Rijssen-Holten | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Flag Size: | 100x67px |
Map Alt: | Highlighted position of Rijssen-Holten in a municipal map of Overijssel |
Coordinates: | 52.3°N 37°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Overijssel |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1 January 2001[1] |
Established Title1: | Renamed |
Established Date1: | 1 January 2004[2] |
Government Footnotes: | [3] |
Governing Body: | Municipal council |
Leader Party: | CDA |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Arco Hofland |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation Footnotes: | [4] |
Elevation M: | 14 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 7450–7463 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 0548 |
Rijssen-Holten (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˌrɛisə(n) ˈɦɔltə(n)/; Sallaans: Low German; Low Saxon; German, Low; Saxon, Low: Riesn-Hooltn pronounced as /ˌriːsn̩ ˈɦoːltn̩/) is a municipality (Dutch: gemeente) in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel.
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.
Only Holten and Rijssen have over 500 inhabitants.
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rijssen-Holten, June 2015
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 110km (70miles). Rijssen lies 7km (04miles) more to the east.