Kampen () is a

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. A member of the former Hanseatic League, it is located at the lower reaches of the river IJssel. The municipality of Kampen had a population of in and covers an area of . Kampen is located in the North West of Overijssel and is the largest city in this region. The city of Kampen itself has around 37,000 inhabitants. Kampen has one of the best preserved old town centres of the

, including remains of the ancient city wall (of which three gates are still standing) and numerous churches. Also notable are the three

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s over the IJssel which connect Kampen with IJsselmuiden and Kampereiland, the agricultural area between the branches which form the IJssel delta, and a windmill (''d' Olde Zwarver – ''the Old Vagabond). Since November 2018, the town and some communes are on a river island. Between the 14th and 16th century it was the biggest town in the Northern Netherlands (modern day European Netherlands). The town is about 90km northeast of

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. Traditionally people in Kampen speak a variation of the Sallands dialect, known as Kampers.

History

Middle Ages

By 1150, there were already wooden buildings on the site where Kampen is currently located. The name Kampen, however, is not mentioned until 1277. The city has had city rights since 1236. As a result of its convenient location on the busy trade route between the Zuiderzee and the

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, Kampen quickly developed from simple settlements into a prosperous trading town, to become one of the most powerful and leading cities of northwestern Europe. In the 14th century, Kampen exchanged with the bishop of Utrecht, Jan van Arkel, the Mastenbroek polder against the right to increase the IJsseldelta. The silting up of the IJssel brought a gradual end to the prosperity of Kampen from 1430 on. For a long time Kampen did not want to sign a union and make economic and political concessions to other cities, as was usual in the Hanseatic League. When the County of Holland went to war with the Hanseatic League this situation came to an end: the city was forced to choose a side in the war. Kampen was originally more oriented toward the Baltic trade and commerce with the hinterland of the Rhine, and therefore in 1441 formally joined the Hanseatic League. The city had much influence in the League; despite loud protests from the other towns in lower reaches of the IJssel and from other Hanseatic cities, the League agreed in 1448 to build a bridge over the river.''Kampen in fragmenten'', drs. René van Mierlo, 1990, Kok. This project was accomplished in just five months. With this bridge Kampen hoped to be able to develop closer relationships with the hinterland.

Post-Medieval

Hendrick Avercamp - Winterlandschap met schaatsers bij de stad Kampen

On 11 August 1572 Kampen was conquered from the Spaniards by Willem van den Bergh, a brother of William of Orange. After the massacre of Zutphen on 15 November, the city voluntarily surrendered to the Spanish. In 1578, the city changed ownership again after the Siege of Kampen, led by George van Lalaing. Due to its right to increase the IJsseldelta, Kampen was owner of the growing Kampereiland. From 1500 the islands were leased. The rents were so large that the city did not need to raise taxes. In October 1670, Kampen was the first of four Dutch cities to raise capital by issuing a Tontine. The Franco-Dutch War, fought by the Republic of the United Netherlands against the

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, marked a definitive end to the enormous power of the city. Kampen only became well known again in the 19th century. The city was difficult to reach from the sea, because the surrounding wetlands became silted up and shallow. During the preceding centuries, the watercourse of the river IJssel was dredged several times, but the costs were relatively high and within a few years, the river silted up again. As the IJssel had several delta-like mouths here, the main route of the river shifted several times. In the 19th century, a new strategy was put in place to counter this problem: some watercourses were dammed to allow for more water at a higher speed through one or two main routes. This had the advantage that less sand and silt were deposited and resulted in a river course that "swept itself clean". A key figure in this story is city architect , who, besides his work for the current IJssel front of the city of Kampen, was also involved in hydraulic engineering. Due to the emerging industry in the 19th century and the importance of roads and railways for the economy, highways and paved roads were constructed to replace transportation over sand and mud roads.

Geography

Kampen is part of the province of Overijssel ('Over-IJssel' i.e. (mostly) trans-/across the river IJssel, as seen from the perspective of the bishopric of Utrecht by which it was held until 1528) in the Eastern part of The

, situated between the provinces of Gelderland, Flevoland, Drenthe and Friesland. The city of Kampen is situated at the mouth of the river IJssel. Opposite Kampen, along the IJssel, lies IJsselmuiden, which is the second largest residential nucleus of the municipality Kampen. The municipality of Kampen has five other population centers:

Grafhorst Grafhorst is a small city about 3 km north of Kampen, in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It received city rights in 1333 from , the Prince-Bishop of Utrecht. It was first mentioned in 1277 as Grafhorst, and means "burial height". Even tho ...

