Steenwijkerwold

Steenwijkerwold
Steenwijkerwold
Village
	Hervormde Kerk, Steenwijkerwold
	Coordinates: 52°48′13″N 6°3′42″E / 52.80361°N 6.06167°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Municipality	Steenwijkerland
Population (1 January 2005)	1,899 (gehele gemeente Steenwijkerland: 42.830)
Major roads	A32, Provinciale weg 761 [nl]

Steenwijkerwold is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland, about 5 km northwest of Steenwijk.

Steenwijkerwold was a separate municipality until 1973, when it became a part of Steenwijk.^[1]

Notable people

Herman Nieweg (1932–1999), sculptor and ceramist.
Josje Huisman (1986), singer, actress, dancer grew up in Steenwijkerwold

References

^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

External links

Media related to Steenwijkerwold at Wikimedia Commons

Template:Kuyper Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

52°48′N 6°04′E / 52.800°N 6.067°E / 52.800; 6.067

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[1] Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

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