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Winterswijk (; also known as Winterswiek or Wenters) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. It has a population of and is situated in the Achterhoek, which lies in the easternmost part of the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Winterswijk
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline
Molen Venemansmolen Winterswijk.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Winterswijk seen from Venemansmolen windmill
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Winterswijk.svg
Settlement.flag_size
100x67px
Settlement.image_shield
Coat of arms of Winterswijk.svg
Settlement.shield_size
100x80px
Settlement.image_map
Map - NL - Municipality code 0294 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt
Highlighted position of Winterswijk in a municipal map of Gelderland
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Gelderland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Gelderland
Settlement.governing_body
Municipal council
Settlement.leader_party
GroenLinks
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
Winterswijker
Located in
Gelderland
Population
29022
Area
138.25
Elevation
37
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Vreden
Official website
www.winterswijk.nl
Image
Stadskantoor winterswijk.jpg
Households
12347
Dialing code
0543
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hashtag
Winterswijk
Commons category
Winterswijk
located in/on physical feature
Achterhook
category for people born here
Category:Births in Winterswijk
topic's main category
Category:Winterswijk
Commons gallery
Winterswijk
category of associated people
Category:People from Winterswijk
postal code
7100–7119
phone number
+31543543543
email address
mailto:[email protected]
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • World War II and liberation
  • Railway stations
  • Notable residents
  • Sport
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

Winterswijk (; also known as Winterswiek or Wenters) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. It has a population of and is situated in the Achterhoek, which lies in the easternmost part of the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.

It was also known as Winethereswick, Winriswic or Wenterswic; the Low Saxon wich or wic means the living place of a certain person. The person would likely have been called Wenether, Winitar or Winter.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Winterswijk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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