1995, Schokland and its Surroundings
(The Municipality of the Noordoostpolder, Province of Flevoland).
Schokland had been a peninsula for many centuries before it became an island during the late Middle Ages. The island was seriously eroded by the sea, eventually necessitating the evacuation of its population in 1859. After part of the IJsselmeer was reclaimed to form the Noordoostpolder, Schokland was incorporated into this polder in 1940/1942. Schokland has many traces of prehistoric habitation. It also symbolises the struggle of the Dutch against the sea.

Motivation
The World Heritage Committee decided to inscribe Schokland and its Surroundings on the World Heritage List by virtue of criteria (iii) and (v). It established that the site contains the last remnants of prehistoric and early-historical communities living on peat soil under constant threat of the sea. Schokland is a part of an agricultural region that was created through the reclamation of a part of the IJsselmeer. It also belongs to an area that symbolises the constant battle of the Dutch against the sea and which is one of the greatest technical feats of the twentieth century.