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Date |
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1 | 1949 | - 1949: The German town of Süderwick is annexed to Dinxperlo and becomes Dutch territory.
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2 | 1959 | - 1959: A group of people from the Moluccas (part of the former Dutch colony of the Dutch East Indies) are housed in camp Vossenveld in Winterswijk.
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3 | 1963 | - 1963: The town of Süderwick is given back to Germany after it had been annexed to the Netherlands in 1949.
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4 | 1980 | - 1980: The demise of the textile industry in the area leads to the closure of Winterswijk's last textile factory the Batavier.
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5 | 1986 | - 1986: Bredevoort is declared to be a 'protected cityscape' on account of the many remaining old buildings.
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