Steenwijk
Steenwijk (Low German: Steenwiek, Stienwiek English:Stenwick) is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland. It is the largest town of the municipality.
Steenwijk, Overijssel, Netherlands | |
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City | |
 Bastion in the fortifications around the old city | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 52°47′20″N 6°7′36″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Overijssel |
| Municipality | Steenwijkerland |
| Population (1 January 2007) | 18.655 |
Steenwijk received city rights in 1327. In the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) it was conquered by the Spaniards in 1581, but regained by the Dutch in 1592.
Steenwijk was a separate municipality until 2001, when it merged with Brederwiede and IJsselham. The new municipality was first named "Steenwijk", but was renamed in 2003 to "Steenwijkerland".[1]
Transport
Railway Station: Steenwijk
Gallery
View on the city centre from the St Clemens tower.
church: de Grote of Sint Clementuskerk
Church: de Clemenskerk
Fortifications with gate around the old city of Steenwijk.
Art Nouveau villa Rams Woerthe.
References
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
External links
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- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Steenwijk". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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