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Dalfsen (Dutch: [ˈdɑl(ə)fsə(n)] (listen); Dutch Low Saxon: Dalsen) is a municipality and a town in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. The municipality of Dalfsen was increased to its current size on 1 January 2001 through the amalgamation of the municipalities of Nieuwleusen and Dalfsen.

Dalfsen Dalsen  (Sallands)
Municipality
Dalfsen town centre
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°30′N 6°15′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Erica van Lente (PvdA)
Area [1]
• Total	166.52 km2 (64.29 sq mi)
• Land	165.07 km2 (63.73 sq mi)
• Water	1.45 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (January 2019)[3]
• Total	28,499
• Density	173/km2 (450/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Dalfsenaar, Dalfser
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	7710–7714, 7720–7729, 8150–8159
Area code	0529, 0572
Website	www.dalfsen.nl

History

The name first appears in documents in 1231. Due to the closeness of Kasteel Rechteren, Dalfsen is one of several towns along the Overijssel section of the Vecht river never to have received city rights.^{[citation needed]}

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Dalfsen, June 2015.

Transportation

• Dalfsen railway station
• Dalfsen train crash

Notable people

• Willem Lodewijk de Vos van Steenwijk (1859 in Dalfsen – 1947) a conservative Dutch politician
• Peter Nijkamp (born 1946 in Dalfsen) a Dutch economist and academic
• Ilse Warringa (born 1975 in Dalfsen) a Dutch Voice actress and actress [4]

Sport

• René Eijkelkamp (born 1964 in Dalfsen) a Dutch former footballer with 469 club caps and current coach
• Erben Wennemars (born 1975 in Dalfsen) a Dutch former speed skater
• Manon Nummerdor-Flier (born 1984 in Nieuwleusen) a retired volleyball player
• Korie Homan (born 1986 in de Wijk) a Dutch former wheelchair tennis player, gold medallist at the 2008 Paralympics
• Maikel Kieftenbeld (born 1990 in Lemelerveld) a Dutch professional footballer with over 300 club caps

Photos

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  Aalshorst Dalfsen
• 
  Dalfsen, windmill: de Westermolen
• 
  Dalfsen, view to the town
• 
  Hoonhorst, windmill:molen de Fakkert

References

External links

• Media related to Dalfsen at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

На других языках

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- [en] Dalfsen

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[ru] Далфсен

Далфсен (нидерл. Dalfsen) — община в Нидерландах.

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