Kampen is a city and municipality in the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. A member of the former Hanseatic League, it is located at the lower reaches of the river IJssel.
Kampen city centre with the Bovenkerk in the middle of the picture
Winter landscape with skaters c. 1625
Cellebroederspoort in Kampen
Former synagogue in Kampen
Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the Episcopal principality of Utrecht by which it was held until 1528. The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede. The province had a population of about 1,184,000 as of January 2023. The land mostly consists of grasslands and some forests ; it also borders a small part of the IJsselmeer to the west.
Rijksweg N35 Ceintuurbaan in Zwolle
The Enschede railway station.
The municipalities of Overijssel
The Grote Markt in Zwolle, the provincial capital