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Giethoorn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣitɦoːr(ə)n]) is a village in the province of Overijssel, Netherlands with a population of 2,795 in 2020. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland, about 5 km southwest of Steenwijk. As a popular Dutch tourist destination both within Netherlands and abroad, Giethoorn is often referred to as "Dutch Venice" (Dutch: Hollands Venetië) or the "Venice of the Netherlands".

Giethoorn
Village
The village in 2014
Flag Coat of arms
Nicknames:  Venice of the North[1] Venice of the Netherlands[2]
Giethoorn Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°44′20″N 6°4′41″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Municipality	Steenwijkerland
Area [3]
• Total	38.47 km2 (14.85 sq mi)
Elevation [4]	−0.3 m (−1.0 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	2,805
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8355[3]
Dialing code	0521

History

Giethoorn used to be a pedestrian precinct, but nowadays exceptions are made. It became locally famous, especially after 1958, when the Dutch film maker Bert Haanstra made his famous comedy Fanfare there. In the old part of the village, there were no roads (though a cycling path was eventually added), and all transport was done by water over one of the many canals. The lakes in Giethoorn were formed by peat digging.

Giethoorn was a separate municipality until 1973, when it became part of Brederwiede, which lost its municipality status in 2001 to merge with Steenwijk.[5]

Tourism

Tourism has an influence on the old traditional town. The village, still only fully accessible by boat, is one of several places commonly known as the Venice of the North[6] or Venice of the Netherlands.[7] Giethoorn has 176 bridges.[8]

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  The village in 1946
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  The village in 1955
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  The village in 2014

Monopoly edition

In 2015, the village of Giethoorn was chosen from 182 contenders across the world to achieve a place on the board of the new international edition of Monopoly.[1] An online campaign led by local Village Marketeer Giethoorn.com resulted in enough votes to obtain spot number 21 on the special edition.

Notable people

• Jonnie Boer (born 1965), Michelin star winning head chef[9]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Giethoorn.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Giethoorn.

• Touristic website of Giethoorn
• Official website of Giethoorn (in Dutch)

На других языках

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[de] Giethoorn

Giethoorn ist eine Ortschaft von rund 2.800 Einwohnern in der Provinz Overijssel, Niederlande.[1] Administrativ gehört sie zusammen mit Steenwijk, Vollenhove und Blokzijl zur Gemeinde Steenwijkerland. Sie wird wegen der vielen Grachten im Ort auch „das Venedig des Nordens“ genannt. Dieses acht Kilometer lang geschlängelt um einen Dorfkanal (dorpsgracht) angelegte Dorf liegt am Rande des Naturschutzgebietes „De Wieden“.

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- [en] Giethoorn

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[ru] Гитхорн

Гитхорн (нидерл. Giethoorn) — деревня в провинции Оверэйсел в Нидерландах. Расположена в общине Стенвейкерланд, в 5 км юго-западнее Стенвейка. Известна как «северная Венеция»[1] или «нидерландская Венеция»[2].

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