Rijssen-Holten

Municipality in Overijssel, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rijssen-Holten (Dutch: [ˌrɛisə(n) ˈɦɔltə(n)] ⓘ; Sallaans: Riesn-Hooltn [ˌriːsn̩ ˈɦoːltn̩]) is a municipality (Dutch: gemeente) in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel.

CountryNetherlands
Established1 January 2001[1]
Elevation
[5]
14 m (46 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
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Rijssen-Holten
Riesn-Hooltn (Sallands)
Municipality
Windmill in Rijssen
Windmill in Rijssen
Flag of Rijssen-Holten
Flag
Coat of arms of Rijssen-Holten
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Rijssen-Holten in a municipal map of Overijssel
Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°18′N 6°31′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceOverijssel
Established1 January 2001[1]
Renamed1 January 2004[2]
Government
[3]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorJurgen van Houdt (Christian Union (CU))
Area
[4]
 • Total
94.38 km2 (36.44 sq mi)
 • Land94.13 km2 (36.34 sq mi)
 • Water0.25 km2 (0.097 sq mi)
Elevation
[5]
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[6]
 • Total
38,204
 • Density406/km2 (1,050/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
7450–7463
Area code0548
Websitewww.rijssen-holten.nl
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The municipality was formed in 2001 by the joining of the municipalities of Holten and Rijssen. The area of Holten belongs to the region of Salland and the area of Rijssen to the region of Twente.

Population centres

  • Beuseberg,
  • De Borkeld,
  • Dijkerhoek (2 km west of Holten),
  • Espelo,
  • Holten,
  • Holterbroek,
  • Lichtenberg,
  • Look,
  • Neerdorp (currently a part of the village Holten)
  • Rijssen

Only Holten and Rijssen have over 500 inhabitants.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rijssen-Holten, June 2015

Accessibility

Both Holten and Rijssen are easily accessible by car; the A1 motorway (Amsterdam - Berlin) is only a few kilometres away. The distance between Amsterdam and Holten is about 110 km (68 mi). Rijssen lies 7 km (4.3 mi) more to the east.

Notable people

Wolter Wierbos, 2004
  • Johann Geusendam (1886 in Rijssen - 1945) political activist expelled from Bremen
  • Bert Haanstra (1916 in Espelo – 1997) a Dutch director of films and documentaries [7]
  • Jan Baan (born 1946 in Rijssen) a Dutch entrepreneur and venture capitalist
  • Wolter Wierbos (born 1957 in Holten) a Dutch jazz trombonist

Sport

Gallery

  • Holten, kerk
    Holten, kerk
  • Pelmolen Ter Horst en Enterse zomp Rijssen
    Pelmolen Ter Horst en Enterse zomp Rijssen
  • Oosterhof, Rijssen
    Oosterhof, Rijssen
  • Oosterhof, Rijssen
    Oosterhof, Rijssen
  • Overzicht rechter zijgevel en achtergevel - Rijssen
    Overzicht rechter zijgevel en achtergevel - Rijssen

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