Zwartsluis
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Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of Overijssel
Overijssel
Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...
. It is located in the municipality of Zwartewaterland
Zwartewaterland
Zwartewaterland is a municipality in the province Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands.-Situation; economy :This mainly rural municipality lies south of Steenwijkerland on the Zwarte Water . This is a short distributary of the river IJssel from Zwolle to the Zwarte Meer. This lake was before 1931...
, at the mouth of the Zwartewater River and the Meppelerdiep canal.
The town is home to many recreational boats, as well as a heritage fleet of fishing and cargo vessels. The Arembergergracht links the town with the Beulaker and Belter lakes and a multitude of smaller bodies of water just north, created by peat digging.
Zwartsluis's history started in the Eighty Years War (1568-1648) - it developed around Fortress Swartersluys which controlled traffic on the Zwartewater inlet leading to Hasselt and Zwolle. Zwartsluis attracted some trade and a fishing fleet in later centuries. Zwartsluis also served as consolidation point for the peat-fuel trade, but was surpassed in importance by its neighbours, especially downstream Genemuiden
Genemuiden
Genemuiden is a city located in the north western part of the Province of Overijssel. It received city rights in 1275 which is also the first time Genemuiden gets mentioned in history....
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Zwartsluis was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of Zwartewaterland.