Dedemsvaart

Dedemsvaart ("Dedem's Canal") (Dutch Low Saxon: De Voart) is a town in Overijssel, the Netherlands.

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Place details

Locality: Dedemsvaart
Region: Overijssel
Country: Nederland
Population: 13,090
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.native_name: De Voart
Settlement.name: Dedemsvaart
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Dedemsvaart - Hervormde kerk - 2014 -004.JPG
Settlement.caption: Dutch Reformed Church
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in province of Overijssel in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Hardenberg
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.elevation_m: 7
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Overijssel
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.area_total_km2: 34.99
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.area_code: 0523
Settlement.established_date: 1811

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Official name: Dedemsvaart
Image: Aerialphotograph of Dedemsvaart.jpg

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postal code: 7700–7702
Commons category: Dedemsvaart
P8168: Win Butler

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Dedemsvaart ("Dedem's Canal") (Dutch Low Saxon: De Voart) is a town in Overijssel, the Netherlands.

== Overview == The town is located along an old canal, also called , which is the source of the village's name. The canal lost its commercial importance after World War II. The area around Dedemsvaart, until 2001 part of the municipality of Avereest, was an important centre for industry. Willem Jan van Dedem, after whom the canal and town were named, made a plan to dig a canal; construction began on 9 July 1810. Around two years later, in 1811, the canal had already reached Balkbrug, and the town was established.