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Rijssen

Located in Gemeente Rijssen-Holten, Overijssel Coordinates: 52°18′24″ N 6°31′05″ E

Rijssen
Vincent van Zeijst · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
27,740
27.7K
Elevation
16 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport82 km
NRN Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport83 km

About Rijssen

Rijssen is a town. Location: Gemeente Rijssen-Holten, Overijssel. Population: 27,740. Elevation: 16 m.

From Wikipedia

Rijssen (Dutch: [ˈrɛisə(n)]; Twents: Riesn [ˈriːsn̩]) is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is part of Rijssen-Holten, one of thirteen municipalities in Twente. It has almost 28,000 inhabitants. The economy of Rijssen relies mostly on commerce and construction and transport companies.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Rijssen over time

Population of Rijssen over time
1879 3,894
1889 4,778
1899 5,487
1909 5,979
1920 7,142
1930 9,382
1947 11,741
1960 14,257
1971 17,882
1980 21,661
1990 24,366
2000 26,428

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Rijssen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (78 mm)
Driest month
February (47 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Rijssen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°13°18°20°22°22°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°8°10°12°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)694765486176746273657378

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rijssen

The nearest airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO), 82 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Enschede, 28 km to the east.

Airports

  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 82 kmeast
  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 83 kmsouth
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 90 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 28 kmeast
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 37 kmnorthwest
  • Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 39 kmwest
  • Arnhem Population: 162.4K 55 kmsouthwest
  • Nijmegen Population: 177.4K 69 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Rijssen

Within 100 km: 151 historic and cultural sites, 603 natural sites, 314 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

  • Fürstenbelt Mountain 25 kmNE
  • Zuurberg Mountain 7 kmSW
  • Luttenberg Mountain 14 kmNW
  • Lokerenk Mountain 7 kmSW

25–60 km216 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 37 kmW
  • Strang Lake 57 kmSW
  • Millinger Meer Lake 58 kmS
  • Vechtesee Lake 41 kmE

60–100 km845 places

  • Kasteel Arcen Historic site 96 kmS
  • Werse River 85 kmE
  • Wijlermeer Lake 67 kmSW
  • Theikenmeer Lake 95 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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