Deventer

Deventer (; Sallands: ) is a city and municipality in the Salland historical region of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. In 2020 the municipality of Deventer had a population of 100,913. The city is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but it also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen (with a population of about 5,000 people) was merged with Deventer as part of a national effort to reduce bureaucracy in the country.

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Deventer is a city in the Netherlands with a population of about 100,000, located in the Overijssel province along the IJssel river. It is significant as a regional center in the Salland area, and it expanded in 2005 when a nearby municipality was merged into it as part of efforts to streamline local government.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Deventer
Settlement.settlement_type: City and municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Deventer vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Deventer wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0150 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Deventer in a municipal map of Overijssel
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Overijssel
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the Netherlands##Location within Europe
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Overijssel
Settlement.governing_body: Municipal council
Settlement.leader_party: D66
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Ron König