Zwartsluis is a small city in the
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province of
Overijssel. It is located in the municipality 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 ...
, at the mouth of the
Zwarte Water
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, name = Zwarte Water
, image = Hasselt.jpg
, image_size =
, image_caption = Zwarte Water through Hasselt
, source1_location = Zwolle
, mouth_location = IJsselmeer
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river and the .
History
Zwartsluis's history started in the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648): it developed around the Swartersluys fortress, which controlled traffic on the Zwartewater inlet leading to Hasselt and Zwolle. Zwartsluis attracted some trade and a fishing fleet in later centuries. Zwartsluis also served as a consolidation point for the peat-fuel trade, but was surpassed in importance by its neighbours, especially downstream
Genemuiden
Genemuiden is a city located in the north western part of the Province of Overijssel. It received city rights in 1275, which is also the first time Genemuiden gets mentioned in history.Frits David Zeiler (2007) ''Genemuiden, een zorgenkind van de b ...
.
The
Dutch Reformed Church of Zwartsluis is a historic
Dutch Reformed
The Dutch Reformed Church (, abbreviated NHK) was the largest Christian denomination in the Netherlands from the onset of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century until 1930. It was the original denomination of the Dutch Royal Family and ...
church building located on the Kerkstraat and the organ in the church is a designated
Rijksmonument.
Recreation
The town is home to many recreational boats, as well as a heritage fleet of fishing and cargo vessels. The Arembergergracht canal links the town with the Beulaker and Belter lakes and a multitude of smaller bodies of water just north, created by peat digging.
Government
Zwartsluis was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of Zwartewaterland.
Notable people
*
Stieneke van der Graaf (born 1984), politician (MP)
References
External links
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Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2001
Populated places in Overijssel
Former municipalities of Overijssel
Zwartewaterland
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