Zwartewaterland () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in the province Overijssel in the eastern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

Geography

This mainly rural municipality lies south 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 ...

on the ''Zwarte Water'' (Black Water). This is a short tributary of the river

IJssel The IJssel (; nds-nl, Iessel(t) ) is a Dutch distributary of the river Rhine that flows northward and ultimately discharges into the IJsselmeer (before the 1932 completion of the Afsluitdijk known as the Zuiderzee), a North Sea natural harbo ...

from

Zwolle Zwolle () is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality after Enschede with a population of 130,592 as of 1 December 2021. Zwolle is on ...

to the ''Zwarte Meer'' (Black Lake). Before 1931 this lake was a part of the

Zuiderzee The Zuiderzee or Zuider Zee (; old spelling ''Zuyderzee'' or ''Zuyder Zee'') was a shallow bay of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands, extending about 100 km (60 miles) inland and at most 50 km (30 miles) wide, with an ov ...

. The Vecht also flows into the Zwarte Water. Hasselt lies about north of

. Genemuiden and Zwartsluis lie 5 km further north, almost opposite one another, near the Zwarte Water. Aquatic sport tourism is important to the local economy.

Population centres

The most important places are printed in bold type. * Cellemuiden * De Velde * Genemuiden (population on 1 January 2007: 9,985) *

Hasselt Hasselt (, , ; la, Hasseletum, Hasselatum) is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital and largest city of the province of Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is known for its former branding as "the city of taste", as well as ...

, Overijssel, Netherlands (pop. 6,963) * Kamperzeedijk-Oost * Kamperzeedijk-West * Kievitsnest * Mastenbroek * Zwartewatersklooster * Zwartsluis (pop. 4,810).

and Zwartsluis have small ports with some industry. Genemuiden is the biggest of the three towns, and is home to the majority of Zwartewaterland's population and industry.

Sights

* A small part of the

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area and

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"De Wieden" (see

) lies here, immediately north of Zwartsluis * Genemuiden has a big yacht basin, Zwartsluis a smaller one. * The centre of Hasselt is picturesque, with a

town hall In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually house ...

built between 1550 and 1615 and several old houses (1650-1800). *

Saint Stephen Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...

's Church in the centre of Hasselt is interesting. This church, Late

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, built in 1466, has frescoes on the ceilings and a remarkable

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. Every year on the feast of Corpus Christi a Roman Catholic

pilgrimage A pilgrimage is a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about their self, others, nature, or a higher good, through the experience. It can lead to a personal transformation, aft ...

to Hasselt is held, with a

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. For that purpose a special church was built in 1933.

Notable people

* Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1586 in Hasselt – ca.1643) diamond and pearl merchant, co-founder of the

Dutch West India Company The Dutch West India Company ( nl, Geoctrooieerde Westindische Compagnie, ''WIC'' or ''GWC''; ; en, Chartered West India Company) was a chartered company of Dutch merchants as well as foreign investors. Among its founders was Willem Usselincx ( ...

* Jan de Koning (1926 in Zwartsluis – 1994) politician * Jaap Drupsteen (born 1942 in Hasselt) graphic designer IMDb Database
retrieved 2 May 2019 *

Eelco Gelling Eelco Gelling (born 12 June 1946) is a Dutch blues guitarist. Gelling played with Cuby + Blizzards (which he co-founded together with Harry Muskee) until 1976. Cuby + Blizzards (1966–1974) Cuby + Blizzards (C+B) was founded by Eelco Gelling a ...

(born 1946 in Zwartsluis) blues guitarist *

Afke Schaart Afke Helprigdina Maria Schaart (born 24 October 1973, Zwartsluis) is a former Dutch politician and manager. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) she was an MP from 17 June 2010 ...

(born 1973 in Zwartsluis) former politician

Sport

* Gerard Nijboer (born 1955 in Hasselt) former long-distance runner, competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics * Willeke Knol (born 1991 in Hasselt) racing cyclist *

Pascal Eenkhoorn Pascal Eenkhoorn (born 8 February 1997) is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Career Eenkhoorn was born in Genemuiden. After being part of the in 2016 and 2017, Eenkhoorn signed a three-year contract with starting in 2018. I ...

(born 1997 in Genemuiden) cyclist

Gallery

File:8061 Hasselt, Netherlands - panoramio (3).jpg, Hasselt File:Overzicht van Hasselt (Overijssel) vanaf de Sint Stephanuskerk (26).JPG, Overzicht van Hasselt vanaf de Sint Stephanuskerk File:20131022 Binnenhaven Genemuiden.jpg, Binnenhaven, Genemuiden

References

External links

*
Official website
{{Authority control Kop van Overijssel Municipalities of Overijssel Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2001