Steenwijk

Steenwijk, Overijssel, Netherlands
City
Bastion in the fortifications around the old city Bastion in the fortifications around the old city
Coat of arms of Steenwijk, Overijssel, Netherlands Coat of arms
Coordinates:
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Municipality	Steenwijkerland
Population (1 January 2007)	17.138

Steenwijk is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland. It is the largest town of the municipality.

Steenwijk received city rights in 1327. In the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) it was conquered by the Spaniards in 1581, but regained by the Dutch in 1592.

Steenwijk was a separate municipality until 2001, when it merged with Brederwiede and IJsselham. The new municipality was first named "Steenwijk", but was renamed in 2003 to "Steenwijkerland".

Transport

Railway Station: Steenwijk

Gallery

• Steenwijk centrum van boven.jpg

  View on the city centre from the St Clemens tower.

• Steenwijk, de Grote of Sint Clementuskerk RM34576+34577 foto1 2013-04-28 18,18.jpg

  church: de Grote of Sint Clementuskerk

• Steenwijk, de Clemenskerk RM508643 foto8 2013-04-28 18.31.jpg

  Church: de Clemenskerk

• Omwalling Steenwijk.jpg

  Fortifications with gate around the old city of Steenwijk.

• Toegang Rams Woerthe Steenwijk.jpg

  Art Nouveau villa Rams Woerthe.

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Steenwijk". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.