Zieuwent is a village in the east of the

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. It is located in the municipality of

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. Zieuwent has the tallest church tower in the

Achterhoek The Achterhoek (; Dutch Low Saxon: ''Achterhook'') is a cultural region in the Eastern Netherlands. Its name (meaning "rear-corner") is geographically appropriate because the area lies in the easternmost part of the province of Gelderland and ther ...

region.

History

Zieuwent was first mentioned in 1294 or 1295 as "silva Synwede", and means "dike which runs sideways". The village started to develop in the 18th century as a

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colony, and formed into a

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. In 1840, it was home to 1,824 people. In 1795, a small church was built in Zieuwent. In 1894, Sanderink became parson of Zieuwent. In 1895, after a pilgrimage to

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, he was of the opinion that the village needed a worthy church. Construction started on 30 June 1898, and on 10 October 1899, the was inaugurated. The tower is tall, making it the tallest of the

region. In 1830, the Rosmolen Zieuwent was constructed. It was a horse powered

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constructed on an old farm. In 1932, it was bought by the

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and moved to Arnhem. It was displayed but never used. In the early 21st century, an electric engine of 1 hp was installed to simulate the horse. Zieuwent was part of the municipality of

Lichtenvoorde Lichtenvoorde is a town in the east of the Netherlands, in the municipality of Oost Gelre. Lichtenvoorde holds a flower parade (''bloemencorso'') every September at the start of its annual festival. The parade features floats covered in flowers ...

until 2004 when it was merged into

Sports

RKZVC, short for Rooms-Katholieke Zieuwentse Voetbalclub, is a Dutch association football club from Zieuwent.

Notable people

* Suzan Stortelder (born 1992), singer in the duo

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