Zwartewaterland
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Zwartewaterland is a municipality
in the province Overijssel
in the eastern Netherlands
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on the Zwarte Water (Black Water). This is a short distributary of the river IJssel
from Zwolle
to the Zwarte Meer. This lake was before 1931 a part of the Zuiderzee. The Vecht also flows into the Zwarte Water.
Hasselt lies about 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Zwolle
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Genemuiden and Zwartsluis lie 5 km further north, almost opposite one another, near the Zwarte Water. Aquatic sport tourism is important to the local economy.
Hasselt and Zwartsluis
have small ports with some industry. Genemuiden
is the biggest of the three towns, and is home to the majority of Zwartewaterland's population and industry.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the province Overijssel
Overijssel
Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...
in the eastern Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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Situation; economy
This mainly rural municipality lies south of SteenwijkerlandSteenwijkerland
Steenwijkerland is a municipality in the province Overijssel, in the eastern Netherlands.The municipality forms the entire northwesterly corner of the province. This area is called "the Head of Overijssel"...
on the Zwarte Water (Black Water). This is a short distributary of the river IJssel
IJssel
River IJssel , sometimes called Gelderse IJssel to avoid confusion with its Hollandse IJssel namesake in the west of the Netherlands, is a branch of the Rhine in the Dutch provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel...
from Zwolle
Zwolle
Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:...
to the Zwarte Meer. This lake was before 1931 a part of the Zuiderzee. The Vecht also flows into the Zwarte Water.
Hasselt lies about 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Zwolle
Zwolle
Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:...
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Genemuiden and Zwartsluis lie 5 km further north, almost opposite one another, near the Zwarte Water. Aquatic sport tourism is important to the local economy.
Hasselt and Zwartsluis
Zwartsluis
Zwartsluis is a small city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Zwartewaterland, at the mouth of the Zwartewater River and the Meppelerdiep canal....
have small ports with some industry. Genemuiden
Genemuiden
Genemuiden is a city located in the north western part of the Province of Overijssel. It received city rights in 1275 which is also the first time Genemuiden gets mentioned in history....
is the biggest of the three towns, and is home to the majority of Zwartewaterland's population and industry.
Population centres
The most important places are printed in bold type.- Cellemuiden
- De Velde
- GenemuidenGenemuidenGenemuiden is a city located in the north western part of the Province of Overijssel. It received city rights in 1275 which is also the first time Genemuiden gets mentioned in history....
(population on 1 January 2007: 9,985) - Hasselt, Overijssel, Netherlands (pop. 6,963)
- Kamperzeedijk-Oost and Kamperzeedijk-West
- Kievitsnest
- MastenbroekMastenbroekMastenbroek is a polder in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It lies north of the city of Zwolle. "Mastenbroek" is also the name of a small village, built around a church in the middle of the poder....
- Zwartewatersklooster
- ZwartsluisZwartsluisZwartsluis is a small city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Zwartewaterland, at the mouth of the Zwartewater River and the Meppelerdiep canal....
(pop. 4,810).
Sights
- A small part of the wetlandWetlandA wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....
area and National ParkNational parkA national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
"De Wieden" (see SteenwijkerlandSteenwijkerlandSteenwijkerland is a municipality in the province Overijssel, in the eastern Netherlands.The municipality forms the entire northwesterly corner of the province. This area is called "the Head of Overijssel"...
) lies here, immediately north of Zwartsluis - Genemuiden has a big yacht basin, Zwartsluis a smaller one.
- The centre of Hasselt is picturesque, with a town hall built between 1550 and 1615 and several old houses (1650-1800).
- Saint StephenSaint StephenSaint Stephen The Protomartyr , the protomartyr of Christianity, is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox Churches....
's Church in the centre of Hasselt is interesting. This church, Late GothicGothic architectureGothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
, built in 1466, has frescoFrescoFresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
es on the ceilings and a remarkable church organ. Every year on the feast of Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi (feast)Corpus Christi is a Latin Rite solemnity, now designated the solemnity of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ . It is also celebrated in some Anglican, Lutheran and Old Catholic Churches. Like Trinity Sunday and the Solemnity of Christ the King, it does not commemorate a particular event in...
a Roman Catholic pilgrimagePilgrimageA pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...
to Hasselt is held, with a processionProcessionA procession is an organized body of people advancing in a formal or ceremonial manner.-Procession elements:...
. For that purpose a special church was built in 1933.
External links
- Official Website (Dutch)
- Website Tapijt Museum / Carpet Museum Genemuiden (Dutch)
- News from Genemuiden (Dutch)
- Pictures of Genemuiden (Dutch)
- Regional Tourist Board (Dutch, with summary in German)