Steenwijk (;

Low German : : : : : (70,000) (30,000) (8,000) , familycolor = Indo-European , fam2 = Germanic , fam3 = West Germanic , fam4 = North Sea Germanic , ancestor = Old Saxon , ancestor2 = Middle L ...

: ''Steenwiek'', ''Stienwiek''

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

: ''Stenwick'') 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

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

province of

Overijssel Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, 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 ...

. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland. It is the largest town of the municipality. Steenwijk 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 tradition ...

in 1327. In the

Eighty Years' War The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) ( c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Refo ...

(1568–1648) it was conquered by the Spaniards in 1581, but regained by the Dutch in 1592. Steenwijk was a separate municipality until 2001, when it merged with

Brederwiede Brederwiede is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It was created in a merger of Blokzijl, Giethoorn, Vollenhove Vollenhove is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerl ...

and

IJsselham IJsselham is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland, about 12 km west of Steenwijk, and 2 km southwest of Oldemarkt. IJsselham lent its name to a former municipality, create ...

. The new municipality was first named "Steenwijk", but was renamed in 2003 to "Steenwijkerland".

Transport

Railway Station: Steenwijk

Gallery

File:Steenwijk_centrum_van_boven.jpg, View on the city centre from the St Clemens tower. File:Steenwijk, de Grote of Sint Clementuskerk RM34576+34577 foto1 2013-04-28 18,18.jpg, church: de Grote of Sint Clementuskerk File:Steenwijk, de Clemenskerk RM508643 foto8 2013-04-28 18.31.jpg, Church: de Clemenskerk File:Omwalling_Steenwijk.jpg,

Fortifications A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

with gate around the old city of Steenwijk. File:Toegang Rams Woerthe Steenwijk.jpg,

Art Nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...

villa ''Rams Woerthe''.

References

External links

Official site
(in Dutch) Cities in the Netherlands Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2003 Populated places in Overijssel Former municipalities of Overijssel Steenwijkerland {{Overijssel-geo-stub