Dalfsen (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

and a town in the Salland region of the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions out ...

Overijssel Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the Episcopal principality of U ...

. 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 Rechteren Castle ( nl, Kasteel Rechteren) is a Dutch castle situated on an island on side-branch of Overijsselse Vecht river, near the village of Dalfsen. It is the only castle in the province Overijssel from the Middle Ages that still exists. ...

, Dalfsen is one of several towns along the Overijssel section of the Vecht river never to have received city rights.

Population centres

Topography

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

Transportation

Dalfsen railway station Dalfsen is a railway station located in Dalfsen, Netherlands. The station was opened on 15 January 1903 and is located on the Zwolle–Emmen railway. Train services are operated by Arriva Arriva plc is a British multinational public tran ...

Dalfsen train crash The Dalfsen train crash occurred on 23 February 2016 when a passenger train collided with a tracked elevated work platform on a level crossing at Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands. One person was killed and six were injured, one seriously. Acci ...

Notable people

* Willem Lodewijk de Vos van Steenwijk (1859 in Dalfsen – 1947) a conservative Dutch politician *

Peter Nijkamp Peter Nijkamp (born 26 February 1946) is a Dutch economist, Professor of Regional Economics and Economic Geography at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, a fellow of the Tinbergen Institute and President of the Governing Board of ...

(born 1946 in Dalfsen) a Dutch economist and academic *

Ilse Warringa Ilse Warringa (born June 1, 1975) is a Dutch actress and voice actress who has voiced for Dutch dubs of cartoons for Nickelodeon, SDI Media and Wim Pel Productions. Biography Ilse was born on June 1, 1975 in Dalfsen and followed her stage train ...

(born 1975 in Dalfsen) a Dutch Voice actress and actress IMDb Database
retrieved 20 August 2019

Sport

René Eijkelkamp René Antonius Maria Eijkelkamp (born 6 April 1964) is a Dutch football coach and former player who played as a Forward He has been assistant coach at PSV and the Netherlands national team. Club career Born in Dalfsen, Eijkelkamp started his ...

(born 1964 in Dalfsen) a Dutch former footballer with 469 club caps and current coach *

Erben Wennemars Egbert Rolf "Erben" Wennemars (born 1 November 1975) is a Dutch former Speed skating, speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters, and set six world records during his career. Speed skating career ...

(born 1975 in Dalfsen) a Dutch former speed skater *

Manon Nummerdor-Flier Manon Nummerdor-Flier (born 8 February 1984 in Nieuwleusen, Overijssel) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who plays as an opposite. Career Flier was named Most Valuable Player at the 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix in Ningbo, PR ...

(born 1984 in Nieuwleusen) a retired volleyball player * Korie Homan (born 1986 in de Wijk) a Dutch former wheelchair tennis player, gold medallist at the 2008 Paralympics * Maikel Kieftenbeld (born 1990 in Lemelerveld) a Dutch professional footballer with over 300 club caps

Photos

File:Aalshorst Dalfsen.jpg, Aalshorst Dalfsen File:Dalfsen, de Westermolen RM11656 foto3 2012-09-09 16.16.JPG, Dalfsen, windmill: de Westermolen Image:Dalfsen, stadszicht met brug op voorgrond foto2 2010-07-03 10.32.JPG, Dalfsen, view to the town File:Hoonhorst, molen de Fakkert foto3 2012-09-09 15.54.jpg, Hoonhorst, windmill:molen de Fakkert

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of Overijssel Populated places in Overijssel Salland {{Overijssel-geo-stub