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Deventer, city (1994 pop. 69,079), Overijssel prov., E central Netherlands, on the IJssel River. It is an industrial center with machine shops and foundries; important manufactures are bicycles and bricks. A member of the Hanseatic League Hanseatic League (hăn'sēăt`ĭk, hăn'zē–), mercantile league of medieval German towns. ..... Click the link for more information. in the Middle Ages, it was a prosperous commercial city and a center of piety and learning; Thomas à Kempis Thomas à Kempis (kĕm`pĭs), b. 1379 or 1380, d. 1471, German monk, traditional author of The Imitation of Christ, b. ..... Click the link for more information. and Erasmus Erasmus (ĭrăz`məs) or Desiderius Erasmus ..... Click the link for more information. of Rotterdam studied there. Deventer has retained many medieval and Renaissance structures, including the Groote Kerk (church, built 8th cent., and later rebuilt), the Mariakerk (15th cent.), the weighhouse (16th cent.), and the town hall (17th cent.). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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