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Rijssen-Holten
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
Country Netherlands
Province Overijssel
Established 1 January 2001
Renamed 1 January 2004
Government
 • Body Municipal council
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
 (May 2014)
 • Total 37,689
 • Density 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
7450–7463
Area code 0548

Rijssen-Holten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌrɛisə(n) ˈɦɔltə(n)]; Sallaans: Riesn-Hooltn IPA: [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

  • 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

Gem-Rijssen-Holten-OpenTopo.jpg

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
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
  • Jan Baan (born 1946 in Rijssen) a Dutch entrepreneur and venture capitalist
  • Wolter Wierbos (born 1957 in Holten) a Dutch jazz trombonist

Sport

  • 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

  • Holten(kerk)

    Holten, kerk

  • 20130829 Pelmolen Ter Horst en Enterse zomp Rijssen

    Pelmolen Ter Horst en Enterse zomp Rijssen

  • 20130829 Oosterhof2 Rijssen

    Oosterhof, Rijssen

  • 20130829 Oosterhof4 Rijssen

    Oosterhof, Rijssen

  • Overzicht rechter zijgevel en achtergevel - Rijssen - 20346155 - RCE

    Overzicht rechter zijgevel en achtergevel - Rijssen

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