Steenwijkerland

Steenwijkerland
Municipality

Monumental house in Steenwijk

Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Steenwijkerland in a municipal map of Overijssel
Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°47′N 6°7′E / 52.783°N 6.117°E / 52.783; 6.117Coordinates: 52°47′N 6°7′E / 52.783°N 6.117°E / 52.783; 6.117
Country Netherlands
Province Overijssel
Established 1 January 2001[1]
Renamed 1 January 2003[2]
Government[3]
  Body Municipal council
  Mayor Marja van der Tas (CDA)
Area[4]
  Total 321.59 km2 (124.17 sq mi)
  Land 290.16 km2 (112.03 sq mi)
  Water 31.43 km2 (12.14 sq mi)
Elevation[5] 5 m (16 ft)
Population (May 2014)[6]
  Total 43,338
  Density 149/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode Parts of 7000 and 8000 ranges
Area code Various
Website www.steenwijkerland.nl
Dutch Topographic map of Steenwijkerland, June 2015

Steenwijkerland ( pronunciation ; Stellingwarfs: Stienwiekerlaand) is a municipality in the province Overijssel, in the eastern Netherlands. It was called Steenwijk before 2003.

The municipality forms the entire northwesterly corner of the province. This area is called "the Head of Overijssel" (in Dutch: de Kop van Overijssel). It borders the province Friesland. The seat of the municipality, Steenwijk, with a population of about 17,100, is situated on the A32 motorway ( ZwolleMeppelLeeuwarden) and has a railway station on the line connecting those same cities.

Economy

Steenwijk is the economic and administrative centre of the region. Many smaller trading and industrial enterprises are housed here, as well as a hospital and some secondary schools.

Vollenhove has a shipyard, where very exclusive yachts are built.

All over the area, partially being below sea level, the soil is somewhat swampy. Many Steenwijkerland farmers only raise cattle. The soil is too wet to grow corn or wheat. However, the wetlands also have an advantage: many nature- or water sports-loving tourists come to the municipality.

Population centres

The larger places are printed in bold type. In brackets: estimated population, on 1 January 2006.

Sights

References

  1. "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2001" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2001]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  2. "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2003" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2003]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. "Burgemeester M.A.J. van der Tas (Marja) (CDA)" [Mayor M.A.J. van der Tas (Marja) (CDA)] (in Dutch). Gemeente Steenwijkerland. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  4. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  5. "Postcodetool for 8331XE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  6. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

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