Zwolle

Little is yet known about the origins of Zwolle.

Well, in the Middle Ages (around 500 to about 1500) Zwolle was created as the settlement "Suol" on a sand ridge between the IJssel and the Overijsselse Vecht. Situated on the river Aa, this was a perfectly habitable spot that was higher than the otherwise swampy landscape. The name "Suol" was later changed to Zwolle. A stroll through the city brings one back to the Middle Ages. Walk through the Sassenpoort, a city gate built as part of the city defence works. Visit the Peperbus, a late Gothic tower belonging to the Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption or discover the Celepoortje, one of the oldest gates in the Netherlands.

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Hanseatic city helicopter flight

Lelystad Airport

Take a flight above Dutch history and discover the locations where the Dutch caused a lot of commotion during the 400-year Golden Age! When Amsterdam and Rotterdam were still small villages in the Middle Ages, the Hanseatic cities in the east of the Netherlands had already developed into powerful trading centres. About 200 Hanseatic cities worked together within a European Union for four hundred years. Most of the trade went by water with the first cargo ships from the Middle Ages. From Lelystad we fly along a number of the historic Hanseatic cities such as Elburg, Kampen, Zwolle, Hasselt, Harderwijk and Hattem.