Zutphen aan IJssel just before sunset! Zutphen (Sound fragment pronunciation (info / explanation), Lower Saxon: Zutfent) is a city (Hanseatic city) in the Dutch province of Gelderland, on the river IJssel. It is the main town of the municipality of Zutphen and has 38,335 inhabitants (2013).[1]
The history of Zutphen covers more than 1700 years. At that time it grew from a Germanic settlement, via an important centre of power around 1000 and a successful trading city around 1300 to a medium-sized city today. The city was granted city rights at the end of the twelfth century and joined the Hanseatic League. The coat of arms of Zutphen still bears the symbols of a Hanseatic city.
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