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History of Deventer


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s to train Nazi policemen. The compound is now a centre for asylum seekers.

Deventer has been somewhat popular with the film industry. During the production of the movie A Bridge Too Far all of the scenes taking place in nearby Arnhem were filmed in Deventer - as Arnhem itself had lost its historic center.

Modern Times

The city's trade and industry is still of some importance. The city is host to a factory producing central heating systems, and still has offices of editor and publisher Wolters-Kluwer, which is a major player in international scientific and legal publishing.

The Deventer honey cake (Bussink Deventer Koek), produced in Deventer for over 500 years, is still manufactured locally and sold all over the Netherlands and beyond
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