Kampen

Kampen, a town of Holland, situated near the mouth of the Yssel, $5\backslash frac\{1\}\{2\}$ miles by rail NW. of Zwolle. It was formerly a Hanse town and had a considerable trade, which gradually left it as the mouth of the Yssel sanded up. But since the middle of the 19th century the river approaches have been improved, and the trade of the town is reviving. The church of St Nicholas is one of the finest medieval churches in the country. Pop. (1840) 7760; (1876) 16,454; (1889) 18,767, who are engaged in shipbuilding, commerce, fishing, and tobacco manufacture. Kampen is the Gotham of the Dutch.