Raalte
| Raalte | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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.svg) Location in Overijssel |
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| Coordinates: 52°23′N 6°16′E / 52.383°N 6.267°ECoordinates: 52°23′N 6°16′E / 52.383°N 6.267°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Overijssel | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Martijn Dadema (GreenLeft) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 172.29 km2 (66.52 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 171.08 km2 (66.05 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1.21 km2 (0.47 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014) | |||
| • Total | 36,570 | ||
| • Density | 214/km2 (550/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Raaltenaar, Raalter | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 8055, 8100–8119, 8140–8144 | ||
| Area code | 0572 | ||
| Website | www |
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Raalte (
pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the heart of the region of Salland in the Dutch province of Overijssel.
The municipality consists of the following towns and villages. Raalte is the main place of the municipality, with over 20,000 mostly Roman Catholic inhabitants. It is a regional market, education and shopping centre.
Railway stations: Heino, Raalte
Raalte and Heino have railway stations along the minor railroad Zwolle - Enschede. Frequency: mostly twice per hour.
An important road for motorists is the N348 Deventer - Wesepe ( mun. Olst-Wijhe - Raalte - Lemelerveld - Ommen ( in northeasterly direction from Deventer). In Raalte it crosses a road (N35) from Zwolle going south-east over Heino, Raalte, Mariënheem and Nijverdal to Wierden, where it continues as a highway (A35) to Almelo and Enschede.
Raalte has a lot of small industrial enterprises, many of them processing agricultural products. For the local economy, trade, agriculture (especially breeding cattle) and tourism are more important.
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