Deventer

Deventer (; Sallands: ) 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.

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Deventer is a city in the Netherlands with a population of about 100,000, located in the Overijssel province along the IJssel river. It is significant as a regional center in the Salland area, and it expanded in 2005 when a nearby municipality was merged into it as part of efforts to streamline local government.

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Settlement.name: Deventer
Settlement.settlement_type: City and municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Deventer vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Deventer wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0150 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Deventer in a municipal map of Overijssel
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Overijssel
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the Netherlands##Location within Europe
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Overijssel
Settlement.governing_body: Municipal council
Settlement.leader_party: D66
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Ron König

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Deventer
Demonym: Deventenaar
Population: 101236
Area: 134
Elevation: 9
Official website: www.deventer.nl
Image: IJsselkade Deventer 2011.jpg
Households: 44707
Dialing code: 0570

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Commons category: Deventer
postal code: 7400–7438
Commons gallery: Deventer
native label: Deventer
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +310570
P12749: Michael von Jung

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History
Foundation and development in the Middle Ages
16th–18th centuries
Modern times
World War II
Demographics
Inhabitants by nationality
Geography
Climate
Water
Culture
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Government
City council
Economy
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Education
Transport
Rail
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Notable residents
Public thinking & public service
The arts
Science & business
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Deventer is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands. The place is mentioned in 9th-century sources from the Diocese of Utrecht. A charter from 877 AD mentions seven farmsteads in Daventre portu (the Deventer harbor). In 952 AD, Deventer is mentioned as a city in a gift certificate from King Otto I. 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. The city has the oldest stone house, the oldest walking park and with the Athenaeum library also the oldest scientific library in the Netherlands.