Steenwijkerwold is a village in the Dutch 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 Steenwijkerland (; nds-nl, Stienwiekerlaand or ''Steenwiekerlaand'') is a municipality in the province of Overijssel, in the eastern Netherlands. It was called Steenwijk before 2003. The municipality forms the entire northwesterly corner of the ...

, about 5 km northwest of

Steenwijk Steenwijk (; Low German: ''Steenwiek'', ''Stienwiek'' English: ''Stenwick'') is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland. It is the largest town of the municipality. Steenwijk received city ...

. Steenwijkerwold was a separate municipality until 1973, when it became a part of Steenwijk.

History

It was first mentioned in 1376 as Steenwickerwolde, and means forest near

. It developed when Kerkbuurt, Gendringen en Thij, three '' esdorp'' villages, merged. In 1401, a church was built, and the village became independent from the neighbouring city in 1543. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from the 15th century. In 1840, it was home to 1,369 people. The

dolmen A dolmen () or portal tomb is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the early Neolithic (40003000 BCE) and were somet ...

(megalithic tomb) O1 used to be located in Steenwijkerwold. In 1781, it was in good condition and probably had 6 capstones. In the 1840s, it was thoroughly removed.

Notable people

Herman Nieweg Herman Nieweg (April 13, 1932 in Steenwijkerwold – May 28, 1999 in Portugal) was a Dutch sculptor and ceramist. Life and work Nieweg studied interior design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam. His teacher Frieda Koch brought hi ...

(1932–1999), sculptor and ceramist. *

Josje Huisman Josina Cornelia "Josje" Huisman (born 16 February 1986, in Heusden) is a Dutch singer, actress, dancer, host and writer best known as the second blonde member of the girl group K3 (band), K3. She was the winner of the televised talent show in 200 ...

(1986), singer, actress, dancer grew up in Steenwijkerwold

References

External links

* Populated places in Overijssel Former municipalities of Overijssel Steenwijkerland {{Overijssel-geo-stub