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
City
Bastion in the fortifications around the old city
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°47′20″N 6°7′36″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceOverijssel
MunicipalitySteenwijkerland
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

  • 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.
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References
  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

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