Overijssel
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) and the largest city is Enschede (pop. 161,235). The province had a population of 1,184,333 as of December 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.
Overijssel
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Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: "Aan de rand van Hollands gouwen" "On the edge of Holland's provinces" | |
Location of Overijssel in the Netherlands | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Capital | Zwolle |
| Largest city | Enschede |
| Government | |
| • King's Commissioner | Andries Heidema (CU) |
| • Council | Provincial Council of Overijssel |
| Area (2017) | |
| • Total | 3,421 km2 (1,321 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,323 km2 (1,283 sq mi) |
| • Water | 98 km2 (38 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th |
| Population (1 November 2019) | |
| • Total | 1,162,215 |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/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 (2018) | 0.921 very high · 7th |
| Website | www.overijssel.nl |
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