Rijssen-Holten

Rijssen-Holten
Municipality
Windmill in Rijssen
Coat of arms
Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°18′N 6°31′E / 52.300°N 6.517°ECoordinates: 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[3]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Arco Hofland (CDA)
Area[4]
• Total	94.38 km^2 (36.44 sq mi)
• Land	94.13 km^2 (36.34 sq mi)
• Water	0.25 km^2 (0.10 sq mi)
Elevation[5]	14 m (46 ft)
Population (May 2014)[6]
• Total	37,689
• Density	400/km^2 (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 ( pronunciation ) 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

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

1. "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2001" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2001]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
2. "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2004" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2004]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
3. "College samenstelling" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Rijssen-Holten. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
4. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
5. "Postcodetool for 7461DD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
6. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

• Media related to Rijssen-Holten at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website