's-Heerenbroek s-Heerenbroek is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Kampen, about 5 km west of Zwolle Zwolle () is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the provin ...

, Kamperveen, Wilsum and

Zalk Zalk is a village on the west bank of the river IJssel within the municipality of Kampen in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is situated just behind the winter dike of the IJssel river across from Wilsum. History The village was first me ...

Culture

Historical buildings and other landmarks

Kampen has a large number of old to very old buildings, including remains of the ancient city wall (whose city gates are still standing) and the Church of St Nicholas ( Bovenkerk). The structure of the walled fortress city is still visible in the streets. Significant structures include: * The ''

Koornmarktpoort The Koornmarktspoort is city gate in Kampen, Overijssel, the Netherlands. It was originally part of the city wall and is the oldest of the Kampen city gates. History The central block and gate are fourteenth century and the two towers facing the ri ...

'': a city gate located near the river IJssel which probably dates from the 14th century. In the 15th century two squat towers were added at the outer corners. * The ''Broederpoort'': a rectangular city gate with four slender towers, originally from 1465, rebuilt in Renaissance style in 1615 * The ''Cellebroederspoort'': a rectangular city gate, flanked by two heavy round towers, originally from 1465, rebuilt in 1617 in Renaissance style * The

Stedelijk Museum Kampen The Stedelijk Museum Kampen (lit. ''Municipal Museum Kampen'') is a museum situated in the Old Town Hall of Kampen. The collection has four main topics: water, religion, justice and the House of Orange-Nassau. There are also five to six temporar ...

: located in the former town hall of Kampen, which dates from the late 14th century * The ''Gotisch huis'': built around 1500. This was the location of the Stedelijk Museum Kampen before it moved to its current location in the old town hall. * The '' Nieuwe Toren'': a tower with a carillon designed by Philips Vingboons and dating from 1648 to 1664 * The Church of St. Nicholas ('' Bovenkerk''): a great Gothic basilica dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. The interior of the church houses an early-Renaissance choir screen (1552), a stone pulpit (circa 1500) and a monumental organ from 1670 to 1676. * The ''Broederkerk'': a 14th-century church which originally belonged to a Franciscan monastery * The ''Buitenkerk'': a 14th-century church * The ''Burgwalkerk'': a neoclassical 19th-century church * A windmill called ''d'Olde Zwarver'', built in 1842 * A monastery gate dating from 1165 called ''Linnenweverspoortje'' * The city auditorium (''Stadsgehoorzaal''), dating from 1891 * An old tobacco factory, ''De Olifant'', where cigars are still made with 19th-century equipment. ''De Olifant'' cigars are sold in the shop and guided tours are available. Throughout the town of Kampen, there are colorful murals which are in fact old commercials for now-defunct business in Kampen. These murals, which include Art Nouveau influences, were made by local artists and are now referred to as "frescoes of the middle class". As a result of current municipal policy, wherever these murals are discovered under old plaster, they are restored to their former glory. A number of better or lesser known people with a certain connection with Kampen is honoured with a commemorative stone bearing their name and a single-sentence characterization of their personality or achievements, incorporated into the pavement of the ''Oude Raadhuisplein'' (formerly ''Koeplein''), the square in between the old town hall, the former Post Office and ''Nieuwe Toren''.

Gallery

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Festivals and events

An annual festival during the summer months is the ' day. The name is derived from a series of folk tales in which the inhabitants of Kampen were portrayed as stupid. Another summer event is the Full Color Festival, which is organized annually. Every third Saturday of August, a comics event, called the ''Kamper Stripspektakel'', is organized with over 100 booths. Once every three years ''Sail Kampen'' takes place, a sailing spectacle with (old) sailing ships. A weekend before Christmas ''Christmas in Oud Kampen'' is organized. There is street theater, where pieces of famous musicals are played, and mid-nineteenth-century characters are walking around the city.

Sports

Kampen is the home of football team Go Ahead Kampen and its rivals Dos Kampen, KHC Kampen, VV Kampen and IJVV.

