IJssel
The IJssel is a Dutch distributary of the river Rhine that flows northward and ultimately discharges into the IJsselmeer, a North Sea natural harbour. It is sometimes called the Gelderse IJssel to distinguish it from the Hollandse IJssel.
Photo: Ulamm, Public domain.- Type: Distributary
- Description: branch of the Rhine in the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Eissel”, “Geldersche IJsel”, “Geldersche IJssel”, “Geldersche Issel”, “Gelderse IJssel”, “Gelderske IJssel”, “Hisla”, “Iesel”, “Iesselt”, “Ijseel”, “IJsel”, “IJsel”, “IJssel maggiore”, “Isalo”, “Iselo”, “Issel”, “Rechterdiep”, “Rio IJssel”, “Ејсел”, “ИЙссель”, “Новый Эйсель”, “Эйсель”, “איסל”, and “גלדרסה אייסל”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Eilandbrug and Ramspoltoren.
Ramspoltoren
Scenic viewpoint
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kampen and Grafhorst.
Grafhorst
Village
Grafhorst is a small city about 3 km north of Kampen, in the Dutch province of Overijssel. Grafhorst is situated 6 km east of IJssel.
IJssel
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.58177° or 52° 34′ 54″ north
Longitude
5.85073° or 5° 51′ 3″ east
Elevation
-3 metres (-10 feet)
Open location code
9F47HVJ2+P7
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“IJssel” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “آيسل”
- Asturian: “Ríu IJssel”
- Basque: “IJssel”
- Belarusian: “Эйсел”
- Breton: “IJssel”
- Catalan: “IJssel”
- Cebuano: “IJssel (distributariyo sa Olanda)”
- Cebuano: “IJssel”
- Chinese: “艾瑟尔河”
- Chinese: “艾瑟爾河”
- Chuvash: “Эйссел”
- Czech: “IJssel”
- Danish: “IJssel”
- Dutch: “IJssel”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر آيسل”
- Esperanto: “IJssel”
- Estonian: “IJssel”
- Finnish: “IJssel”
- French: “IJssel”
- Galician: “Río IJssel”
- Georgian: “ეისელი”
- German: “IJssel”
- Hebrew: “אייסל”
- Hindi: “एइसल नदी”
- Indonesian: “Sungai IJssel”
- Irish: “IJssel”
- Italian: “IJssel”
- Japanese: “アイセル川”
- Korean: “에이설강”
- Ladin: “IJssel”
- Latin: “Isala”
- Limburgan: “IJssel”
- Lithuanian: “Eiselis”
- Low German: “Iessel”
- Luxembourgish: “Ijssel”
- Macedonian: “Ајсел”
- Mazanderani: “ایسل”
- Mingrelian: “ეისელი”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “IJssel”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “IJssel”
- Norwegian: “IJssel”
- Persian: “رودخانه ایسل”
- Polish: “IJssel”
- Portuguese: “Rio Issel”
- Romanian: “IJssel”
- Russian: “Эйссел”
- Serbo-Croatian: “IJssel”
- Slovenian: “IJssel”
- Spanish: “Río IJssel”
- Spanish: “Río Isala”
- Swedish: “IJssel”
- Turkish: “IJssel”
- Ukrainian: “Ейссел”
- Venetian: “Fiume IJssel”
- Vlaams: “Yssel”
- Welsh: “Afon IJssel”
- Western Frisian: “Isel”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ramspol and Roggebotsluis.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Noorddiep and Roggebotsebos.
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Worth a closer look: Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
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