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Zwolle

Zwolle is a city in the north-eastern Netherlands, capital of the province of Overijssel. A Hanseatic town near the IJssel, it prospered on river trade in the late Middle Ages and was a centre of the Devotio Moderna; Thomas à Kempis lived at the nearby monastery of Mount Saint Agnes. With Deventer and Kampen it was one of the three leading towns in the province's estates.

Zwolle
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Lordship of Overijssel

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Zwolle. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zwolle
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