Provincie Overijssel Province of Overijssel
Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Zwolle
Largest city	Enschede
Queen's Commissioner	mr. The yellow and red stripes on the Flag of Overijssel, are suppose to represent the historical link with the Province of Holland. A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the local municipalities having the responsibility for matters of subnational or regional Zwolle is a Municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. or Eanske in the local dialect ( Twents) is a Municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the The King's Commissioner (Commissaris van de Koning is the head of a Province in the Netherlands, who is chairman of both the Provinciale Staten (PS the G. J. (Geert) Jansen
Religion (1999)	Protestant 32% Catholic 27%
Area  • Land  • Water	3. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 327 km² (4th) 94 km²
Population (2006)  • Total  • Density	1,113,529 (7th) 335/km² (7th)
Anthem	Aan de rand van Hollands gouwen
ISO	NL-OV
Official website	www.overijssel.nl

Overijssel pronunciation (help·info) (Latin: Transiselania) is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. See also Provinces of the Netherlands Population figures are 2004 estimates In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different See also Provinces of the Netherlands Population figures are 2004 estimates See also Provinces of the Netherlands Population figures are 2004 estimates The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music (in Music theory and religious contexts or more generally a song (or composition of ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The province's name in both Dutch and Latin means "Lands across river IJssel". Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname River IJssel (ˈɛi̯səl sometimes called Gelderse IJssel (" Gelderland IJssel" to avoid confusion with its Hollandse IJssel namesake The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle. Zwolle is a Municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam.

Geography

Overijssel is bordered by Germany to the east, the Achterhoek region of Gelderland to the south, the Veluwe region of Gelderland and Flevoland to the west, and Friesland and the former moors of Drenthe to the north. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Achterhoek is a region in the eastern part of the Netherlands. Gelderland ( English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country The Veluwe is a forest-rich ridge of hills in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands. Located in the centre of the country at the location of the former Zuiderzee, the province was established on Friesland ( West Frisian: Fryslân, Dutch Friesland) is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the bigger region known Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country Overijssel comprises three regions: Kop van Overijssel in the northwest, Salland in the centre of the province, and Twente in the east. Salland is a historical region in the west and north of the present Dutch Province of Overijssel. Twente (or Twenthe is a non-administrative region in the eastern Netherlands, probably named after the Tuihanti a tribe that settled in that region in the beginning of our Besides the capital Zwolle, the major cities are Almelo, Deventer, Enschede, and Hengelo. Almelo is a Municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. Deventer is a Municipality and City in the Salland region of the Dutch Province of Overijssel. or Eanske in the local dialect ( Twents) is a Municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the This article is about the city in Overijssel Netherlands For the town in Gelderland Netherlands see Hengelo Gelderland.

To the southeast, the province's surface is mostly sandy, interspersed with small rivers, such as, Regge and Dinkel and brooks, in the northwest, the geology is dominated by sediments from the Overijsselse Vecht and clay. The Regge is a River in Overijssel, the Netherlands, tributary of the Vecht. The Dinkel is a River in Germany and the Netherlands, left tributary of the Vecht. The Vechte (in German and in Low Saxon) or Vecht (in Dutch) often called Overijsselse Vecht in the Netherlands to avoid The northern parts were once covered by veen (bogs) which separated the dryer and more arable south from Drenthe and which have been exploited as fuel to a large degree. A bog or mire is a Wetland type that accumulates Acidic Peat, a deposit of dead plant material &ndash usually Mosses but also Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country Only small patches survive today (Engbertsdijksvenen near Tubbergen, Witteveen (near Haaksbergen), and the Aamsveen (near Enschede). Tubbergen is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Haaksbergen is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel in the Twente region or Eanske in the local dialect ( Twents) is a Municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the The extreme northwest is dominated by a system of lakes formed by former peat-mining, the Weerribben, which is a valuable wetland.

The highest point in Overijssel is the summit of the Tankenberg, a hill in the municipality of Losser, at 89 metres (295 ft). Losser is a Municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The lowest point is in the Mastenbroek Polder near Kampen at 2 metres (6 ft) below sea level. A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by embankments known as dikes, that forms an artificial hydrological entity meaning it has no connection with Kampen is a Municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. Mean sea level (MSL is the average (mean height of the Sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface

History

Map of the Netherlands, linking to the province pages; the red dots mark the capitals of the provinces and the black dots other notable cities or towns.

During its early history, Overijssel was formerly known as Oversticht and also included much of modern-day Drenthe. Overijssel (Transiselania is a Province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country In 1336, it was made part of Guelders, though it was ceded to the Bishopric of Utrecht in 1347 and was known as het Sticht. This article deals with the historical county and duchy of Guelders for other meanings see Gelderland. The Archbishopric of Utrecht is the Archbishopric based in the Dutch city of Utrecht. The Bishops ceded the Oversticht to the Emperor Charles V in 1528, who styled himself "Lord of Overijssel", thereby giving the province its modern name. Charles V (24 February 1500 &ndash 21 September 1558 was The people joined with the other Dutch and rebelled against Charles' heir Philip II. Philip II (Felipe II de España Filipe I ( May 21, 1527 &ndash September 13 1598) was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598 Overijssel became governed by the most powerful mayors and lords in the province.

After a brief occupation by the forces of the Bishop of Münster (1672–74), Overijssel received a new form of government which granted the stadtholders more power. The Bishopric of Münster was an ecclesiastical principality in the Holy Roman Empire, located in the northern part of today's North Rhine-Westphalia and western A Stadtholder ( Dutch: stadhouder, " steward " or literally "place-keeper" or "stead-holder" in older Dutch in the Low Widespread resistance against the increased power throughout the provinces eventually led to the formation of the Batavian Republic in 1795. The Batavian Republic (Bataafse Republiek was the successor of the Republic of the United Netherlands. A centralist government arose and the Netherlands was organised into a series of départements, based on those used by revolutionary France. In the Terminology of Political geography and Historiography a National department (département departamento is an administrative This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. At first organised into its own département, it was merged with Drenthe in 1798 to form Ouden Ijssel, which was renamed Overijssel in 1801. Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country

The French annexed the Batavian Republic in 1810, and Overijssel was organised into the new French département of Bouches-de-l'Yssel. Bouches-de-l'Yssel (Monden van de IJssel is the name of a département of the First French Empire in the present Netherlands. After the defeat of Napoleon in 1814, the kingdom of the Netherlands and the former province of Overijssel were recreated. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Overijssel was briefly occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II from May 1940 until its liberation in April 1945. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Noordoostpolder, which had been laid dry in 1942, was part of Overijssel from 1962 until 1986, when it became part of the newly created province of Flevoland. Noordoostpolder ( is a Municipality in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands. Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands. Located in the centre of the country at the location of the former Zuiderzee, the province was established on

Municipalities

See also

• Tanfana
• Overisel Township, Michigan, USA was named after Overijssel

External links

• Overijssel Website (in English)
• Map of Province