Gemeente Zwolle

About Gemeente Zwolle

Zwolle is a vibrant, versatile Hanseatic city and home to 130,000 inhabitants. Among them are many creative students, inventive entrepreneurs, and opinionated free spirits. Here we believe that life improves when we act and move forward together. The pooling of our knowledge, commercial spirit, and creativity makes Zwolle a diverse city built on a strong network. Zwolle is centrally located in Overijssel. Due to its good national accessibility, Zwolle is a hub and a central player in the region. Zwolle is doing well, and we will continue to commit ourselves to that. 'Working on the Zwolle of tomorrow' is our motto. We are leveraging growth to enhance the city's quality; we are making a leap in urbanity while preserving Zwolle's unique characteristics. We invest strategically in key themes such as human capital, climate adaptation, the city center, and socio-economic developments. After all, working on the Zwolle of tomorrow means investing in the Zwolle of today. And we don't invest alone, but together with residents, businesses, and organizations. We actively seek collaboration in this. We identify where the energy and dynamism lie in the city and align with them. We challenge parties to invest in this special city together with us. In short, the city is central to everything we do. This is reflected in our working methods and how we are organized. We are hospitable, make room for initiatives, and think in terms of opportunities. We work integrally from a citizen-centric logic, with optimal use of talents. Our core values of trust, connection, responsibility, and craftsmanship (the four C's) guide our actions. Together, we are moving towards a flexible network organization where, with respect for everyone's role, we work for the city and the region.