Olst is a town in the

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province of

Overijssel Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, 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 ...

, about 8 km north of

Deventer Deventer (; Sallands: ) is a city and municipality in the Salland historical region of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. In 2020, Deventer had a population of 100,913. The city is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, bu ...

. It is located in the municipality of

Olst-Wijhe Olst-Wijhe () is a municipality in the province of Overijssel, eastern Netherlands. It borders the Overijssel municipalities of Zwolle to the north, Raalte to the north and east and Deventer to the south; and the Gelderland municipalities of Voor ...

History

The village was first mentioned in 947 Holsto. The etymology is unknown. Olst is an ''

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'' which developed along the

IJssel The IJssel (; nds-nl, Iessel(t) ) is a Dutch distributary of the river Rhine that flows northward and ultimately discharges into the IJsselmeer (before the 1932 completion of the Afsluitdijk known as the Zuiderzee), a North Sea natural harbour. ...

river. In 1308, the dike along the river was built, and Olst became a stopover for the ships from

Zwolle Zwolle () is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality after Enschede with a population of 130,592 as of 1 December 2021. Zwolle is o ...

. The lower part of the tower of the Dutch Reformed church dates from around 1200. The tower was enlarged in 1336. The church was extensively modified between 1493 and 1494. In the 15th century, the ''

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'' (manor house) Averbergen was constructed on two yards from the former monastery Essen. The area is similar to the 947 reference, therefore, there might have been earlier predecessors. The manor house was owned by a branch of the

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family. In 1814 it was sold, and later demolished. In 1966, a retirement home was built in its place. Olst was home to 823 people in 1840. In 1866, a

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was opened on the

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. The railway line stimulated the industrialisation of Olst. The

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Bökkers Mölle was built in 1895, however the lower part dates from 1729. The wind mill was in use until 1961, when an electro motor was installed. In 1990, it was sold to

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who operated a factory next to the wind mill. In 1993, it was sold on to a foundation who restored the wind mill in 1996, and it was recommissioned to grind professionally. Until 2002, Olst was the seat of the municipality of the same name. The municipality was merged with that of

Wijhe Wijhe () is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Olst-Wijhe and is situated about 12 km south of Zwolle on the banks of the river IJssel. Wijhe was a separate municipality until 2001, when it me ...

in 2001, keeping the name of the largest constituent part (Olst), until it was renamed Olst-Wijhe a year later.

Transportation

* Railway station: Olst

Gallery

Image:Olst_kerk.jpg, Protestant Church Image:Olst_ijssellinie.jpg, IJssellinie near Olst Image:Olst_ijssel.jpg, River IJssel near Olst Image:Olst_haere.jpg, de Haere near Olst Image:Olst, de watertoren IMG 2025 2018-04-07 11.43.jpg, Watertower in Olst

References

{{Authority control Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2002 Populated places in Overijssel Former municipalities of Overijssel Olst-Wijhe