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Overijssel

Overijssel is one of the twelve provinces of the . The river IJssel, from which the province takes its name, actually flows through both Overijssel and Gelderland, forming a boundary between them in its northern part.
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The city of is home to some 120,000 people and, although second in size to , it serves as the province capital of Overijssel. It is known as a "green city" for its many parks and the municipality's efforts to maintain them through sustainable activities.

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is a city in the . It is the largest city of the Twente region, and also of the Overijssel province. was designated the greenest town in the Netherlands in 2003.

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is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands. It is on the river IJssel and was a member of the Hanseatic League. This town in the province of Overijssel offers a great collection of heritage.

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is a city in the , close to the border with . It's not on the usual tourist map, but is easy to reach and if you do find yourself here, it has some interesting museums and serves as a regional centre for shopping.

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is a municipality and a city in the eastern . The main population centres in the town are , , , and .

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is a Hanzestad at the mouth of the river IJssel, a few kilometres from the IJsselmeer in the far northwest of the province of Overijssel.

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is a municipality and a city in the eastern province of Overijssel in the . It is part of the region of and is close to the border.

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is a municipality and a town in the eastern , in the province of Overijssel, in the region. The Buurserbeek flows through the municipality of .

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is a municipality in the region of Twente, in Overijssel. It is formed by the towns of 1 Ootmarsum, 2 Denekamp and 3 Weerselo. The three towns are very small and provide a truly scenic view of the region of Twente.

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is a municipality and a Hanseatic city in the eastern . It is located in the valley of the region in Overijssel. Historical records first name in the early 12th century and it was officially founded as a city in 1248.

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is a picturesque village in Overijssel in the . It is known as Venice of the North because of its extensive network of canals and 176 bridges.

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is a national park in the Dutch province of Overijssel, located between the townships of Hellendoorn and Holten. Hills give a landscape a special charm, certainly in a flat country like the Netherlands.

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Weerribben-Wieden is a national park in the . It's less known and smaller than some other parks in the country, but offers nice opportunities for canoeing and boat trips through a generally quiet landscape of water and peat.

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is a village of 930 people in the Dutch province of Overijssel. In this beautiful old town you can find the ruins of an old castle in the forest "Kuinderbos".

