Hasselt is a
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
of
Zwartewaterland
Zwartewaterland () is a municipality in the province Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands.
Geography
This mainly rural municipality lies south of Steenwijkerland on the ''Zwarte Water'' (Black Water). This is a short tributary of the river IJ ...
about 7 km (4.3 mi) north of
Zwolle
Zwolle () is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality after Enschede with a population of 130,592 as of 1 December 2021. Zwolle is on ...
, in the
Dutch province of
Overijssel
Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the Episcopal principality of U ...
. After it received
city rights
Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the traditio ...
in 1252, it became a member of the
Hanseatic League
The Hanseatic League (; gml, Hanse, , ; german: label= Modern German, Deutsche Hanse) was a medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German to ...
around 1350. The city suffered an economic downfall from about 1550 on, as other cities proved to be better situated and equipped for trade and commerce. In 2001 the municipalities of Hasselt,
Genemuiden and
Zwartsluis were united in the municipality of Zwartewaterland, of which Hasselt became the administrative centre.
As of 1 January 2021, Hasselt had a population of 7,385.
Gallery
Image:Hasselt 1649 Blaeu.jpg, 1649 Blaeu map of Hasselt
Image:Hasselt 17de Eeuw.jpg, Painting of ice skating in Hasselt, 17th century
Image:Raadhuis Hasselt.jpg, Former city hall (Oude Stadhuis)
Image:Hasselt, korenmolen de Zwaluw RM20870 IMG 2113 2018-04-07 15.19.jpg, Windmill: Korenmolen de Zwaluw in Hasselt
Image:Hasselt, de Grote of Sint-Stephanuskerk in stadszicht RM20900 IMG 2104 2018-04-07 15.09.jpg, The main church and city centre of Hasselt
Image:8061 Hasselt, Netherlands - panoramio (7).jpg, City centre canal
Image:Hasselt, bed&breakfast de Oude Jan met twee monumentale kalkovens RM489135 IMG 2081 2018-04-07 14.43.jpg, Bed and breakfast with two monumental lime kilns
Image:Hasselt, kerk1 foto1 2011-05-21 09.22.jpg, City centre
References
External links
Website van de molen
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Cities in the Netherlands
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2001
Populated places in Overijssel
Former municipalities of Overijssel
Zwartewaterland