Rijssen-Holten

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Rijssen-Holten
—  Municipality  —
Pelmolen Rijssen in winter landscape

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Country Netherlands
Province Overijssel
Area (2006)
 - Total 94.40 km2 (36.4 sq mi)
 - Land 94.18 km2 (36.4 sq mi)
 - Water 0.22 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Population (1 January, 2007)
 - Total 36,577
 - Density 388/km2 (1,004.9/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Rijssen-Holten (About this sound pronunciation ) is a municipality (Gemeente) in the eastern Netherlands.

[edit] Population centres

Beuseberg, De Borkeld, Dijkerhoek (2 km west of Holten), Espelo, Holten, Holterberg, Holterbroek, Lichtenberg, Look, Neerdorp (actually a part of the village Holten) and Rijssen. Only Holten and Rijssen have more than 500 inhabitants. Both Holten and Rijssen are easily accessible by car; the A1 motorway (Amsterdam - Berlin) is only a few kilometres away. The distance between Amsterdam and Holten is about 110 km (70 miles). Rijssen lies 7 km (4,5 miles) more to the east.

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Coordinates: 52°18′N 6°31′E / 52.3°N 6.517°E / 52.3; 6.517