IJsselstein

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There is also a village called Ysselsteyn (same pronunciation), that is part of the municipality of Venray, the Netherlands.

Coordinates: 52°01′N 5°03′E / 52.01, 5.05
Ĳsselstein

Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Area (2006)
- Total	21.62 km² (8.3 sq mi)
- Land	21.17 km² (8.2 sq mi)
- Water	0.45 km² (0.2 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
- Total	34,014
- Density	1,607/km² (4,162.1/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website: www.ijsselstein.nl

The river Hollandse IJssel with in the background the N.H. Nicolaas church and the Gerbrandy Tower

1649 map of IJsselstein in Willem and Joan Blaeu's "Toonneel der Steden"

Ĳsselstein is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. Ĳsselstein received city rights in 1331.

The 375 metres high television mast Gerbrandy Tower is located in Ĳsselstein, although it is commonly known as Lopik. The city has an old town, surrounded by a small canal. The river Hollandse IJssel flows through the city. There was a castle in Ĳsselstein from 1300 to 1888, but only the tower has survived. The N.H.Nicolaas-church was founded in 1310. Inside the church there are two mausoleums; one of the family of Gijsbrecht van Amstel (1350) and another one of Aleida van Culemborg (1475). There is another, neo-gothic R.K. St. Nicolaas-church (1887). Pope Paul VI gave the church the title of 'Basilica Minor' in 1972.

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