The County of Zutphen, located in modern-day Gelderland, a province of the Netherlands, was formed in the eleventh century as a fief of the Bishop of Utrecht. It was ruled by the Counts of Zutphen between 1046 and 1138, and then formed a personal union with Guelders. Later, it became one of the 4 quarters of Guelders. After the Act of Abjuration, the three Dutch quarters merged their representation in the Staten of Guelders and Zutphen with a joint delegation to the States General of the Netherlands, effectively ending Zutphen individuality. The name Graafschap (county) is still used for the Achterhoek, the region east of Zutphen, and for the football club De Graafschap from this region.
Cities City Town privileges granted District Borculo 1375 Heerlijkheid Borculo Bredevoort 1388 Heerlijkheid Bredevoort Bronkhorst 1482 Landdrostambt van Zutphen Doetinchem 1236 Landdrostambt van Zutphen Doesburg 1237 Richterambt van Doesburg Groenlo 1277 Gebied van Grol 's-Heerenberg 1379 Bannerij van 's-Heerenberg Keppel 1404 Landdrostambt van Zutphen Lichtenvoorde unknown Heerlijkheid Lichtenvoorde Lochem 1233 Scholtambt van Lochem Terborg 1419 Bannerij van Wisch Zutphen 1190 Scholtambt van Zutphen
Zevenaar and some of its surroundings were, as being a part of the former Cleves Enclaves, a small district in the Duchy of Cleves.
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