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| Rijssen-Holten |
| — Municipality — |
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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) |
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Source: CBS, Statline. |
| Time zone |
CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) |
CEST (UTC+2) |
Rijssen-Holten (
pronunciation (help·info)) 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
