Dalfsen
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Dalfsen town centre
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.svg) Location in Overijssel |
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| Coordinates: 52°30′N 6°15′E / 52.500°N 6.250°ECoordinates: 52°30′N 6°15′E / 52.500°N 6.250°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Overijssel | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Han Noten (PvdA) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 166.52 km2 (64.29 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 165.13 km2 (63.76 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014) | |||
| • Total | 27,648 | ||
| • Density | 167/km2 (430/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Dalfsenaar, Dalfser | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 7710–7714, 7720–7729, 8150–8159 | ||
| Area code | 0529, 0572 | ||
| Website | www |
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Dalfsen (
pronunciation , 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.
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.
Ankum, Dalfsen, Dalfserveld, Dalmsholte, De Marshoek, De Meele, Emmen, Gerner, Hessum, Hoonhorst, Lemelerveld, Lenthe, Leusenerveld, Nieuwleusen, Oudleusen, Oudleusenerveld, Rechteren, Strenkhaar and Welsum.
Dalfsen, view to the town
Dalfsen, windmill: de Westermolen
Hoonhorst, windmill:molen de Fakkert
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