Dalfsen

Dalfsen (Dutch: [ˈdɑl(ə)fsə(n)] ^ⓘ; Dutch Low Saxon: Dalsen) is a municipality and a town in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. The municipality of Dalfsen was increased to its current size on 1 January 2001 through the amalgamation of the municipalities of Nieuwleusen and Dalfsen. A variety of Sallands is spoken here by segment of the population.

Dalfsen Dalsen (Sallands)
Municipality
Dalfsen town centre
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°30′N 6°15′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Erica van Lente (PvdA)
Area [1]
• Total	166.52 km2 (64.29 sq mi)
• Land	165.07 km2 (63.73 sq mi)
• Water	1.45 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[3]
• Total	28,901
• Density	175/km2 (450/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Dalfsenaar, Dalfser
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	7710–7714, 7720–7729, 8150–8159
Area code	0529, 0572
Website	www.dalfsen.nl

History

The name first appears in documents in 1231. Due to the closeness of Kasteel Rechteren, Dalfsen is one of several towns along the Overijssel section of the Vecht river never to have received city rights.^{[citation needed]}

In 2015, archaeologists found a burial ground dating from the TRB-period (3000-2750 BC) containing 141 burial pits. The TRB dates back to the last phase of the Middle Neolithic period, which is known for its megalithic monuments in northern Europe.^[4]

Population centres

• Ankum [nl]
• Dalfsen
• Dalfserveld
• Dalmsholte
• De Marshoek
• De Meele
• Emmen
• Gerner [nl]
• Hessum
• Hoonhorst
• Lemelerveld
• Lenthe
• Leusenerveld
• Nieuwleusen
• Oudleusen
• Oudleusenerveld
• Rechteren
• Strenkhaar
• Welsum

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Dalfsen, June 2015

Notable people

• Willem Lodewijk de Vos van Steenwijk (1859 – 1947), Dutch politician
• Peter Nijkamp (born 1946), economist
• Ilse Warringa (born 1975), actress^[5]

Sports

• René Eijkelkamp (born 1964 ), footballer and coach
• Erben Wennemars (born 1975), speed skater
• Manon Nummerdor-Flier (born 1984), volleyball player
• Korie Homan (born 1986), wheelchair tennis player, gold medalist at the 2008 Paralympics
• Maikel Kieftenbeld (born 1990), professional footballer

Gallery

• 
  Aalshorst Dalfsen
• 
  Dalfsen windmill
• 
  Dalfsen
• 
  Hoonhorst windmill

See also

• Dalfsen railway station
• Dalfsen train crash

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
2. "Postcodetool for 7721AX". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
3. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
4. Velde, Edited by H. M. van der; Raemaekers, N. Bouma & Daan (2022-05-04). Making a Neolithic non-megalithic monument . A TRB burial ground at Dalfsen (the Netherlands), c. 3000-2750 cal. BC. ISBN 978-94-6426-053-3. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
5. IMDb Database retrieved 20 August 2019

External links

• Media related to Dalfsen at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website