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Kuinre

Village in Overijssel, Netherlands

Kuinre De Kuunder
Village
Skyline of Kuinre
Flag Coat of arms
52°47′11″N 5°50′36″E / 52.78639°N 5.84333°E / 52.78639; 5.84333
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Municipality	Steenwijkerland
Area ^[1]
• Total	13.10 km² (5.06 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	930
• Density	71/km² (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8374^[1]
Dialing code	0527

Kuinre (Low Saxon: De Kuunder) is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It was a separate municipality until 1973, when it became a part of IJsselham, which in turn merged into the municipality of Steenwijkerland in 2001.^[3]

Kuinre is a former harbour town with a rich history. Back in the days of the Zuiderzee, Kuinre's harbour was an important port of the Zuiderzee. After completion of the Noordoostpolder Kuinre became landlocked; companies, shops, and fishermen went out of business.

History

Kuinre is a village which developed at the mouth of the Tjonger [nl] and the Linde. Around 1165, a castle was built about one kilometre south of the settlement by the Prince-bishop of Utrecht. In 1196, the castle was destroyed by the Count of Holland. In 1376, Kuinre provided shelter for pirates.^[4] In 1385, it was given buurrecht, significant privileges.^[5] In 1672, Kuinre was destroyed by the Prince-Bishop of Münster. Later, it became a quiet fishing harbour.^[4] The excavation of peat resulted in a revival as an export harbour. In 1840, it was home to 870 people.^[6]

The Afsluitdijk, closure dike which turned the Zuiderzee into a lake, resulted in an economic decline. In 1939, a petition was signed by 348 of the 372 voters to transfer Kuinre from Overijssel to Friesland, because Kuinre felt neglected by the province, and thought that its independence as a municipality was threatened. The petition was ignored. In 1973, it ceased to be an independent municipality.^[6]

Notable people

Klaas Jan Pen (1874–1932), sports shooter who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics^[7]

Gallery

fort Kynder - Atlas van Loon (1649)
Waag
General Cemetery
Street

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8374EA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove (1998). Kuinre (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 209. ISBN 90-400-9200-1. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
^ "Buurrecht van Kuinre" (PDF). Historische vereniging IJsselham (in Dutch). 22 March 1385. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Kuinre". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
^ "Klaas Johan "Klaas Jan" Pen". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 March 2022.