Coevorden
Sign in to saveCoevorden (; ) is a municipality and city in the province of Drenthe, in the northeast of the Netherlands. It shares a provincial border with Overijssel and an international one with Germany. The city itself is located between Emmen and Hardenberg on the N34 road, about 2 km from the German border.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Coevorden
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City and municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Het kasteel en het gemeentehuis - Coevorden - 20410111 - RCE.jpg
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- Castle and city hall of Coevorden in 2007
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Coevorden.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 100x67px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Coevorden.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Map - NL - Municipality code 0109 (2009).svg
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- Highlighted position of Coevorden in a municipal map of Drenthe
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- Location in Drenthe
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Drenthe
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- Municipal council
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- CDA
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- Mayor
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Viscounts
- Rebellion against Utrecht
- Return and fall of the Van Coevorden lords
- Gelderland control
- Spanish siege and reconstruction
- Second Münster siege
- French rule
- Since World War II
- Geography
- Transportation
- International relations
- Notable people
- See also
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Coevorden (; ) is a municipality and city in the province of Drenthe, in the northeast of the Netherlands. It shares a provincial border with Overijssel and an international one with Germany. The city itself is located between Emmen and Hardenberg on the N34 road, about 2 km from the German border.
Coevorden is the oldest city in Drenthe and was once a very important fortified city. The old part still has the star-shaped radial streets. It received city rights in the year 1408. The population of Coevorden today is 15,855 (1 January 2023) or 35,740 (2025) for the whole municipality. The largest town after Coevorden is Dalen.