Overijssel

Latitude of center
52.4254° or 52° 25′ 32″ north
Longitude of center
6.4611° or 6° 27′ 40″ east
Population
1,160,000
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Operator
Provincie Overijssel
Abbreviation
“ov”
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4289951000
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
2748838
Wiki­data ID
Q773
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Overijssel” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Overijssel”
  • Albanian: “Overijssel”
  • Arabic: “أفريسل”
  • Arabic: “أُفرَيْسِل”
  • Arabic: “أوفرايسل”
  • Aragonese: “Overijssel”
  • Armenian: “Օվերեյսել”
  • Asturian: “Overijssel”
  • Azerbaijani: “Overijssel”
  • Balinese: “Overijssel”
  • Basque: “Overijssel”
  • Belarusian: “Аверэйсел”
  • Belarusian: “Авэрэйсэл”
  • Belarusian: “Авэрэйсэль”
  • Bengali: “ওভেরিসসেল”
  • Breton: “Overijssel”
  • Bulgarian: “Оверейсел”
  • Catalan: “Overijssel”
  • Cebuano: “Provincie Overijssel”
  • Central Kurdish: “ئۆڤێرایسڵ”
  • Chinese: “Overijssel Séng”
  • Chinese: “上愛塞省”
  • Chinese: “上艾修”
  • Chinese: “上艾瑟尔省”
  • Chinese: “欧弗艾塞尔”
  • Croatian: “Overijssel”
  • Czech: “Overijssel”
  • Danish: “Overijssel”
  • Dutch: “OV”
  • Dutch: “Overijssel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اوڤيرايسيل”
  • Esperanto: “Overijssel”
  • Esperanto: “Overiselo”
  • Estonian: “Overijsseli provints”
  • Faroese: “Overijssel”
  • Finnish: “Overijssel”
  • French: “Overijssel”
  • Galician: “Overijssel”
  • Georgian: “ოვერეისელი”
  • German: “Oberyssel”
  • German: “Overijssel”
  • German: “Overissel”
  • German: “Provinz Overijssel”
  • Greek: “Οφεράισσελ”
  • Gujarati: “ઓવરજ્સેલ”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Overijssel-sén”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Overijssel”
  • Hebrew: “אוברייסל”
  • Hindi: “ओवरिस्सेल”
  • Hungarian: “Overijssel”
  • Icelandic: “Overijssel”
  • Ido: “Overijssel”
  • Indonesian: “Overijssel”
  • Interlingua: “Overijssel”
  • Irish: “Overijssel”
  • Italian: “Overijssel”
  • Japanese: “オーファーアイセル州”
  • Javanese: “Overijssel”
  • Kannada: “ಓವರ್ಜಿಸೆಲ್”
  • Korean: “오버레이설 주”
  • Korean: “오버레이설”
  • Korean: “오버레이설주”
  • Kurdish: “Overijssel”
  • Latin: “Transisalania”
  • Latvian: “Overeisela”
  • Limburgan: “Euverijssel”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Overijssel”
  • Lithuanian: “Overeiselis”
  • Low German: “Aoveriessel”
  • Low German: “Oaveriessel”
  • Luxembourgish: “Provënz Overijssel”
  • Macedonian: “Оверајсел”
  • Macedonian: “Оверејсел”
  • Malay: “Overijssel”
  • Maltese: “Overijssel”
  • Manx: “Overijssel”
  • Marathi: “ओव्हराईजल”
  • Mazanderani: “افریسل”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Overijssel Séng”
  • Minangkabau: “Overijssel”
  • Nepali: “ओभेरिज्स्सेल”
  • Northern Frisian: “Prowins Overijssel”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Overijssel”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Overijssel”
  • Norwegian: “Overijssel”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Overijssel”
  • Ossetian: “Оверэйссел”
  • Persian: “افریسل”
  • Polish: “Overijssel”
  • Portuguese: “Overijssel”
  • Portuguese: “Overissel”
  • Pushto: “افریسل”
  • Quechua: “Overijssel pruwinsya”
  • Romanian: “Overijssel”
  • Russian: “Оверайссел”
  • Russian: “Оверэйсел”
  • Russian: “Оверэйссел”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Uuriesel”
  • Scots: “Overijssel”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Overijssel”
  • Serbian: “Оверејсел”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Overijssel”
  • Sinhala: “ඔවෙරිජෙස්සෙල්”
  • Slovak: “Overijssel”
  • Slovenian: “Overijssel”
  • Somali: “Overijssel”
  • Spanish: “Overijssel”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de Overijssel”
  • Swahili: “Overijssel”
  • Swedish: “Overijssel”
  • Tajik: “Вилояти Оверэйсел”
  • Tamil: “ஒவேரிஜ்ஸ்செல்”
  • Tamil: “ஓவர்ரிஜ்செல்”
  • Telugu: “ఓవరిజ్సెల్”
  • Thai: “จังหวัดโอเฟอไรส์เซิล”
  • Turkish: “Overijssel”
  • Ukrainian: “Оверейсел”
  • Urdu: “اوفریسل”
  • Venetian: “Overijssel”
  • Vietnamese: “Overijssel”
  • Vlaams: “Overyssel”
  • Volapük: “Overijssel”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Overijssel”
  • Welsh: “Overijssel”
  • Western Frisian: “Oerisel”
  • Western Panjabi: “اورآءیسل”
  • Wu Chinese: “上艾瑟尔省”
  • Yue Chinese: “上艾修”
  • Zeeuws: “Overiessel”
  • “Overijssel”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Overijssel”. Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.