Zutphen

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/zutphen

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How many people live in Zutphen?48,111 (2021)
2. What language do people speak in Zutphen?Dutch
3. When was Zutphen built?First mentioned in the 11th century
4. What is the capital of Zutphen?Zutphen
5. What is Zutphen and where is it located?Zutphen is a Dutch city on the IJssel River in Gelderland, where the IJssel meets the Berkel.
6. Why are the rivers important to Zutphen?The rivers give the city a good place for trade and transport, helping it grow for many centuries.

Municipality: A local administrative division in the Netherlands responsible for governing a specific area and providing public services.
IJssel River: A major river in the Netherlands, a distributary of the Rhine, historically vital for transport and trade.
Confluence: The point where two or more rivers or streams join to form a single river.