Zwartewaterland
Zwartewaterland is a municipality in the province Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands.
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Geography
This mainly rural municipality lies south of Steenwijkerland on the Zwarte Water. This is a short tributary of the river IJssel from Zwolle to the Zwarte Meer. Before 1931 this lake was a part of the Zuiderzee. The Vecht also flows into the Zwarte Water.Hasselt lies about north of Zwolle.
Genemuiden and Zwartsluis lie 5 km further north, almost opposite one another, near the Zwarte Water. Aquatic sport tourism is important to the local economy.
Population centres
The most important places are printed in bold type.- Cellemuiden
- De VeldeGenemuiden Hasselt, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Kamperzeedijk-Oost
- Kamperzeedijk-West
- Kievitsnest
- Mastenbroek
- ZwartewaterskloosterZwartsluis.
Sights
- A small part of the wetland area and National Park "De Wieden" is immediately north of Zwartsluis
- The town hall was built between 1550 and 1615.
- Saint Stephen's Church a Gothic church built in 1466.
- Every year on the feast of Corpus Christi a Roman Catholic pilgrimage to Hasselt is held, with a procession. For that purpose a special church was built in 1933.
Notable people
- Kiliaen van Rensselaer diamond and pearl merchant, co-founder of the Dutch West India Company
- Jan de Koning politician
- Jaap Drupsteen graphic designer
- Eelco Gelling blues guitarist
- Afke Schaart former politician
Sport
- Gerard Nijboer former long-distance runner, competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics
- Willeke Knol racing cyclist
- Pascal Eenkhoorn cyclist