Meppel Nu

· 27 May 2020

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GIETHOORN in the coronation year, 26-5-2020

#GIETHOORN 😍 Giethoorn is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel, located between Steenwijk and Meppel.
Giethoorn was an independent municipality until 1973. Together with Wanneperveen, Blokzijl and Vollenhove, it became part of the municipality of Brederwiede. On 1 January 2001, the municipalities Brederwiede, Steenwijk and IJsselham merged into the municipality of Steenwijkerland.
The village has 2630 inhabitants and is known for its bridges, waterways and punters. It is called the 'Dutch Venice'. Giethoorn is elongated and consists of three neighbourhoods that are always staggered apart. In the north it is the Noordeinde, then follows the Middenbuurt and finally the Zuideinde. The Dorpsgracht is the central axis of Giethoorn and ends in the south in the Zuideindiger Wijde.