Winterswijk (gemeente)

Geschiedenis

Winterswijk is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. It has a population of and is situated in the Achterhoek, which lies in the easternmost part of the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.It was also known as Winethereswick, Winriswic or Wenterswic; the Anglo Saxon wich or wic means the living place of a certain person. The person would likely have been called Wenether, Winitar or Winter.GeographyWinterswijk is located in east of the province of Gelderland in the east of the Netherlands. It is part of the region of Achterhoek.