Zwartsluis
Sign in to saveZwartsluis is a small city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Zwartewaterland, at the mouth of the Zwarte Water river and the .
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Place details
- Locality
- Zwartsluis
- Region
- Overijssel
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 4,890
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Zwartsluis
- Settlement.image_shield
- Zwartsluis wapen.svg
- Settlement.image_flag
- Zwartsluis vlag.svg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Arembergersluis (01).JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- The of Zwartsluis
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Overijssel
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Zwartewaterland
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 3
- Settlement.area_total_km2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of the Netherlands
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Overijssel
- Population
- +2548
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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Zwartsluis is a small city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Zwartewaterland, at the mouth of the Zwarte Water river and the .
== History == left|thumb|1649 map of Zwartsluis in Willem Blaeu|Willem and [[Joan Blaeu's "Toonneel der Steden"]] Zwartsluis's history started in the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648): it developed around the Swartersluys fortress, which controlled traffic on the Zwartewater inlet leading to Hasselt and Zwolle. Zwartsluis attracted some trade and a fishing fleet in later centuries. Zwartsluis also served as a consolidation point for the peat-fuel trade, but was surpassed in importance by its neighbours, especially downstream Genemuiden.