Deventer

This article is about the city in the Netherlands. For the unincorporated community in the United States, see Deventer, Missouri.

Deventer Daeventer (Sallands)
City and municipality
Skyline of Deventer De Brink Square Deventer City Hall St. Lebuinus Church Deventer railway station De Adelaarshorst stadium Deventer Theatre
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Overijssel
Deventer Location within the Netherlands Deventer Location within Europe
Coordinates: 52°15′N 6°9′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Ron König (D66)
Area
• Total	134.33 km2 (51.87 sq mi)
• Land	130.68 km2 (50.46 sq mi)
• Water	3.65 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (January 2021)
• Total	101,236
• Density	775/km2 (2,010/sq mi)
Demonym	Deventernaren
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	7400–7438
Area code	0570
Website	www.deventer.nl

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Deventer (Dutch: [ˈdeːvəntər] ^ⓘ; Sallands: Daeventer) is a city and municipality in the Salland historical region of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. In 2026 the municipality of Deventer had a population of 105,111. The city is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but it also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen (with a population of about 5,000 people) was merged with Deventer as part of a national effort to reduce bureaucracy in the country.

Deventer is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands. The place is mentioned in 9th-century sources from the Diocese of Utrecht. A charter from 877 AD mentions seven farmsteads in Daventre portu (the Deventer harbor). 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. This is considered by historians to be the moment of Deventer obtaining the city rights by the inhabitants. The city has the oldest stone house, the oldest walking park and with the Athenaeum library also the oldest scientific library in the Netherlands.