Editing Zutphen (section)

==Regional center==
===Juridical center===
Zutphen, although relatively small, is a center for Dutch legal institutions. Zutphen houses one of the 13 Dutch courts, as well as the national training institution for judges and public prosecutors (SSR), the national police academy for senior police investigators, three prisons, and a large number of lawyers. The early emergence of Zutphen in the Middle Ages as the main town of a county explains its prominent position in the juridical system.

Besides a 'normal' prison, the [[JPC de Sprengen]] penitentiary facility for boys is also located in Zutphen. There are several buildings: new institutions replacing the old facilities, but the old prisons remained open after the completion of the new facilities. Only the old prison called Lunette did not meet today's standards and closed in 2008.<ref>{{cite web
  | author = Min. of Justice, Inspectie voor Sanctietoepassing
  | title = Inspectierapport Doorlichting PI Achterhoek, lokatie Lunette
  | year = 2007
  | url = http://www.inspectiesanctietoepassing.nl/images/Inspectierapport%20PI%20Achterhoek%20locatie%20Lunette_tcm56-75983.pdf
  | access-date = 2008-05-05
  | archive-date = 2020-01-24
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200124125450/http://www.inspectiesanctietoepassing.nl/images/Inspectierapport%20PI%20Achterhoek%20locatie%20Lunette_tcm56-75983.pdf
  | url-status = dead
  }}</ref>

===Medical centre===
Located in Zutphen is the "Spittal", location of the [[Gelre Hospitals|Gelre Ziekenhuizen]] (Gelre Hospitals) group. This regular hospital offers all common specialties (no cardio-thoracic or neurosurgery) and a 24/7 emergency department. It is located in the southeastern part of the town, in the district of Leesten. A sizable number of practitioners of alternative medicine are located in Zutphen.

===Educational centre===
Zutphen is home to several well-known schools for secondary education on all levels. These include the "Het Stedelijk" (Dalton plan education and bilingual education), "Baudartius College", "Vrije School Zutphen", (a "Vrije School" being a [[Waldorf School]]), and "Isendoorn College" (with bilingual education, located in [[Warnsveld]]). Students from a wide area around Zutphen learn at these schools.