Gemaal Wortman, Municipal monument pumping station in Lelystad, Netherlands.
The concrete and brick building contains four centrifugal pumps powered by diesel engines, each capable of removing 500,000 liters of water per minute.
The station opened in November 1956 and worked with Lovink and Colijn pumping stations to drain the Eastern Flevoland polder within nine months.
The southwest facade features a relief by Paul Grégoire depicting a woman representing the sea passing a child symbolizing new land to a man.
The pumping station maintains water levels in the region through four discharge pipes and operates at 110 revolutions per minute with a lift height of 6 meters.
The facility received its American-made pumps through the Marshall Plan and runs on diesel power, unlike other stations that operate on electricity.
Location: Lelystad
Official opening: November 1956
GPS coordinates: 52.50295,5.42055
Latest update: March 3, 2025 17:28
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