Rijssen-Holten (;

Sallaans Sallaans ( nl, Sallands; Low Saxon: ''Sallaands'') is a collective term for the Westphalian language, Westphalian dialects of the region Salland, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel, as well as in minor parts of Gelderland ...

: ''Riesn-Hooltn'') 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 go ...

(Dutch: '' gemeente'') in the eastern

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, in the province of Overijssel. The municipality was formed in 2001 by the joining of the municipalities of Holten and

Rijssen Rijssen (; nds-nl, Riesn, ) is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is part of Rijssen-Holten, one of thirteen municipalities in Twente. It has almost 28,000 inhabitants. The economy of Rijssen relies mostly on commerce and construct ...

. The area of Holten belongs to the region of

Salland Salland (Low Saxon: ''Sallaand'') is a historical dominion in the west and north of the present Dutch province of Overijssel. Nowadays Salland is usually used to indicate a region corresponding to the part of the former dominion more or less to th ...

and the area of Rijssen to the region of

Twente Twente ( nl, Twente , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Ge ...

Population centres

Only Holten and Rijssen have over 500 inhabitants.

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rijssen-Holten, June 2015''

Accessibility

Both Holten and Rijssen are easily accessible by car; the A1 motorway (

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) is only a few kilometres away. The distance between Amsterdam and Holten is about . Rijssen lies more to the east.

Notable people

* Johann Geusendam (1886 in Rijssen - 1945) political activist expelled from Bremen * Bert Haanstra (1916 in Espelo – 1997) a Dutch director of films and documentaries IMDb Database
retrieved 05 October 2019 * Jan Baan (born 1946 in Rijssen) a Dutch entrepreneur and venture capitalist * Wolter Wierbos (born 1957 in Holten) a Dutch jazz trombonist

Sport

* Jan Wegereef (born 1962 in Rijssen) a Dutch & FIFA football referee * Eric Braamhaar (born 1966 in Rijssen) a Dutch & FIFA football referee * Mark Tuitert (born 1980 in Holten) a Dutch speed skater and gold medallist at the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gret ...

Gallery

File:Holten(kerk).jpg, Holten, kerk File:20130829 Pelmolen Ter Horst en Enterse zomp Rijssen.jpg, Pelmolen Ter Horst en Enterse zomp Rijssen File:20130829 Oosterhof2 Rijssen.jpg, Oosterhof, Rijssen File:20130829 Oosterhof4 Rijssen.jpg, Oosterhof, Rijssen File:Overzicht rechter zijgevel en achtergevel - Rijssen - 20346155 - RCE.jpg, Overzicht rechter zijgevel en achtergevel - Rijssen

References

External links

*
Official website
Salland Twente Municipalities of Overijssel Populated places in Overijssel Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2003 {{Overijssel-geo-stub