Oude IJsselstreek () 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 ...

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 ...

. It was established on 1 January 2005 through a merger of the former municipalities

Gendringen Gendringen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is in the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek, about southeast of Doetinchem and northwest of the German city Bocholt. It has approximately 4400 inhabitants. In the Middle Ages, G ...

and Wisch.

Geography and population centres

The municipality belongs to the transition area between the rivers in the south, coming from Germany (

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and Issel), and the sandy soils of the Eastern Netherlands. It has 15 population centres. Formerly from

* Breedenbroek, Etten,

, Megchelen,

Netterden Netterden is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek, about 5 km northeast of Emmerich am Rhein in Germany. Netterden was a separate municipality until 1821, when it was merged wit ...

Ulft Ulft () is a town in Oude IJsselstreek in the Achterhoek area in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = ...

, Varsselder, and

Voorst Voorst () is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Population centres * Appen (near a wood where nice walks can be taken) * Bussloo (with a recreation centre with a small lake and beach) * De Kar (near a motorway junction (A1, ...

(not to be confused with the municipality of

, also in Gelderland). Formerly from Wisch * Bontebrug, Heelweg-Oost and Heelweg-West, Silvolde, Sinderen,

Terborg Terborg is a small city in the Dutch province of Gelderland, in the Achterhoek region in the east of the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek. The city lies about 7 km southeast of Doetinchem. The population i ...

Varsseveld Varsseveld is a town in the Netherlands, located in the Dutch municipality of Oude IJsselstreek. History Middle Ages At the start of the twelfth century, Varsseveld was part of the County of Lohn, a county within the Holy Roman Empire with its s ...

, and

Westendorp Westendorp is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Carlos Westendorp (born 1937), Spanish diplomat *Fiep Westendorp (1916–2004), Dutch illustrator * Gérard Daniel Westendorp (1813–1869), Belgian physician and botanist * Juvat W ...

. Terborg is the only population centre with city rights, but the largest one is Ulft with 10,000 inhabitants. The municipality of Oude IJsselstreek is considered to be divided into three units. The centres along the river Oude IJssel (Ulft, Gendringen, Etten on the left border, Silvolde and Terborg on the right) constitute the urban belt, Varsseveld in the east of the municipality is a rural village and the other centres are the external territories. The municipality plans to make Ulft the local centre.

Municipality council

Seats in the municipality Oude IJsselstreek since 2014: * Lokaal Belang (Local Interests) GVS 8 seats *

Christian Democratic Appeal The Christian Democratic Appeal ( nl, Christen-Democratisch Appèl, ; CDA) is a Christian-democratic political party in the Netherlands. It was originally formed in 1977 from a confederation of the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolution ...

5 seats *

Dutch Labour Party The Labour Party ( nl, Partij van de Arbeid, , abbreviated as ''PvdA'', or ''P van de A'', ) is a social-democratic political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded in 1946 as a merger of the Social Democratic Workers' Party, the Free ...

3 seats *

Socialist Party (Netherlands) The Socialist Party ( nl, Socialistische Partij, ; abbreviated as SP, ) is a democratic socialist political party in the Netherlands. Founded in 1971 as the Communist Party of the Netherlands/Marxist–Leninist (KPN/ML, nl, link=no, Communisti ...

3 seats * Democrats 66 2 seats *

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is a conservative-liberal Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin ''Politics and Governance in the Netherlands'', Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49 political party in ...

2 seats

Mayor

Hans Alberse was mayor of the newly established municipality Oude IJsselstreek since May 15, 2006. In 2015 he resigned and was replaced by the Commissaris van de Koning with Steven de Vreeze. Since July 2016 the new mayor is Otwin van Dijk.

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek, June 2015''

Culture

In this essentially rural municipality, there have been some places where iron ore was mined and processed. From the several enterprises the DRU (Diepenbrock en Reigers te Ulft) was the largest, it closed in Ulft in 2003. Since 2009, the former DRU factory is a cultural centre that houses the local library of Ulft, a theater, a regional centre for vocational education and other facilities. Municipal council meetings take place in its conference room.

International affairs

Oude IJsselstreek is a member of the ''Ring of the European Cities of Iron Works'' and hosted the annual convention of 2010.

Notable people

Other

* Frederik van den Bergh (1559 in Ulft – 1618) a soldier in the Eighty Years' War *

William Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen Prince William Maurice of Nassau-Siegen (18/28 January 1649 – 23 January 1691 Jul.), german: link=no, Wilhelm Moritz Fürst von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: ''Fürst zu Nassau, Graf zu Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Limburg u ...

(born 1649 in Terborg), aristocrat and former Count of Nassau-Siegen *

Countess Sophie Amalie of Nassau-Siegen Princess Sophie Amalie of Nassau-Siegen (10 January 1650 Jul. – 15/25 November 1688), german: Sophia Amalia Prinzessin von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: ''Prinzessin von Nassau, Gräfin zu Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Limburg und ...

