Deventer
municipality in the Netherlands
Deventer is a city in the east of the Netherlands. As of 2021, about 101,000 people are living there.
Deventer | |
|---|---|
 Deventer skyline; the Saint Lebuinus Church is shown in the centre | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Overijssel | |
| Coordinates: 52°15′N 6°9′E / 52.250°N 6.150°ECoordinates: 52°15′N 6°9′E / 52.250°N 6.150°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Overijssel |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Andries Heidema (CU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 134.33 km2 (51.87 sq mi) |
| • Land | 131.23 km2 (50.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (January 2019)[4] | |
| • Total | 98,510 |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Deventenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 7400–7438 |
| Area code | 0570 |
| Website | www |
It was founded by Lebuinus around 768. He built a wooden church there.
SourcesEdit
- ↑ "Burgemeester ir. A.P. Heidema" [Mayor ir. A.P. Heidema] (in Dutch). Gemeente Deventer. Retrieved 27 March 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 7411KT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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