Rijssen-Holten
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Rijssen-Holten | |
Country | Netherlands |
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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 is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, the result of a merger in 2001, after 2003 the working title Rijssen was replaced by the new name Rijssen-Holten.
[edit] Population centres
Beuseberg, De Borkeld, Dijkerhoek (2 km west of Holten), Espelo, Holten, Holterberg, Holterbroek, Lichtenberg, Look, Neerdorp (actually a part of the village Holten) and Rijssen. Only Holten and Rijssen have more than 500 inhabitants. 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 (70 miles). Rijssen lies 7 km (4,5 miles) more to the east.
[edit] 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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