11 Facts About Deventer

Deventer is a city and municipality in the Salland historical region of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands.

In 952 AD, Deventer is mentioned as a city in a gift certificate from King Otto I After the place had acquired more and more rights and privileges over time, it received the municipal lands from Emperor Henry V in 1123.

Deventer was probably founded around 768 AD by the English missionary Lebuinus, who built a wooden church on the east bank of the river IJssel.

Deventer received city rights in 956, after which fortifications were built or replaced by stone walls around the city for defense.

Between 1000 and 1500, Deventer grew to be a flourishing trade city because of its harbour on the river IJssel, which was capable of accommodating large ships.

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Deventer is the birthplace of Geert Groote and home to his Brethren of the Common Life, a school of religious thought that influenced Thomas a Kempis and Erasmus in later times.

Deventer has seen few military engagements throughout its long history, although it was a garrison city of the Dutch cavalry.

Deventer settlement was founded on a river dune on the IJssel.

Nowadays Deventer has a flood defence, but the Welle is still regularly under water during high water.

Deventer is the home of professional Football club Go Ahead Eagles, who are housed in stadium De Adelaarshorst.

Deventer is home to one of the three campuses of Saxion University of Applied Sciences, a polytechnical school offering internationally recognized Bachelor's degrees and Master's degrees in a wide range of fields, including engineering, economics, social work, investigations and health care.