Staverden is a city in the
Dutch province
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of
Gelderland
Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...
. It is located in the
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Ermelo, about 5 kilometres east of Ermelo.
[''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.] It received
city rights in 1298. With 30 inhabitants, it is today the smallest place with that traditional title in the Netherlands. It is also officially the smallest city in the
Benelux
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region.
References
Populated places in Gelderland
Cities in the Netherlands
Ermelo, Netherlands
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