Kampen, Netherlands

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Kampen

Province	Overijssel
Area - Land - Water	161.84 km� 141.34 km� 20.5 km�
Population (2004) - Density	48,949 346/km�

Kampen is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands.

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Population centres

Grafhorst, 's-Heerenbroek, IJsselmuiden, Kampen, Kamperveen, Wilsum and Zalk.

The city of Kampen

Kampen received city rights in 1236. It used to be an important port town, and was a former member of the hanseatic league. The population of the city as of 2001 was 32,960.

Grafhorst

Grafhorst (population as of 2001: 770) is a small town about 3 km north of Kampen. It received city rights in 1333.

Wilsum

Wilsum (population as of 2001: 710) is a small town located on the river IJssel, about 4km southeast of Kampen. It received city rights in 1427.

External link

Official Website (http://www.kampen.nl)

Province Overijssel
Almelo \| Bathmen \| Borne \| Dalfsen \| Deventer \| Dinkelland \| Enschede \| Haaksbergen \| Hardenberg \| Hellendoorn \| Hengelo \| Hof van Twente \| Kampen \| Losser \| Oldenzaal \| Olst-Wijhe \| Ommen \| Raalte \| Rijssen-Holten \| Staphorst \| Steenwijkerland \| Tubbergen \| Twenterand \| Wierden \| Zwartewaterland \| Zwolle