Deventer

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Deventer

Total population

85,120

Air quality index

56Moderate

Elevation9 m

Land area134 km²

WeatherAvg high 58.6°F

Coordinates52.25°, 6.16°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Deventer is a city and municipality in the Salland historical region of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. In 2020 the municipality of Deventer had a population of 100,913. The city is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but it also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen was merged with Deventer as part of a national effort to reduce bureaucracy in the country.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Deventer, Netherlands - panoramio (15)

Deventer IJsselboulevard with the Lebuinuschurch at the background - panoramio

Deventer at Christmas time (32499962628)

Lucardi, Deventer (2022) 01

Specsavers, Deventer (2022) 02

Specsavers, Deventer (2022) 04

Umbrella's hanging over the Grote Overstraat, Deventer (2022) 14

Umbrella's hanging over the Grote Overstraat, Deventer (2022) 15

Umbrella's hanging over the Grote Overstraat, Deventer (2022) 13

Umbrella's hanging over the Grote Overstraat, Deventer (2022) 17

Umbrella's hanging over the Grote Overstraat, Deventer (2022) 16

Umbrella's hanging over the Grote Overstraat, Deventer (2022) 18

Geo-tagged photos from Wikimedia Commons (CC-licensed; click any photo for license details).

Notable people from here

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue in the Renaissance-Baroque eras

Leo Halle

Dutch footballer (1906-1992)

J

Jan Halle

Dutch football player (1903-1986)

Johann Adam Reincken

Dutch/German composer and organist (1643-1722)

R

René Temmink

Dutch football referees

Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck

Dutch ambassador and Grand pensionary of Holland (1761-1825)

Bert van Marwijk

Dutch football manager (born 1952)

Willem Scholten

Dutch politician (1927–2005)

M

Matthias Quad

German engraver (1557-1613)

Aegidius Albertinus

German writer, librarian and translator (1560–1620)

Jacobus Revius

Dutch writer, poet, Calvinist theologian and church historian (1586-1658)

Bas Dost

Dutch association football player

Paulien van Dooremalen

badminton player

Han van Meegeren

Dutch painter and art forger (1889-1947)

Niels Wellenberg

Dutch footballer

Guusje ter Horst

Dutch politician and psychologist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Overijssel

• Schalkhaar
  1.9 mi away · pop. 5,610
• Diepenveen
  2.5 mi away · pop. 4,615
• Lettele
  5.1 mi away · pop. 1,680
• Bathmen
  5.3 mi away · pop. 5,570
• Boskamp
  5.5 mi away · pop. 1,195
• Wesepe
  5.8 mi away · pop. 1,155
• Olst
  6.1 mi away · pop. 5,440
• Welsum
  6.4 mi away · pop. 580
• Heeten
  7.5 mi away · pop. 3,546
• Den Nul
  7.5 mi away · pop. 840
• Okkenbroek
  7.5 mi away · pop. 295
• Broekland
  7.8 mi away · pop. 1,169

Browse all places in Overijssel →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Deventer

Bescheiden betreffende de Hervorming in Overijssel

J. de Hullu · 1897

Reglement op de manier van procederen in geval van revisie van vonnissen van de magistraten der steden Deventer, Campen en Zwolle

Overijssel (Netherlands) · 1803

Van Vislucht en Bloemen

Netherlands) Bergkerk (Deventer · 1993

Licht op Deventer

Jacobus Revius · 1995

Inventaris van de archieven van de Dienstkring Kampen van Rijkswaterstaat 1840-1934, en de Dienstkring Deventer van Rijkswaterstaat, 1828-1951

Rijksarchief in Overijssel. · 1986

Bescheiden betreffende de hervorming in Overijssel

Johannes de Hullu · 1899

Geslachtkundige aanteekeningen ten aanzien van de gecomitteerden ten Landdasge van Overijssel zedert 1610-1794

Jan van Doornick · 1871

Overijssel onder Karel V.

Jan Izaak van Doorninck · 1889

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Broad-bodied Chaser

Libellula depressa

Seen 2026-05-28

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Seen 2026-05-28

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Seen 2026-05-28

Banded Demoiselle

Calopteryx splendens

Seen 2026-05-28

Common Wood-Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Seen 2026-05-28

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-05-28

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Ischnura elegans

Seen 2026-05-28

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-05-28

Scarce Chaser

Libellula fulva

Seen 2026-05-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Deventer, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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