Staverden

Staverden
City
Staverden Castle
Staverden Castle
Map
Coordinates: 52°17′11″N 5°44′17″E / 52.28639°N 5.73806°E / 52.28639; 5.73806
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityErmelo
Population
 (2016[1])
30
 • Density13/km2 (30/sq mi)
Staverden, the smallest city in the Netherlands

Staverden is a city in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Ermelo, about 5 kilometres east of Ermelo.[2] It received city rights in 1298. With 30 inhabitants,[3] it is today the smallest place with that traditional title in the Netherlands. It is also officially the smallest city in the Benelux region.[4]

  1. ^ "CBS Statline".
  2. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  3. ^ "CBS Statline".
  4. ^ "De kleinste stad van de Benelux - Beleef Staverden". Archived from the original on 2013-10-08.