Rijssen-Holten

Rijssen-Holten
—  Municipality  —
Pelmolen Rijssen in winter landscape
Coat of arms
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Area(2006)
• Total	94.40 km2 (36.4 sq mi)
• Land	94.18 km2 (36.4 sq mi)
• Water	0.22 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Population (1 January, 2007)
• Total	36,577
• Density	388/km2 (1,004.9/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Rijssen-Holten ( pronunciation (help·info)) 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,
• Holterberg,
• Holterbroek,
• Lichtenberg,
• Look,
• Neerdorp (currently a part of the village Holten)
• Rijssen

Only Holten and Rijssen have over 500 inhabitants.

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.

External links

• Official website (Dutch)
• website of the Holten Tourist Office ( Dutch, German)
• website of the Rijssen Tourist Office ( Dutch, German)

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Coordinates: 52°18′N 6°31′E / 52.3°N 6.517°E / 52.3; 6.517

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