Winterswijk | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
 Winterswijk seen from Venemansmolen windmill | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 51°58′N 6°43′E / 51.967°N 6.717°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Joris Bengevoord (GroenLinks) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 138.82 km2 (53.60 sq mi) |
| • Land | 138.14 km2 (53.34 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 29,022 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Winterswijker |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 7100–7119 |
| Area code | 0543 |
| Website | www |
Winterswijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɪntərsˈʋɛik] ; also known as Winterswiek or Wenters) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. It has a population of 29,022 and is situated in the Achterhoek, which lies in the easternmost part of the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.
It was also known as Winethereswick, Winriswic or Wenterswic; the Low Saxon wich or wic means the living place of a certain person. The person would likely have been called Wenether, Winitar or Winter.
- ^ "Samenstelling" [Members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Winterswijk. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7101GH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.