Rijssen-Holten

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Rijssen-Holten
Municipality
Windmill in Rijssen
Windmill in Rijssen
Coat of arms of Rijssen-Holten
Coat of arms
Location in Overijssel
Location in Overijssel
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Country Netherlands
Province Overijssel
Established 1 January 2001[1]
Renamed 1 January 2004[2]
Government[3]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Arco Hofland (CDA)
Area[4]
 • 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[5] 14 m (46 ft)
Population (May 2014)[6]
 • Total 37,689
 • Density 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 7450–7463
Area code 0548
Website www.rijssen-holten.nl

Rijssen-Holten (<phonos file="Nl-Rijssen-Holten.ogg">pronunciation</phonos>) 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

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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.

References

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External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website

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