Zwolle, Netherlands
Zwolle is a municipality and city in the province of Overijssel, the Netherlands. About 130,000 people were living there in 2021. It lies where the Vecht river flows into the IJssel river, on the eastern side of last one.
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| Coordinates: 52°31′N 6°5′E / 52.517°N 6.083°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Overijssel |
| Region | IJsselvallei, Salland |
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| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
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| Website | www |
It lies also in the regions of Salland and IJsselvallei, and is the capital of Overijssel province.
Zwolle got city rights in 1230 and joined the Hanseatic League in 1294.
Zwolle, Netherlands Media
Map of Zwolle by Joan Blaeu in Blaeu's "Toonneel der Steden", 1652
Front of the new building of De Librije, a famous restaurant in the Netherlands
Zwolle railway station with ICMm train
Thorbeckegracht and Wijndragerstoren
Peperbus from the Eekwal. The house in front really is that crooked.
Praubstraat in Zwolles old city, showing it's medieval streetplan
De Sassenpoort te Zwolle
Thorbeckewal and Vispoortbridge
The Rich Friar House a center of the Devotio Moderna and later the home of Willem Bartjens
References
- Plaatsengids.nl Archived 2023-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
