Kamperveen

Village in Overijssel, Netherlands

Coat of arms

52°30′39″N 5°55′36″E / 52.5107°N 5.9266°E / 52.5107; 5.9266CountryNetherlandsProvinceOverijsselMunicipalityKampenArea

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• Total21.93 km² (8.47 sq mi)Elevation

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2 m (7 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total915 • Density42/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

8278^[1]

Dialing code038

Kamperveen is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Kampen, about 5 km south of the city.

Kamperveen was a separate municipality until 1937, when it became a part of IJsselmuiden.^[3]

History

It was first mentioned in 1236 as "in Veno prope Campen", meaning "the bog of Kampen", and was originally a peat colony.^[4]

Kamperveen is a confusing village, because it is a merger of the hamlets De Heuvels, De Roskam, De Zande, Hogeweg, Posthoorn and Zuideinde, therefore, it does not have a clear centre. There are directional signs to Kamperveen, however each hamlet is marked with its own name.^[5]

Notable people

Jan Terlouw (born 1931), politician and author^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8278AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ "Kamperveen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^ "Kamperveen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^ "Dr. J.C. (Jan) Terlouw". Dutch Parliament (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.