Winterswijk
Winterswijk | |
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Municipality and town | |
Winterswijk seen from Venemansmolen windmill | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 51°58′N 6°43′E / 51.967°N 6.717°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Joris Bengevoord (GroenLinks) |
| Area | |
• Total | 138.82 km2 (53.60 sq mi) |
| • Land | 138.14 km2 (53.34 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
• Total | 29,022 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Winterswijker |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 7100–7119 |
| Area code | 0543 |
| Website | www |
Winterswijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɪntərsˈʋɛik] ⓘ; also known as Winterswiek or Wenters) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. It has a population of 29,022 and is situated in the Achterhoek, which lies in the easternmost part of the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.
It was also known as Winethereswick, Winriswic or Wenterswic; the Low Saxon wich or wic means the living place of a certain person. The person would likely have been called Wenether, Winitar or Winter.