NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Overijssel

Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. Image File history File links Description: Map for localisazion of the province of Overijssel in the Netherlands. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Geography

The capital city is Zwolle. Other major cities include Almelo, Deventer, Enschede and Hengelo. There are three regions in Overijssel: de Kop van Overijssel (in the north), Salland (in the center), and Twente (in the east). Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 50 miles northeast of Amsterdam. ... Almelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ... Deventer is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel on the east bank of the IJssel river. ... Enschede is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the Twente region. ... This article is about the city in Overijssel, Netherlands. ...

Overijssel is bordered by the IJssel lake, the IJssel river and the hills of the Veluwe in the west, the former moors of Drenthe in the north, the German border in the east and the Achterhoek in the south. IJsselmeer seen from space The Ĳsselmeer (or Lake Ĳssel) is a shallow lake of some 1250 km² in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland, with an average depth of 5 to 6 m. ... Satellite image of the IJssel basin River IJssel, sometimes called Gelderse IJssel (Gelderland IJssel) to avoid confusion with its Holland counterpart, is a 120 km long branch of the Rhine in the Dutch provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel. ... The Veluwe is a forest-rich area in the middle of the Netherlands. ... Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. ... The Achterhoek is a region in the eastern part of the Netherlands. ...

The province's surface is mostly sandy, interspersed with small rivers and brooks, except in the northwest, where polders and lakes dominate.

Municipalities

id="External_link"> Almelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ... Borne is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Dalfsen is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Dinkelland is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. ... Deventer is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel on the east bank of the IJssel river. ... Enschede is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the Twente region. ... Haaksbergen is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Hardenberg is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. ... Hellendoorn is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... This article is about the city in Overijssel, Netherlands. ... Hof van Twente is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. ... Kampen is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ... Losser is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Oldenzaal is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Olst-Wijhe is a municipality in the province of Overijssel, eastern Netherlands. ... Ommen is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ... Raalte is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Rijssen-Holten is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, the result of a merger in 2001, but until 2003 just called Rijssen. ... Staphorst is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Steenwijkerland (before 2003 called Steenwijk) is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. ... Tubbergen is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. ... Twenterand is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. ... Wierden is a town and a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. ... Zwartewaterland is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. ... Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 50 miles northeast of Amsterdam. ...

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Categories: Provinces of the Netherlands | Overijssel The modern day Netherlands are divided into twelve provinces (provincies in Dutch), listed below with their capital city: Map of the Netherlands, with provinces and capital cities See also the ranked list of Dutch provinces // Structure A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the... Map of the Netherlands, with provinces and capital cities See also Provinces of the Netherlands. ... Large flag of the Netherlands. ... Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. ... Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands. ... For information on the region extending from the Netherlands to Denmark, see Frisia. ... Capital Arnhem Queens Commissioner Jan Kamminga Area - Total - % water 2nd 5137 kmÂ² ?% Population - Total (2004) - Density 4th 1,966,929 379/kmÂ² Anthem Ons Gelderland For the historical duchy also called Gelderland, see Guelders Gelderland (English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern... Groningen is the northeast province of the Netherlands with a typical dialect (Gronings) with regional nuances. ... Limburg is the southern-most of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands, located in the south-east of the country. ... North Brabant (Dutch: Noord-Brabant) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (Maas) in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west. ... North Holland: (Dutch: Noord-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the northwest part of the country. ... South Holland (Dutch Zuid-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country on the North Sea coast. ... Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands, and is located in the center of the country. ... For the South Pacific country, named after the province, see New Zealand; (some notes on how New Zealand got its name are underneath). ...

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