Zutphen is a modern small city, with about 46,000 inhabitants. The old centre survived the war almost entirely, though some parts of the city were lost. The centre features a very interesting shopping area and many old, monumental buildings, including one of the biggest and oldest churches of the country.
Stores are opened from 9:30 to 18:00 (6pm) on weekdays, on Friday evening until 21:00 (9pm) and on Saturday until 17:00 (5pm). Some stores open earlier, and the larger supermarkets usually stay open until 20:00 (8pm).
Juridical city
Zutphen houses a major court, the national training center for judges and public prosecutors (SSR), the national police academy for senior police investigators, three prisons and a large number of lawyers. It is a highly important national and international juridical center.
Train connections
Zutphen is an important regional railway center. Twelve trains leave the station in five directions every hour: Breda and Roosendaal. By changing once, you can get to almost all major cities throughout the country, such as Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam, The Hague, Groningen, and the Belgian cities of Antwerp and Brussels.
City ties
Zutphen has city-relations with Germany). Delegations including the mayors of the cities visit each other, and developmental aid programs are in place with three of the cities
Warnsveld
Warnsveld is a town east of Zutphen. Until 2005, Warnsveld was a separate municipality with a population of about 9000, together with the village of Warken.
Warnsveld's Martinuskerk (Church of Saint Martin) was probably built as early as the 9th or 10th century. The first mention of the name Warnsveld in writing is from the year 1121.
Warnsveld had a 'partnership' with the German town Horstmar, which was continued by the new enlarged municipality of Zutphen.
