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At the corner of the Sandrasteeg is 'De Proosdij', the oldest brick and mortar house in the Netherlands, from 1130.
The yearly Deventer book market has about 1.000 booths with over 6 kilometers worth of books.
The Deventer IJsselbrug (IJssel bridge) is the most important piece of decor from the movie about the Battle for Arnhem during WW II.
Hundreds of actors in Victorian style and 125.000 visitors make up the Dickens Festival.
Deventer first started showing up in history books around the year 750, when heathen Saxons lived there.
The Deventer professional football society was founded in 1902 and was named Be Quick back then.
The 'Deventer koek' (a type of soft gingerbread made from a secret local recipe) is a delicacy that stems from 1417. It is, as in the old days, produced according to very strict municipality guidelines.
Deventer Op Stelten is a yearly recurring famous street theater festival in Deventer.