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Deventer
Municipality
Deventer skyline; the Saint Lebuinus Church is shown in the centre
Deventer skyline; the Saint Lebuinus Church is shown in the centre
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
Country Netherlands
Province Overijssel
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Total 134.33 km2 (51.87 sq mi)
 • Land 131.23 km2 (50.67 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 98,510
 • Density 733.34/km2 (1,899.35/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Deventenaar
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
7400–7438
Area code 0570

Deventer is a city in the east of the Netherlands. It has about 97,000 inhabitants. It was founded by Lebuinus around 768. He built a wooden church there.

Flag of Overijssel.svg Municipalities of Overijssel (25)

Almelo · Borne · Dalfsen · Deventer · Dinkelland · Enschede · Haaksbergen · Hardenberg · Hellendoorn · Hengelo · Hof van Twente · Kampen · Losser · Oldenzaal · Olst-Wijhe · Ommen · Raalte · Rijssen-Holten · Staphorst · Steenwijkerland · Tubbergen · Twenterand · Wierden · Zwartewaterland · Zwolle

Netherlands · Provinces · Municipalities


Images for kids

  • Bergkerk Deventer vanuit Bergstraat

    The towers of the St. Nicholas Church date back to circa 1200

  • Deventer 1550

    Deventer in circa 1550

  • Blaeu 1652 - Deventer

    1652 map of Deventer by Willem and Joan Blaeu

  • Deventer Binnen-vispoort

    The former Binnen-Vispoort in the 19th century.

  • Shooting of a scene from A bridge too far

    Shooting a scene from A Bridge Too Far on location in Deventer, 1977

  • Deventer-plaats-OpenTopo

    Dutch Topographic map of Deventer (city), June 2014

  • Linde Deventer NL

    Linde in Lettele

  • Oude Molen Deventer NL

    Oude Molen (old mill)

  • Uiterwaarden nabij deventer TN

    Floodplains near Deventer

  • Deventer, die Waage

    De Waag

  • Stadion de Adelaarshorst

    De Adelaarshorst Stadium

  • Saxion Deventer 2012

    Saxion University of Applied Sciences

  • Deventer Stationsgebouw

    Deventer railway station

  • Busstation Deventer

    A bus station in Deventer

  • Portret van Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (1761-1825)

    Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, ca.1805

  • MT Steyn Boer War

    M.T. Steyn

  • Joast (Justus) Hiddes Halbertsma

    Justus Hiddes Halbertsma

  • J.C.H. de Meijere

    J.C.H. de Meijere

  • Marc Overmars

    Marc Overmars, 1998

  • Carlijn Achtereekte (2018)

    Carlijn Achtereekte, 2018

  • Lebuinuskerk2011a

    St. Lebuinus Church

  • Bergkerk Deventer, now in use as an art exhibition center - panoramio

    St. Nicholas Church

  • Interieur, aanzicht orgel, orgelnummer 337 - Deventer - 20369286 - RCE

    Interior of Broederenkerk

  • Voorgevel van de voormalige synagoge te Deventer; in de geveltop staan de Tien Geboden in het Hebreeuws - Deventer - 20337911 - RCE

    Great Synagogue of Deventer

  • Molen Bolwerksmolen (1)

    The 19th-century Bolwerksmolen

  • Klooster 3 Deventer

    City Archives and Athenaeum

  • Schouwburg Deventer

    Theater of Deventer

  • Deventer, de Lebuiniskerk positie2 foto3 RM12572 2012-02-05 14.21

    Tower of the St. Lebuinus Church

  • Deventer brink

    De Brink panorama

  • Deventer, Blick vom Turm der Lebuïnuskerk zur Broederenkerk

    Aerial view of Broederenkerk

  • Deventer, treinstation foto8 2012-02-05 11.25

    Deventer railway station

  • Pothoofdflatsnov2004

    Pothoofd panorama

  • Deventer, Netherlands - panoramio (77)

    Panorama of Deventer city centre

  • Grote of Lebuinuskerk Deventer (4278063663)

    View of St. Lebuinus Church from the river

  • Deventer, de Bolwerksmolen RM12467 foto7 2013-08-01 13.13

    Bolwerksmolen windmill

  • De IJssel bij Deventer (4278811464)

    IJssel near Deventer, Wellekade

  • Deventer, de Wilhelminabrug foto14 2013-08-01 12.58

    De Wilhelminabrug bridge

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Deventer para niños

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