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COEVORDEN

Volume 5 · 47 words · 1797 Edition

one of the strongest towns in the United Provinces, in Overijssel, fortified by the famous Cohorn. It was taken by the bishop of Munster, 1673; and the Dutch retook it the same year. It is surrounded by a moat. E. Long. 6° 41'. N. Lat. 52° 40'.