Dalfsen

Dalfsen
Municipality

Dalfsen town centre

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Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Dalfsen in a municipal map of Overijssel
Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°30′N 6°15′E / 52.500°N 6.250°E / 52.500; 6.250Coordinates: 52°30′N 6°15′E / 52.500°N 6.250°E / 52.500; 6.250
Country Netherlands
Province Overijssel
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Han Noten (PvdA)
Area[2]
 • Total 166.52 km2 (64.29 sq mi)
 • Land 165.13 km2 (63.76 sq mi)
 • Water 1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 3 m (10 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 27,648
 • Density 167/km2 (430/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Dalfsenaar, Dalfser
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 7710–7714, 7720–7729, 8150–8159
Area code 0529, 0572
Website www.dalfsen.nl

Dalfsen ( pronunciation , 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.

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.

Population centres

Ankum, Dalfsen, Dalfserveld, Dalmsholte, De Marshoek, De Meele, Emmen, Gerner, Hessum, Hoonhorst, Lemelerveld, Lenthe, Leusenerveld, Nieuwleusen, Oudleusen, Oudleusenerveld, Rechteren, Strenkhaar and Welsum.

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Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Dalfsen, June 2015.

Transportation

References

  1. ↑ "College B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Dalfsen. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 7721AX". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

 Staphorst Hardenberg
Zwolle Ommen
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