Bredevoort is a small city with city privileges in the municipality of Aalten, Gelderland province, Netherlands, with about 1,660 residents in 2021 across 6.73 square kilometers. First named in a 1188 property record of the Archbishop of Cologne, it was conquered by Maurice of Nassau in 1597 and retaken by Spanish forces in 1606, merged into Aalten municipality in 1818, and has rebranded itself since as a book town with more than twenty second-hand bookshops.
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Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Bredevoort - Wikipedia
Infobox, population_total
1,660
Infobox, population_as_of
2021
Infobox, area_total_km2
6.73
Infobox, elevation_m
35
Wikidata claim P625 coordinate location (latitude component)
51.95,6.6166666666667
Wikidata claim P625 coordinate location (longitude component)
51.95,6.6166666666667
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