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About Zwolle
Archaeological finds indicate that the area surrounding Zwolle was already inhabited by an ancient Isala tribe around 1500 B.C. In the suburb Zwolle-Zuid a woodhenge from the Neolithic was found in the 1970's. The modern city was founded around 800 A.D. by Frisian merchants and troops of Charlemagne.[1] The name Zwolle comes from the word Suolle, which means "hill" (cf. the English cognate verb "to swell"). Zwolle was founded on a hill between the three rivers surrounding the city, IJssel, Vecht, and Zwarte Water. The hill was the only piece of land that would remain dry during the frequent floodings of the rivers.
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