Steenwijkerland

Steenwijkerland
Municipality
Monumental house in Steenwijk
Coat of arms
Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°47′N 6°7′E / 52.783°N 6.117°E / 52.783; 6.117Coordinates: 52°47′N 6°7′E / 52.783°N 6.117°E / 52.783; 6.117
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Established	1 January 2001
Renamed	1 January 2003
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Marja van der Tas (CDA)
Area
• Total	321.59 km2 (124.17 sq mi)
• Land	290.16 km2 (112.03 sq mi)
• Water	31.43 km2 (12.14 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (February 2017)
• Total	43,338
• Density	149/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	Parts of 7000 and 8000 ranges
Area code	Various
Website	www.steenwijkerland.nl

Steenwijkerland ( pronunciation ) is a municipality in the province Overijssel, in the eastern Netherlands. It was called Steenwijk before 2003.

The municipality forms the entire northwesterly corner of the province. This area is called "the Head of Overijssel" (in Dutch: de Kop van Overijssel). It borders the province Friesland. The seat of the municipality, Steenwijk, with a population of about 17,100, is situated on the A32 motorway ( Zwolle – Meppel – Leeuwarden) and has a railway station on the line connecting those same cities.

Steenwijk is the economic and administrative centre of the region. Many smaller trading and industrial enterprises are housed here, as well as a hospital and some secondary schools.

Vollenhove has a shipyard, where very exclusive yachts are built.

All over the area, partially being below sea level, the soil is somewhat swampy. Many Steenwijkerland farmers only raise cattle. The soil is too wet to grow corn or wheat. However, the wetlands also have an advantage: many nature- or water sports-loving tourists come to the municipality.

The larger places are printed in bold type. In brackets: estimated population, on 1 January 2006.