Deventer facts for kids
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Deventer
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Deventer skyline; the Saint Lebuinus Church is shown in the centre
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Location in Overijssel
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Country | Netherlands | ||
Province | Overijssel | ||
Government | |||
• Body | Municipal council | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 134.33 km2 (51.87 sq mi) | ||
• Land | 131.23 km2 (50.67 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) | ||
Population
(May 2014)
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• Total | 98,510 | ||
• Density | 733.34/km2 (1,899.35/sq mi) | ||
Demonym(s) | Deventenaar | ||
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
Postcode |
7400–7438
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Area code | 0570 |
Deventer is a city in the east of the Netherlands. It has about 97,000 inhabitants. It was founded by Lebuinus around 768. He built a wooden church there.
Municipalities of Overijssel (25)
Almelo · Borne · Dalfsen · Deventer · Dinkelland · Enschede · Haaksbergen · Hardenberg · Hellendoorn · Hengelo · Hof van Twente · Kampen · Losser · Oldenzaal · Olst-Wijhe · Ommen · Raalte · Rijssen-Holten · Staphorst · Steenwijkerland · Tubbergen · Twenterand · Wierden · Zwartewaterland · Zwolle
Images for kids
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1652 map of Deventer by Willem and Joan Blaeu
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Shooting a scene from A Bridge Too Far on location in Deventer, 1977
See also
In Spanish: Deventer para niños
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