Deventer

This article is about the city in the Netherlands. For the unincorporated community in the United States, see Deventer, Missouri.
Deventer
Daeventer (Sallands)
City and municipality
Skyline of Deventer
Skyline of Deventer
De Brink Square
De Brink Square
Deventer City Hall
Deventer City Hall
St. Lebuinus Church
St. Lebuinus Church
Deventer railway station
Deventer railway station
De Adelaarshorst stadium
De Adelaarshorst stadium
Deventer Theatre
Deventer Theatre
Flag of Deventer
Flag
Coat of arms of Deventer
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Deventer in a municipal map of Overijssel
Location in Overijssel
Deventer is located in Netherlands
Deventer
Deventer
Location within the Netherlands
Deventer is located in Europe
Deventer
Deventer
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 52°15′N 6°9′E / 52.250°N 6.150°E / 52.250; 6.150
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceOverijssel
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorRon König (D66)
Area
[1]
 • Total
134.33 km2 (51.87 sq mi)
 • Land130.68 km2 (50.46 sq mi)
 • Water3.65 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Total
101,236
 • Density775/km2 (2,010/sq mi)
DemonymDeventernaren
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
7400–7438
Area code0570
Websitewww.deventer.nl

Deventer (Dutch: [ˈdeːvəntər] ⓘ; Sallands: Daeventer) is a city and municipality in the Salland historical region of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. In 2020 the municipality of Deventer had a population of 100,913. The city is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but it also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen (with a population of about 5,000 people) was merged with Deventer as part of a national effort to reduce bureaucracy in the country.

Deventer is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands.[4] The place is mentioned in 9th-century sources from the Diocese of Utrecht. A charter from 877 AD mentions seven farmsteads in Daventre portu[5] (the Deventer harbor). In 952 AD, Deventer is mentioned as a city in a gift certificate from King Otto I.[6] After the place had acquired more and more rights and privileges over time, it received the municipal lands from Emperor Henry V in 1123. This is considered by historians to be the moment of Deventer obtaining the city rights by the inhabitants.[7] The city has the oldest stone house, the oldest walking park and with the Athenaeum library also the oldest scientific library in the Netherlands.

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  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7411KT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Diverse overzichten van de stadsrechten in Nederland". 2015-10-16. Archived from the original on 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  5. ^ Otten, Dirk (2006). Lebuïnus, een gedreven missionaris (in Dutch). Uitgeverij Verloren. ISBN 978-90-6550-914-7.
  6. ^ Koch, A.C.F.; Kruisheer, Jaap (1992). Sammlung (in Dutch). Uitgeverij Verloren. ISBN 978-90-6550-245-2.
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