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467: 755: 743: 459: 95: 652: 55: 923: 80: 719: 70: 731: 532:. On 31 March the first allied troops finally reached the Slingestream near Winterswijk. 31 March is marked as the official day to remember the liberation of Winterswijk, despite the fact that in the late afternoon of 31 March parts of Miste and Woold were already liberated. After the liberation of Winterswijk they founded a Rest-Centre for British soldiers in the Sociëteit de Eendracht, where the British soldiers, could find some rest. 767: 1428: 446: 1023: 562: 1062: 1015: 994: 527:
to Winterswijk. The tank battle resulted in sixteen German and nine British soldiers losing their lives. On 31 March, around nine AM allied forces had a struggle just over five kilometers south of Winterswijk following reinforcements from the
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in particular. After 1870 the town became a centre for textiles, such as spinning and weaving and indeed the Tricot factory employed a large proportion of the local population in its heyday. In 1878 the railway line to
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Although the Jewish community of Winterswijk was greatly decimated during the war, a synagogue still exists. Yet no regular services are being held. The synagogue is open for visitors and guided tours.
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was built primarily for the textile industry, which was set up by Jan Willink. Some of the families such as the Willinks have lived there since 1284.
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Winterswijk was liberated on 31 March 1945. The day prior, on 30 March there was a tank battle in one of the townships called
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Founded around 1000 AD it remained an isolated farming community until 1830 when the road from
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means the living place of a certain person. The person would likely have been called
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Sculpture: the Strijktrio (String Trio) designed by Jan Bons
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and the 3rd British Infantry Division, were moving from
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Topographic map of the municipality of Winterswijk, 2013
378:, which lies in the easternmost part of the province of 374:. It has a population of 29,022 and is situated in the 676:(born 1965), football manager and former player for 663:(born 1943) former sports shooter, competed at the 320: 310: 298: 277: 260: 250: 242: 234: 229: 221: 213: 205: 197: 192: 174: 164: 159: 149: 139: 32: 793:[Members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Winterswijk 430:Winterswijk is located in east of the province of 871:[Population growth; regions per month]. 27:Municipality and town in Gelderland, Netherlands 815:[Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. 697:(born 1988) volleyball player, competed at the 898:Liberation of Winterswijk, during World War II 583:(1872–1944), painter, pioneer of 20th century 1137: 944: 8: 59:Winterswijk seen from Venemansmolen windmill 1144: 1130: 1122: 951: 937: 929: 921: 29: 869:"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" 593:(1907–1978), conductor, cellist, composer 486:was built. Around 1840 many emigrated to 650: 560: 782: 714: 319: 297: 259: 249: 228: 220: 191: 158: 138: 103: 91: 63: 51: 209:138.14 km (53.34 sq mi) 201:138.82 km (53.60 sq mi) 345: 309: 276: 241: 233: 212: 204: 196: 173: 163: 148: 7: 966: 813:"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" 599:(1910–1943) artist, murdered in the 724:Marktplein with church (Jacobskerk) 217:0.68 km (0.26 sq mi) 462:Winterswijk, church: de Jacobskerk 25: 772:Great stone at Woold, Winterswijk 1426: 1060: 1021: 1013: 992: 765: 753: 741: 729: 717: 691:(born 1979), football goalkeeper 587:, lived in Winterswijk ages 8–20 93: 78: 68: 53: 849:(in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis 847:Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland 1484:Populated places in Gelderland 959:Places adjacent to Winterswijk 438:. It is part of the region of 1: 1061: 993: 1479:Municipalities of Gelderland 1022: 1014: 685:(born 1976), football player 470:Winterswijk, former townhall 503:World War II and liberation 1510: 706:(born 1989), racing driver 601:Sobibor extermination camp 370:and a town in the eastern 1489:Cities in the Netherlands 1435: 1424: 1163: 964: 843:"Postcodetool for 7101GH" 614:(born 1936), politician, 104: 92: 64: 52: 39: 18:Winterswijk, Netherlands 347:[ˌʋɪntərsˈʋɛik] 246:210/km (500/sq mi) 225:37 m (121 ft) 656: 573:(1839–1926), mayor of 566: 471: 463: 450: 99:Location in Gelderland 654: 564: 469: 461: 448: 385:It was also known as 279: • Summer ( 699:2016 Summer Olympics 669:1976 Summer Olympics 565:Piet Mondriaan, 1899 482:via Winterswijk and 382:in the Netherlands. 343:Dutch pronunciation: 243: • Density 655:Myrthe Schoot, 2016 616:Minister of Defence 591:Willem van Otterloo 517:53rd Welsh Division 434:in the east of the 120: /  657: 575:Madison, Wisconsin 567: 472: 464: 451: 235: • Total 214: • Water 198: • Total 1461: 1460: 1388:West Maas en Waal 1333:Oude IJsselstreek 1119: 1118: 1114: 1113: 557:Notable residents 336: 335: 206: • Land 169:Municipal council 165: • Body 16:(Redirected from 1501: 1430: 1146: 1139: 1132: 1123: 1064: 1063: 1025: 1024: 1017: 1016: 996: 995: 967: 953: 946: 939: 930: 925: 920: 919: 917:Official website 903: 895: 889: 888: 886: 884: 879:. 1 January 2021 865: 859: 858: 856: 854: 839: 833: 832: 830: 828: 809: 803: 802: 800: 798: 787: 769: 757: 745: 733: 721: 683:Martijn Meerdink 640:Herman Brock Jr. 551:Winterswijk West 540:Railway stations 358:; also known as 357: 356: 355: 349: 344: 332: 329: 327: 284: 182:Joris Bengevoord 135: 134: 132: 131: 130: 125: 124:51.967°N 6.717°E 121: 118: 117: 116: 113: 97: 82: 72: 57: 30: 21: 1509: 1508: 1504: 1503: 1502: 1500: 1499: 1498: 1464: 1463: 1462: 1457: 1431: 1422: 1159: 1150: 1120: 1115: 1041: 1026: 1006: 960: 957: 915: 914: 911: 906: 896: 892: 882: 880: 867: 866: 862: 852: 850: 841: 840: 836: 826: 824: 811: 810: 806: 796: 794: 791:"Samenstelling" 789: 788: 784: 780: 773: 770: 761: 758: 749: 746: 737: 734: 725: 722: 713: 704:Stef Dusseldorp 649: 612:Bram Stemerdink 571:John H. 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Winterswijk, Netherlands
Municipality
town
Winterswijk seen from Venemansmolen windmill
Flag of Winterswijk
Coat of arms of Winterswijk
Highlighted position of Winterswijk in a municipal map of Gelderland
51°58′N 6°43′E / 51.967°N 6.717°E / 51.967; 6.717
Netherlands
Gelderland
Municipal council
Mayor
Joris Bengevoord
GroenLinks
Demonym
Time zone
UTC+1
CET
DST
UTC+2
CEST
Postcode
Area code
www.winterswijk.nl
[ˌʋɪntərsˈʋɛik]

municipality
Netherlands
Achterhoek
Gelderland

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