(born 1650 in Terborg), aristocrat and later by marriage Duchess consort of Courland * Hendrik Jan Elhorst (1861 in Wisch – 1924), Mennonite teacher and minister * Willem Berkhoff (1863 in Varsseveld – 1953), pastry chef * Henry Eric Maudslay (born 1921 - died 1943 near Klein-Netterden), pilot with No. 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF)

Sport

* Johannes van der Vegte (1892 in Gendringen – 1945), rower, competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics *

Herman Suselbeek Herman Johan "Suus" Suselbeek (born 27 November 1943) is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the coxed pairs at the 1968 Summer Olympics, alongside Hadriaan van Nes and coxswain Roderick Rijnders Roderick "Rody" ...

(born 1943 in Silvolde), retired rower, silver medallist at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

Henk Overgoor Hendrikus Johannes Paulus Overgoor (30 April 1944 – 23 April 2020) was a Dutch footballer who played as a left back. He was born in Gendringen, Netherlands. He played for Go Ahead Eagles from 1963 to 1965 and for De Graafschap from 1965 t ...

(born in 1944 in Gendringen), former footballer * Guus Hiddink (born 1946 in Varsseveld), football manager and former player with over 300 club caps *

Hans Westerhof Hans Westerhof (born 24 November 1948) is a Dutch football coach and currently supervisory board member at SC Heerenveen. Besides the Netherlands, he has coached in the United States and Mexico. As a player, Westerhof played for BV Veendam and ...

(born 1948 in Terborg), football coach * René Hiddink (born 1955 in Heerenveen, grew up in Varsseveld), football coach *

Mile Pajic Mile Pajic (born 29 December 1955) is a Dutch former professional motorcycle racer. He raced in Grand Prix racing between 1984 and 1986, scoring six championship points. Career Pajic made his first Grand Prix start at the 500cc British Grand Pri ...

(born 1955 in Terborg), retired motorcycle racist *

Bram Schmitz Bram Schmitz (born 23 April 1977) is a retired Dutch professional road cyclist. Major results ;1999 : 1st Stage 3 OZ Wielerweekend : 5th Rund um den Henninger Turm U23 : 8th Overall Olympia's Tour ;2000 : 1st Challenge de Hesbaye : 2nd Brussel ...

(born 1977 in Terborg), retired cyclist *

Bram Som Bram Som (born 20 February 1980, in Terborg) is a Dutch runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best time of 1:43.45 minutes, achieved in August 2006 in Zürich, is also the current Dutch National Record. He missed the 2005 season ...

(born 1980 in Terborg), 800 metres runner, participated in the

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ...

and 2004 Summer Olympics *

Sjoerd Ars Sjoerd Ars (; born 15 April 1984) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. Career Youth career Ars played in the youth of DVC'26 from the town of Didam, and was later picked up by Dutch giants, Feyenoord. He never brok ...

(born 1984 in Terborg), retired Dutch footballer with over 400 club caps *

Robert Gesink Robert Gesink (born 31 May 1986) is a Dutch professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . His major victories include the 2012 Tour of California, the 2011 Tour of Oman and the 2010 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal. Gesink also ...

(born 1986 in Varsseveld), cyclist * Lonneke Slöetjes (born 1990 in Varsseveld), volleyball player *

Koen Bouwman Koen Bouwman (born 2 December 1993 in Ulft) is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Bouwman joined in 2016 after riding for the team as a stagiaire the previous season. He competed in his first grand tour in 2016: th ...

(born 1993 in Ulft), cyclist * Jurre Vreman (born 1998 in Gendringen), footballer *

Dione Housheer Dione Housheer (born 26 September 1999) is a Dutch female handballer for Odense Håndbold and the Dutch national team. She represented the Netherlands at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship. Achievements *Eredivisie: **''Winner'': 2017 ...

(born 1999 in Gendringen), handballer * Steven Theunissen (born 1999 in Ulft), football defender

Gallery

File:2005-05-01 18.24 Gereformeerde Kerk Varsseveld, gelegen in Sinderen.jpg, Keurhosterkerk in Sinderen. File:Varsseveld-doetinchemseweg-185260.jpg, Witte Kerkje in Varsseveld. File:2010-09-11 om oij landfort 27.JPG, Landfort in Megchelen. File:2004 Varsseveld De Engel 03.jpg, Mill ''De Engel'' in Varsseveld. File:Varsselder, de Martelaren van Gorcumkerk GM1509-193 IMG 5386 2020-05-09 11.48.jpg, Church in Varssevelder File:Ulft, het Heilig Hartbeeld (van Leo Jungblut) voor de Antonius van Paduakerk IMG 5393 2020-05-09 12.13.jpg, Statue in Ulft File:Etten, de Sint-Maartenskerk RM16068 IMG 5406 2020-05-09 12.38.jpg, Church in Etten File:Silvolde, de Gerritsens Molen RM39086 IMG 5415 2020-05-09 13.19.jpg, Windmill in Silvolde

References

External links

*
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oude Ijsselstreek Achterhoek Municipalities of Gelderland Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2005