Steenwijk

Steenwijk, Overijssel, Netherlands
City
Bastion in the fortifications around the old city
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°47′20″N 6°7′36″E / 52.78889°N 6.12667°E / 52.78889; 6.12667
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Municipality	Steenwijkerland
Population (1 January 2007)	18.655

Steenwijk 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".^[1]

Transport

Railway Station: Steenwijk

Gallery

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  View on the city centre from the St Clemens tower.
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  church: de Grote of Sint Clementuskerk
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  Church: de Clemenskerk
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  Fortifications with gate around the old city of Steenwijk.
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  Art Nouveau villa Rams Woerthe.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Steenwijk.

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Steenwijk". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

Coordinates: 52°47′N 6°07′E / 52.783°N 6.117°E / 52.783; 6.117