Genemuiden: Carpet Industry Town on the Zwarte Water
Carpet weaving put Genemuiden on the industrial map. Several manufacturers still produce floor coverings here, making this small Overijssel town of about 9,700 residents an unlikely centre for the Dutch carpet trade. The industry traces back to the 19th century and has survived multiple economic cycles. Genemuiden is part of the gemeente Zwartewaterland.
The town sits on the Zwarte Water river, which flows north to the Zwarte Meer. The Reformed Protestant community is traditionally strong, influencing the town's social character. The compact centre has a functional commercial strip. The surrounding landscape is flat polder and river meadow. Hasselt, the other main town in Zwartewaterland, lies directly to the south. Zwolle is about 12 kilometres southwest, Kampen roughly 10 kilometres west.
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Carpet weaving put Genemuiden on the industrial map. Several manufacturers still produce floor coverings here, making this small Overijssel town of about 9,700 residents an unlikely centre for the Dutch carpet trade. The industry traces back to the 19th century and has survived multiple economic cycles. Genemuiden is part of the gemeente Zwartewaterland.
The town sits on the Zwarte Water river, which flows north to the Zwarte Meer. The Reformed Protestant community is traditionally strong, influencing the town's social character. The compact centre has a functional commercial strip. The surrounding landscape is flat polder and river meadow. Hasselt, the other main town in Zwartewaterland, lies directly to the south. Zwolle is about 12 kilometres southwest, Kampen roughly 10 kilometres west.
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