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City in Overijssel, Netherlands
Steenwijk
City
Market SquareMarket Square
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Coordinates: 52°47′20″N 6°7′36″E / 52.78889°N 6.12667°E / 52.78889; 6.12667
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceOverijssel
MunicipalitySteenwijkerland
Area
 • Total11.51 km (4.44 sq mi)
Elevation2 m (7 ft)
Population
 • Total17,115
 • Density1,500/km (3,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code8331-8333
Dialing code0521

Steenwijk (Dutch: [ˈsteːɱʋɛik]; Dutch Low Saxon: Steenwiek or Stienwiek), datedly known in English as 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 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".

Transport

Steenwijk railway station is located on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway, with train services operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

Gallery

  • City center and Grote of Sint-Clemenskerk City center and Grote of Sint-Clemenskerk
  • Fortifications with gate around the old city of Steenwijk. Fortifications with gate around the old city of Steenwijk.
  • Art Nouveau villa Rams Woerthe. Art Nouveau villa Rams Woerthe.

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 8331AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

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Populated places in the municipality of Steenwijkerland
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List of cities, towns and villages in Overijssel


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