Kampen (Overijssel)

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Kampen

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mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Overijssel
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 161.84
area_land_km2 = 141.34
area_water_km2 = 20.50
population_as_of = 1 January, 2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 49345
population_density_km2 = 349
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2.

Population centres

Grafhorst, 's-Heerenbroek, IJsselmuiden, Kampen, Kamperveen, Wilsum and Zalk.

ister cities

The sister cities of Kampen are:

* Soest
* Meinerzhagen
* Pápa
* Eilat

The city of Kampen

"). Opposite of Kampen, along the IJssel, lies IJsselmuiden, which is the second largest town of the municipality Kampen.

Kampen received city rights in 1236. It joined the Hanseatic League around 1440 and it used to be an important port. The population of the city as of 2007 was 49,345. Kampen has one of the best preserved old town centres of the Netherlands. Notable buildings/structures are: the two bridges spanning the IJssel which connect Kampen with IJsselmuiden, a mill ("d' Olde Zwarver"), numerous churches ("St. Nicolas church").

Famous people from Kampen

* Hendrick Avercamp (Amsterdam, 1585-Kampen, 1634), nicknamed "de Stomme van Kampen" (The Mute of Kampen), is a painter best known for his small winter landscapes. Thea Beckman featured him as a character in various books. In Kampen, a street ("Avercampstraat") and a grand café are named after him.
* Dr. Willem Johan Kolff, (14 February 1911, Leiden) inventor of the artificial kidney. A street in Kampen is named after him ("Dr. Kolfflaan").
* Jaap Stam (1972, Kampen), football player for Ajax Amsterdam. Also played for FC Zwolle, Cambuur Leeuwarden, Willem II, PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, S.S. Lazio, AC Milan and the Netherlands national football team. He started playing football as a child for the local football club D.O.S. Kampen.
* Henk van Ulsen (born: 1927, Kampen), actor. Played in many teleplays and television series like "Dagboek van een Herdershond", "Briefgeheim", "Pension Hommeles", "Willem van Oranje" and many others.
* Petra van Staveren (1966, Kampen), swimmer who won the golden medal in the 100 metres breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

External links

* [http://www.kampen.nl Official website]
* [http://www.destommevancampen.nl Website Grandcafé De Stomme van Campen]
* [http://www.kampen.oudeansichten.nl Kampen in Oude ansichten (Old postcards from Kampen)]
* [http://www.hanzesteden.info 7 Medieval Cities Website]
* [http://www.d-olde-zwarver.nl A windmill of Kampen]
* [http://www.bennozuiddam.com/Kampenoverijssel.htm Kampen pictures]