Coevorden
Coevorden
Koevern (Dutch Low Saxon) | |
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City and municipality | |
Castle and city hall of Coevorden in 2007 | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Drenthe | |
| Coordinates: 52°40′N 6°45′E / 52.667°N 6.750°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Renze Bergsma (CDA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 299.69 km2 (115.71 sq mi) |
| • Land | 296.07 km2 (114.31 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3.62 km2 (1.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
• Total | 35,317 |
| • Density | 119/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Coevordenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 7740–7759, 7840–7869 |
| Area code | 0524, 0528, 0591 |
| Website | www |
Coevorden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkuvɔrdə(n)] ⓘ; Dutch Low Saxon: Koevern) is a municipality and city in the province of Drenthe, in the northeast of the Netherlands. It shares a provincial border with Overijssel and an international one with Germany. The city itself is located between Emmen and Hardenberg on the N34 road, about 2 km from the German border.
Coevorden is the oldest city in Drenthe and was once a very important fortified city. The old part still has the star-shaped radial streets. It received city rights in the year 1408. The population of Coevorden today is 15,855 (1 January 2023) or 35,740 (2025) for the whole municipality. The largest town after Coevorden is Dalen.
Outside the Netherlands, the city is known for indirectly giving its name to the major Canadian city Vancouver, and also the American city Vancouver, Washington. The 18th-century British explorer George Vancouver had ancestors (and family name) originally came to England "from Coevorden" (van Coevern in Dutch Low Saxon). There is also a family of nobility with the surname van Coeverden, sometimes spelled with a K.