Overijssel

Also known as Overissel

Overijssel (; ; ; ) is a province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province borders Drenthe to the north, Friesland to the north-west, Flevoland (and a small part of the IJsselmeer) to the west, Gelderland to the south and west, and Germany's states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia to the east. Overijssel had a population of about 1,184,000 as of January 2023.

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Overijssel is a province in the eastern Netherlands that borders Germany and several other Dutch provinces, with a population of approximately 1.2 million people as of early 2023. It serves as an important region connecting the Netherlands to Germany and the broader eastern part of the country.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Overijssel
Settlement.official_name: Province of Overijssel
Settlement.image_shield: Overijssel wapen.svg
Settlement.image_flag: Flag Overijssel.svg
Settlement.settlement_type: Province
Settlement.image_map: Overijssel in the Netherlands.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Overijssel in the Netherlands
Settlement.image_map1: Prov-Overijssel-OpenTopo.jpg
Settlement.map_caption1: Topography map of Overijssel
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.seat: Zwolle
Settlement.seat1_type: Largest city
Settlement.seat1: Enschede
Settlement.leader_title: King's Commissioner
Settlement.leader_name: Andries Heidema
Settlement.leader_title1: Council

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Research organization · ROR

Type: Funder, Government
Location: Zwolle, The Netherlands
Also known as: Province of Oerisel
Status: Active

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: Overijsselaar
Population: 1142360
Area: 3327.0
Official website: www.overijssel.nl
Licence plate code: E

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History
Oversticht
Overijssel
Geography
Climate
Politics
Religion
Economy
Transport
Cycling
Road
Rail network
Airport
Waterways
Municipalities
Photo gallery
See also
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The province's name comes from the perspective of the Episcopal principality of Utrecht, which held the territory until 1528. The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle (pop. 132,441) and the largest city is Enschede (pop. 161,235). The land mostly consists of grasslands and some forests (including Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park).