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{{Infobox settlement
|name                    = Zutphen
|native_name             = Zutfent
|settlement_type         = Municipality, city
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|subdivision_type        = Country
|subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
|subdivision_type1       = Province
|subdivision_name1       = [[Gelderland]]
|subdivision_type2       = Region
|subdivision_name2       = [[Achterhoek]], [[IJsselvallei]]
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|elevation_m             = 10
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|website                 = {{URL|https://www.zutphen.nl}}
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[[File:Ltspkr.png]] '''[[Media:Nl-Zutphen.ogg|Zutphen]]''' is a municipality and city in the province of [[Gelderland]], the Netherlands. It lies both in the [[Achterhoek]] and [[IJsselvallei]] regions, about 30 km northeast of [[Arnhem]]. It is on the east bank of the [[IJssel]] river, except for a small part. About 48,000 people were living in Zutphen in 2021.

Its history goes back over 1700 years. There are a lot of buildings in the city that show its long and rich history as a trading city as part of the [[Hanseatic League]]. Zutphen got [[city rights]] around 1200. It is linked to [[Deventer]] and Arnhem by rail. The [[Twentekanaal]] starts at the northern municipal border with [[Lochem]]. The [[Berkel]] river flows into the IJssel river in Zutphen city.

The municipality of [[Warnsveld]] joined Zutphen in 2005.

== Twin towns ==
* {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Satu Mare]], [[Romania]]
* {{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Tartu]], [[Estonia]]
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Shrewsbury]], [[England]]
* {{flagicon|Nicaragua}} [[Villa Sandino]], [[Nicaragua]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Horstmar]], [[Germany]]

== References ==
* [https://www.plaatsengids.nl/zutphen Plaatsengids.nl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412155237/https://www.plaatsengids.nl/zutphen |date=2024-04-12 }}

[[File:IJsselkade Zutphen 2005.jpg|left|thumb|Skyline of Zutphen with the Wijnhuistoren at night]]

{{Geographic location
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|North     = 
|Northeast = [[Lochem]]
|East      = 
|Southeast = [[Bronckhorst]]
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|West      = [[Brummen]]
|Northwest = [[Voorst]]
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{{Gelderland Province}}
{{Achterhoek municipalities}}
{{Hanseatic League}}
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[[Category:Cities in Gelderland]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Gelderland]]
[[Category:Achterhoek]]
[[Category:IJsselvallei]]