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Overijssel
Province of the Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the 1957–1982 warship, see HNLMS Overijssel (D815).
Overijssel (Dutch: [ˌoːvərˈɛisəl] ⓘ, lit. 'Over the IJssel'; Low German: Oaveriessel [ˌɒːvərˈiːsl̩]; German: Oberyssel) is a province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the Episcopal principality of Utrecht by which it was held until 1528. The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle (pop. 132,441[5]) and the largest city is Enschede (pop. 161,235). The province had a population of about 1,184,000 as of January 2023. The land mostly consists of grasslands and some forests (including Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park); it also borders a small part of the IJsselmeer to the west.
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Province of Overijssel
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Anthem: "Aan de rand van Hollands gouwen [nl]" "On the edge of Holland's provinces" | |
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Country | Netherlands |
Capital | Zwolle |
Largest city | Enschede |
Government | |
• King's Commissioner | Andries Heidema (CU) |
• Council | Provincial Council of Overijssel |
Area (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 3,421 km2 (1,321 sq mi) |
• Land | 3,317 km2 (1,281 sq mi) |
• Water | 104 km2 (40 sq mi) |
• Rank | 5th |
Population (1 January 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 1,184,333 |
• Rank | 6th |
• Density | 357/km2 (920/sq mi) |
• Rank | 7th |
GDP | |
• Total | €47.980 billion |
• Per capita | €41,600 |
ISO 3166 code | NL-OV |
Religion (2006) | Protestant 29% Catholic 26% Muslim 2% Others 6% Non-religious 37% |
HDI (2021) | 0.927[4] very high · 7th |
Website | www.overijssel.nl |
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