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: ''

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'') in the eastern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, in the 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 ...

. The municipality was formed in 2001 by the joining of the municipalities of

Holten Holten (Dutch Low Saxon: ''Hooltn'') is a village in the municipality of Rijssen-Holten in the Dutch province of Overijssel. Holten is located in a forested area just south of the Holterberg, a hill, and is part of the Sallandse Heuvelrug Nati ...

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 Germ ...

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 Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

Bert Haanstra Albert Haanstra (; 31 May 1916 – 23 October 1997) was a Dutch director of films and documentaries. His documentary ''Glass'' (1958) won the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject in 1959. His feature film ''Fanfare'' (1958) was the mo ...

(1916 in Espelo – 1997) a Dutch director of films and documentaries IMDb Database
retrieved 05 October 2019 *

Jan Baan Jan Baan (Born in Rijssen, 9 March 1946) is a Dutch entrepreneur and venture capitalist, known as the founder of the Baan Company, a software company providing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. After selling the company, he founded Cor ...

(born 1946 in Rijssen) a Dutch entrepreneur and venture capitalist *

Wolter Wierbos Wolter Wierbos (born 1 September 1957, in Holten, Overijssel) is a Dutch trombonist. Wierbos has played throughout Europe, Canada, USA and Asia. Wierbos has many awards to his name, including the Podiumprijs for Jazz and Improvised music and the ...

(born 1957 in Holten) a Dutch jazz trombonist

Sport

Jan Wegereef Jan Willem Wegereef (born 17 January 1962 in Rijssen) is a former top-level Dutch football (soccer) referee, living in Hellevoetsluis. He refereed one match at the 2002 World Cup and has officiated a total of 12 UEFA Champions League matches (as o ...

(born 1962 in Rijssen) a Dutch & FIFA football referee *

Eric Braamhaar Frederikus Johannes (Eric) Braamhaar (born October 13, 1966 in Rijssen) is a Dutch football referee. Braamhaar is known to have served as a FIFA referee during the period from 2003 to 2011. He officiated at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship ...

(born 1966 in Rijssen) a Dutch & FIFA football referee *

Mark Tuitert Mark Jan Hendrik Tuitert (; born 4 April 1980) is a retired Dutch speed skater. He won gold at the 1500 m at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Personal life Tuitert married fellow Dutch speed skater Helen van Goozen in 2009. Ten years before, they both ...

(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 Gretz ...

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