Twin towns

Kampen is

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with:

Transportation

The Kampen railway station opened in 1865 as terminus of the Kamperlijntje branch from Overijssel's capital city

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 ...

. It is served by a non-stop diesel service on a single track. The line was renovation in summer 2017 to be electrified. From December 2017, Keolis Nederland takes over the line, after Nederlandse Spoorwegen had lost the line in a tendering process. There is an alternative railway connection with Zwolle via the Hanzelijn, which links

with

via Dronten, Lelystad and Almere. It was inaugurated by Queen Beatrix in December 2012. Kampen Zuid railway station was built a few kilometers south of Kampen near the junction of the national roads N50 and N764, where a new residential development is planned. Somewhat confusingly there has been a Kampen Zuid railway station in existence before, between 1 October 1913 and 15 May 1934. This was the terminus of the Kampen–Hattem railway line, which connected with the Zwolle–Apeldoorn service via Wapenveld and Heerde. Regular passenger services on this line ceased in 1950. Other roads connecting the city include N760, N763, N765 and N307.

Education

Kampen has two theological universities: the Theological University of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PThU) and the theological college of the Reformed Church of the Netherlands (TUK).

Notable residents

Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest (1828-1894)

The Arts

* Hendrick Avercamp (1585 – 1634 in Kampen) a painter of small winter landscapes *

Barent Avercamp Barent Avercamp (1612 – October 1679) was a Dutch painter. Avercamp was born in Kampen and was taught by his uncle Hendrick Avercamp, who was also a painter. Barent primarily painted scenes depicting Netherlands in winter. He was a member ...

(1612 in Kampen – 1679) a Dutch painter *

Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest Jkhr. Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest (; 28 February 1828 – 24 December 1894) was a Dutch painter. Biography Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest was born on 28 February 1828 in Kampen in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. He wa ...

(1828 in Kampen – 1894) a Dutch painter * Coen Hissink (1878 in Kampen – 1942) a Dutch film actor of the silent era * Ida Gerhardt (1905 in Gorinchem – 1997) Dutch poet and classicist. *

Gerard Hengeveld Gerard Hengeveld (December 7, 1910 in Kampen – October 28, 2001 in Bergen, North Holland) was a Dutch classical pianist, music composer and educationalist. He is especially known for his compositions of study material for piano. Other composi ...

(1910 in Kampen – 2001) pianist, harpsichordist and composer. *

Sybren Polet Sybe Minnema (19 June 1924 – 19 July 2015), known by his pen name Sybren Polet, was a Dutch prose writer and poet. He won numerous awards, among them the 2003 Constantijn Huygens Prize. Born in Kampen, he worked as a teacher in Zwolle. ...

(1924 in Kampen – 2015) a Dutch prose writer and poet * Gait L. Berk, Dutch Wiki (1927 in Kampen – 2006) writer and film maker about boats and trees *

Henk van Ulsen Henk van Ulsen (8 May 1927, Kampen Campen or Kampen may refer to: Places Finland * Kampen, the Swedish name of Kamppi, a district in Helsinki Germany * Campen, Germany, a village by the Ems estuary, northwestern Germany, home of the ...

(born 1927 in Kampen – 2009 ) actor * Klaas Jan Mulder, Dutch Wiki (1930 in Kampen - 2008) Dutch organist, pianist and conductor. * Wim Ramaker, Dutch Wiki (1943 in Kampen – 1992) Dutch broadcaster, writer and poet * Harry van der Kamp (born 1947 in Kampen) bass-baritone, bass-soloist and ensemble singer

Public thinking & Public Service

Albert Pighius Albert Pighius (Pigghe) (born at Kampen, Overyssel, Netherlands, about 1490; died at Utrecht, 26 December 1542) was a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian, mathematician, and astronomer. Life He studied philosophy and began the study of theology at th ...

(ca. 1490 in Kampen - 1542) a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian, mathematician and astronomer. * Jacob van Deventer (ca.1500/1505 in Kampen – 1575) a Dutch cartographer * Andries Hudde (1608 in Kampen – 1663) landowner and colonial official of New Netherland *

François Adriaan van der Kemp François Adriaan van der Kemp or Francis Adrian Vanderkemp (Kampen, 4 May 1752 – Barneveld, New York, 1829) was one of the Dutch radical leaders of the Patriots, a minister and publicist who gave the Patriot movement a Christian tint in his blaz ...

