the Wilhelmina Fountain from 1898 does not depict the queen, but features the City Virgin
the H&M building at de Brink dates from 1738
there are 2264 unique fingerprints from Deventer citizens
the new city hall dates from 2016 en is covered with fingerprints
the red Landshuis seems squeezed between the old and new city halls
the Wilhelmina bridge featured in the film 'a Bridge Too Far', depicting the Rhine Bridge in Arnhem
here comes the ferry to bring us back to the west bank of the IJssel
the Welle road features remnants of the old city wall
even witches sometimes crash
the facade of the Geert Groote Museum
Deventer is an old city, mainly located on the east bank of the
IJssel.
The founding of Deventer is attributed to the
monk
Lebuinius who build a wooden church here in 768. Pagan
Saxons burned it down but Lebuinius rebuilt his church and was buried
there in 775.
A band of
Vikings ravaged
Zutphen in 882 and moved on to sack and burn Deventer as well, including the
Lebuinius church.
The town was rebuilt and over the next centuries Deventer became a major trading city, especially after
joining the Hanseatic League in the 13th century.
The industrial revolution of the 19th century turned Deventer in an industrial city. Some industry remains but
today retail, services and healthcare drive the economy.
We visited Deventer in July 2022.
the ferry 'het Pontje Deventer' will bring us across the river IJssel to Deventer
the Libuinius church features some peculiar sheltered houses
one of the old houses at the Stromarkt
de Brink is Deventer's main square
the afternoon sun lights up the Deventer skyline, with a prominent role for the Lebuinius Church
De Waag dates from 1530 is the country's oldest weighing house
