| Overijssel | |
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Location  | |
Coat of arms and flag   | |
| State | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Capital | Zwolle |
| Surface | 3 420.86 km² |
| Inhabitants | 1 137 057 (2011) |
| Institutional website | |
Overijssel is a territory of the Eastern Netherlands.
To know
Territories and tourist destinations
Overijssel: full screen map.Urban centers
- Zwolle - Historic Hanseatic city, also famous for a restaurant awarded 3 stars by the strict Michelin guide.
- Deventer - One of the "Hanzesteden" of the ninth century.
- Enschede - The largest city in Overijssel and the one with the largest number of students.
- Holten - Small town of 10,000 inhabitants, Holten is located at the southern entrance of the Sallandse Heuvelrug national park and features interesting attractions such as Natuurmuseum Holterberg Diorama.
- Kampen - Hanzestad city with many historical glimpses.
- Oldenzaal - Town of 30,000 inhabitants which is a holiday resort thanks to the nearby lake of Hulsbeek.
- Ootmarsum - A small town with some notable attractions such as the open air museum and, nearby, the Springendal nature reserve described below.
Other destinations
- 1 Giethoorn - A unique village of its kind, with no streets and famous for its wooden houses and bridges (there are more than 176) surrounded by greenery that have given it the nickname "Venice of the Netherlands". Once a classic destination off the beaten path, Giethoorn has now become an equally classic trap for gullible and unwary tourists.
- 2 Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park
- 3 Weerribben-Wieden National Park - Between swamps and lakes including De Wieden, which attracts holiday-makers in summer and skaters in winter.
How to get
How to get around
What see
Singraven
Kasteel Rechteren
Kasteel Twickel
Arboretum Poort Bulten
Nijenhuis
- 1 Abdij Sion.
- 2 Arboretum Poort Bulten.
- 3 Kasteel Rechteren.
- 4 Kasteel Twickel.
- 5 Kasteel Weldam.
- 6 Nijenhuis.
- 7 Singraven.
Itineraries
- Pieterpad.
What to do
Attractiepark Slagharen
Het Springendal
- 1 Attractiepark Slagharen, Zwarte Dijk 37 - Slagharen.
- 2 Avonturenpark Hellendoorn, Luttenbergerweg 22 - Hellendoorn, ☎ 31 548 659 159.
- Hiking
- 3 Buurserzand. Natural reserve of 455 hectares, consisting largely of woods and moors. It is located on the N18, close to Enschede and extends to the borders with the Germany.
- 4 Engbertsdijksvenen.
- 5 Het Springendal. A nature reserve on the border with Germany which is suitable for hiking or cycling. The area is characterized by springs, lakes, streams and small hills. It was once owned by the Jannink family, textile industrialists of Enschede but now it is managed by the province.
- 6 Lemelerberg.
At the table
Safety
Other projects
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