Overijssel

Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country.

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The capital city is Zwolle. Other major cities include Almelo, Deventer, Enschede and Hengelo. There are three regions in Overijssel: de Kop van Overijssel (in the north), Salland (in the center), and Twente (in the east).

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Overijssel is bordered by the IJssel lake, the IJssel river and the hills of the Veluwe in the west, the former moors of Drenthe in the north, the German border in the east and the Achterhoek in the south.

Zwolle: :For other places named Zwolle, see Zwolle (disambiguation)....

Almelo: is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands....

Deventer: is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel on the east bank of the IJssel river. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen was merged with Deventer as part of a national effort to reduce bureaucracy in the country. The community of Bathmen itself had around 5000 ...