Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands

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🇳🇱 Zutphen is a city and municipality located in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It lies some 30 km north-east of Arnhem, on the eastern bank of the river IJssel at the point where it is joined by the Berkel. First mentioned in the 11th century, the place-name appears to mean "south fen". In 2005, the municipality of Zutphen was merged with the municipality of Warnsveld, retaining its name.

Having been fortified, the town withstood several sieges, especially during the Eighty Years' War, the most celebrated fight under its walls being the Battle of Zutphen in September 1586 when Sir Philip Sidney was mortally wounded. Taken by the Spanish in 1587 by the treachery of the English commander Rowland York, Zutphen was recovered by Maurice, Prince of Orange, in 1591, and except for two short periods, one in 1672 and the other during the French Revolutionary Wars, it has since then remained a part of the Netherlands. Its fortifications were dismantled in 1874.

Rail Zutphen railway station is an important regional railway centre. The main electrified lines, to Deventer and Zwolle in the north, and to Arnhem and Nijmegen in the south, are run by the national railway company Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS). The secondary lines to Winterswijk and Apeldoorn are operated by Arriva. The secondary line to Hengelo is operated by Blauwnet (a division of Syntus). The regional rail service is run by a special subsidiary of the NS. All secondary lines run diesel trains. Zutphen's old station building (1863), upgraded in 1875, was partly destroyed during World War II. In the early 1950s a modern new station was built, a typical post-war building with concrete as its main material. However, in October 2007, the station building was designated as a State Monument. In 2006 and 2007, the railway station area was completely renovated: a new bus terminal and an underground bicycle parking lot were constructed, and the main road leading from the railway station to the town centre was turned into a road for pedestrians and cyclists only.

Road Zutphen lies 10 km south of the A1 motorway, which can be entered where it passes Deventer. From there the A1 leads East to Hengelo and West past Apeldoorn to Amsterdam. Main roads are the N348 (Arnhem to Zutphen, Deventer and Ommen), N314 (Zutphen to Doetinchem), N319 (Zutphen to Vorden and Winterswijk), N345 (Zutphen to Lochem and Hengelo), N826 (Zutphen to Almen and Laren).

Bus Almost all buses in and around Zutphen are Arriva. There are three internal city bus lines, and regional lines to Doetinchem, Deventer, Almen-Laren and Vorden. The bus lines towards Apeldoorn and Dieren were cancelled in the past; these towns and the destinations in between can now only be reached by car or by train.

Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands 

Zutphen has a population of over 47,609 people. Zutphen also forms part of the wider Gelderland province which has a population of over 2,084,478 people. Zutphen is situated 30 km north-east of Arnhem.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Zutphen has links with:

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Antipodal to Zutphen is: -173.797,-52.138

Locations Near: Zutphen 6.2032,52.1378

🇳🇱 Deventer 6.16,52.251 d: 12.9  

🇳🇱 Doetinchem 6.3,51.967 d: 20.1  

🇳🇱 Apeldoorn 5.967,52.217 d: 18.4  

🇳🇱 Arnhem 5.917,51.983 d: 26.1  

🇩🇪 Kleve 6.131,51.785 d: 39.6  

🇳🇱 Zwolle 6.091,52.503 d: 41.3  

🇳🇱 Overbetuwe 5.85,51.917 d: 34.5  

🇳🇱 Nijmegen 5.859,51.842 d: 40.5  

🇳🇱 Kampen 5.917,52.55 d: 49.8  

🇳🇱 Almelo 6.667,52.35 d: 39.4  

Antipodal to: Zutphen -173.797,-52.138

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🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11727.4  

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