Rijssen-Holten

Rijssen-Holten (Dutch: [ˌrɛisə(n) ˈɦɔltə(n)] ^ⓘ; Sallaans: Riesn-Hooltn [ˌriːsn̩ ˈɦoːltn̩]) is a municipality (Dutch: gemeente) in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel.

Rijssen-Holten Riesn-Hooltn (Sallands)
Municipality
Windmill in Rijssen
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°18′N 6°31′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 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  (January 2021)[6]
• Total	38,204
• Density	406/km2 (1,050/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	7450–7463
Area code	0548
Website	www.rijssen-holten.nl

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.

Notable people

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 ^[7]
• 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

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  Holten, kerk
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  Pelmolen Ter Horst en Enterse zomp Rijssen
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  Oosterhof, Rijssen
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  Oosterhof, Rijssen
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  Overzicht rechter zijgevel en achtergevel - Rijssen