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Zwolle

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Zwolle is a city and municipality in the northeastern Netherlands, on the eastern side of the River IJssel bordering the province of Gelderland. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and that province's second largest municipality after Enschede, with a population of 132,441 as of December 2023.

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Population
132,441 1
Area (sq km)
119.28 2
Founding Year
800 1
Founding Year
800 1
Elevation (m)
4 2
Latitude
52.516667 degrees north 2
Longitude
6.1 degrees east 2
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Source Denis the Carthusian (Wikipedia)Article text
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In 1415, he went to another school at Zwolle (Overijssel), which was then of great repute and attracted many students from various parts of Germany.
Sources
1. Zwolle (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • History
    The modern city was founded around 800 CE by Frisian merchants and troops of Charlemagne.
  • Lead paragraph, population
    population of 132,441
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Zwolle (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 52.516667, longitude 6.1
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 4 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 119.28 sq km
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Wikidata: Zwolle
Wikidata Q793, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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