a Neolithic Swifterbant culture dated to between 5300 and 3400 BC, before the Roman Warm Period and follow-on Dunkirk transgressions.
References
References
- Dronten in cijfers, Municipality of Dronten.
- Statistiek, Centraal Bureau voor de. "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland, 2021". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-01-02.