Dedemsvaart Explained

Dedemsvaart
Settlement Type:Town
Native Name:De Voart
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in province of Overijssel in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Overijssel
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Hardenberg
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:7
Area Total Km2:34.99
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1811
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:12,840
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7701
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0523
Coordinates:52.6°N 34°W

Dedemsvaart ("Dedem's Canal") (Dutch Low Saxon: De Voart) is a town in Overijssel, the Netherlands.

Overview

The town is located along an old canal, also called, which is the source of the village's name. The canal lost its commercial importance after World War II. The area around Dedemsvaart, until 2001 part of the municipality of Avereest, was an important centre for industry. Willem Jan van Dedem, after whom the canal and town were named, made a plan to dig a canal; construction began on 9 July 1810. Around two years later, in 1811, the canal had already reached Balkbrug, and the town was established.[3]

In 1845 the project got into financial trouble and the baron had to forfeit the canal of Dedemsvaart, until then a private possession, to the province of Overijssel, who took further care of the canal.[4] Over the years the canal changed and eventually became unfit for commercial use.

The village of Dedemsvaart lies near the N377 between Balkbrug and Lutten. The municipality of Avereest was disbanded in 2001 and became part of the municipality of Hardenberg.[5] It's also the only settlement within the municipality where cannabis is semi-legally sold.[6]

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References

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  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 14 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Dedemsvaart . Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove . 1998 . 82 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9200 1 . nl . 14 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Willem Jan baron van Dedem (1776-1851) . Wie is wie in Overijssel . 14 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Dedemsvaart . Plaatsengids . 14 March 2022 . nl.
  6. News: Legalisering softdrugketen. De Stentor. 2023-10-28. 2008-11-22. nl.
  7. Web site: Dorgelo H.B. . University of Twente Encyclopedia . 14 March 2022 . nl.
  8. Web site: Miss Montreal . Avtrotros . 14 March 2022 . nl.
  9. Web site: Drs. D.A.N. (Daniel) Koerhuis . Dutch Parliament . 14 March 2022.
  10. Web site: 17 Breakout Models From the Fall 2017 Shows . Fashionista . 14 March 2022.
  11. Web site: Auteurs uit Dedemsvaart (De Vaort) . De Taal van Overijssel . 14 March 2022. nl.
  12. Web site: Reinier Paping, winnaar Elfstedentocht 1963 overleden . Elfstedensite . 14 March 2022 . nl.
  13. Web site: Ruys, Anna Charlotte (1898-1977) . Mineke Bosch, Ruys . Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland. 14 March 2022 . nl.
  14. Web site: Eindhovense Jannie Visscher naar Brussel? . Socialist Party Helmond . 14 March 2022 . nl.
  15. Web site: J. Westerman . Soccerway . 14 March 2022.
  16. News: Wibier probeert achterbuurt van Monte Carlo te ontgroeien . Trouw . 14 March 2022 . nl.

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