Winterswijk
Sign in to saveWinterswijk (; 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
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- Municipality and town
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- Molen Venemansmolen Winterswijk.jpg
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- Winterswijk seen from Venemansmolen windmill
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- Flag of Winterswijk.svg
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- 100x67px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Winterswijk.svg
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- 100x80px
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- Map - NL - Municipality code 0294 (2009).svg
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- Highlighted position of Winterswijk in a municipal map of Gelderland
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- Location in Gelderland
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- Country
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- Netherlands
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- Province
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- Gelderland
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- Municipal council
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- GroenLinks
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- Mayor
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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.
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.