Rijssen-Holten
Rijssen-Holten
Riesn-Hooltn (Sallands) | |
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 Windmill in Rijssen | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Overijssel | |
| Coordinates: 52°18′N 6°31′E / 52.300°N 6.517°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Overijssel |
| Established | 1 January 2001[1] |
| Renamed | 1 January 2004[2] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Arco Hofland (CDA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 94.38 km2 (36.44 sq mi) |
| • Land | 94.13 km2 (36.34 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.25 km2 (0.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[6] | |
• Total | 38,204 |
| • Density | 406/km2 (1,050/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 7450–7463 |
| Area code | 0548 |
| Website | www |
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.
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
[edit]Only Holten and Rijssen have over 500 inhabitants.
Topography
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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rijssen-Holten, June 2015
Accessibility
[edit]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
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- 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
[edit]- Jan Wegereef (born 1962 in Rijssen) a Dutch & FIFA football referee
- Eric Braamhaar (born 1966 in Rijssen) a Dutch & FIFA football referee
- Mark Tuitert (born 1980 in Holten) a Dutch speed skater and gold medallist at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Gallery
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Holten, kerk -
Pelmolen Ter Horst en Enterse zomp Rijssen -
Oosterhof, Rijssen -
Oosterhof, Rijssen -
Overzicht rechter zijgevel en achtergevel - Rijssen
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References
[edit]- ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2001" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2001]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2004" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2004]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "College samenstelling" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Rijssen-Holten. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7461DD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 05 October 2019
External links
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Media related to Rijssen-Holten at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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