ZÜTPHEN, a strongly fortified town of Holland, province of Gelderland, on the right bank of the Yssel at its confluence with the Berkel, 17 miles N.E. of Arnhem. The ramparts are irregular, and, being planted with trees, they form fine promenades. The town is entered by five gates, and is for the most part well built, containing several large public squares. The principal Protestant church, that of St Walburga, is a fine old Gothic building, containing monuments of the counts of Zutphen; and there are also Lutheran, Baptist, and Roman Catholic churches. Besides these, Zutphen has a town-hall, prison, and the old palace of the counts—all stately buildings—besides several schools and charitable establishments. Paper and leather are made here. The town was formerly a member of the Hanse League, and had an extensive foreign trade; but this has entirely disappeared, although there is still a large domestic trade in corn, timber, and other rural produce. Zutphen has been more than once besieged, and on one of these occasions it was that Sir Philip Sidney received his mortal wound, September 22, 1586. Pop. (1851) 12,229.