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Winterswijk, Municipality in eastern Gelderland, Netherlands.

The municipality spans across 138 square kilometers of land, incorporating the main town center and multiple surrounding rural districts at 37 meters elevation.

The settlement originated around 1000 AD as a farming community, with its name evolving from earlier forms Winethereswick and Wenterswic, meaning dwelling place.

The Jacobskerk church stands at the heart of Winterswijk, while the former synagogue now functions as a museum documenting local Jewish heritage.

The town maintains direct railway connections to Zutphen and houses 13,375 residential properties, with 70 percent under private ownership.

The textile industry transformed Winterswijk after 1870, with the Tricot factory establishing the municipality as a regional manufacturing center.

Location: Gelderland

Capital city: Winterswijk

Elevation above the sea: 37 m

Website: https://www.winterswijk.nl/

Shares border with: Vreden

Phone: +31543543543

Email: gemeente@winterswijk.nl

Website: https://winterswijk.nl

GPS coordinates: 51.96667,6.71667

Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:45

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