(1752 in Kampen – 1829) a Dutch radical leaders of the Patriots *

Jan Willem de Winter Jan Willem de Winter (French: Jean Guillaume de Winter, 23 March 1761 – 2 June 1812) was a Dutch admiral during the Napoleonic Wars. Biography Early life De Winter was born in Kampen and entered naval service at a young age. He disting ...

(1761 in Kampen – 1812) a Dutch admiral of the Napoleonic Wars * Pieter Hendrik van Zuylen van Nijevelt (1782 in Kampen – 1825) a Dutch count and baron and Army general *

Francina Broese Gunningh Francina Broese Gunningh, also known as Frans Gunningh Sloet (1783 - 1824),Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar (1811–1880) was a Belgian architect. He is the father of the Cluysenaar family. Family He was born in Kampen in the Netherlands as a son of Joannes Kluysenaar and Garidenia Kluysenaar, a Dutch family of architec ...

(1811 in Kampen – 1880) a Belgian architect *

Hendrik Tonneboeijer Hendrikus Jacobus Tonneboeijer (born 18 August 1814 – 28 October 1837) was a Dutch colonial officer, who made a career in the administration on the Dutch Gold Coast. He was Acting Commander of the Dutch Gold Coast in 1836 and 1837. Biograp ...

(1814 in Kampen – 1837) a Dutch colonial officer in Dutch Gold Coast *

Lucien von Römer Lucien Sophie Albert Marie von Römer (23 August 1873 – 23 December 1965) was a Dutch physician, botanist and writer. He often wrote about homosexuality, and argued that it was an innate characteristic. He practiced medicine in the Dutch East In ...

(1873 in Kampen - 1965), a Dutch physician, botanist and writer * Jan Joseph Godfried, Baron van Voorst tot Voorst Jr. (1880 in Kampen – 1963) commander of the Dutch armed forces during WWII and strategist * Haicke Janssen (1885 in Kampen – 1915) a sailor and

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spy for the German naval intelligence; executed in the Tower of London * Klaas Schilder (1890 in Kampen – 1952) Reformed theologian and professor in the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands * Adriaan Schuurman, Dutch Wiki (1904 in Kampen – 1998) organist and Protestant church musician * Wiert Berghuis, Dutch Wiki (1911 in Kampen - 1989) Mayor of Kampen 1952–1970, chairman of the Anti-Revolutionary Party * Dr. Willem Johan Kolff (1911 in

Leiden Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration wit ...

– 2009) physician at the former municipal hospital, pioneer of haemodialysis. *

G. A. den Hartogh Govert A. den Hartogh (born 1943, Kampen) is a Dutch moral, legal and political philosopher A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philo ...

(born 1943 in Kampen) a Dutch moral, legal and political philosopher

Sport

* Benjamin Leussen (1876 in Kampen - 1924) chess player *

Petra van Staveren Petronella ("Petra") Grietje van Staveren (born 2 June 1966) is a former breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands who won the gold medal in the 100 meter breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los � ...

(born 1966 in Kampen), swimmer, golden medallist at the 1984 Summer Olympics *

Jaap Stam Jakob Stam (; born 17 July 1972) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a centre-back and is regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation. Stam played for several European clubs including P ...

(born 1972 in Kampen), retired football player with 415 club caps * Reinder Nummerdor (born 1976) a Dutch volleyball player, competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics *

Robert de Wilde Robert de Wilde (born April 30, 1977, in Kampen) is a Dutch professional "Mid/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1990 to 2003. His nicknames are "The Flying Dutchman" in reference to his speed an ...

(born 1977 in Kampen), BMX World Champion, competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics ;and *

Aalt Mondria Adrie "Aalt" Mondria (born 9 May 1956 – 2011), named ''Aalt M.'' in the media, was a Dutch criminal and serial killer who committed four murders and was responsible for a large number of assaults. Mondria was considered extremely violent and ...

(born 1957 in Kampen - 2011) a Dutch criminal and serial killer

References

External links

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Official website

A view on the old city of Kampen
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