Overijssel Municipalities
List of Current Municipalities in Overijssel
There are currently 26 municipalities(gemeenten) in Overijssel.This list lists them all, the former municipalities that they have absorbed and the Steden (Cities), Dorpen (Towns/Villages) within them. Buurtschapen (Hamlets) are not listed. For these visit the municipalitiy's page on this wiki or on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
| Municipality | Main Places Covered |
| Almelo | (Includes the former municipalities Ambt Almelo, Stad Almelo, and parts of Ambt Delden) Almelo, Aadorp, Bornerbroek, Mariaparochie. |
| Borne | (Includes parts of the former municipality Ambt Delden.) Borne, Hertme, Zenderen. |
| Dalfsen | (Includes parts of the former municipality Nieuwleusen.) Ankum, Dalfsen, Dalfserveld, Dalmsholte, De Marshoek, De Meele, Emmen, Gerner, Hessum, Hoonhorst, Lemelerveld, Lenthe, Leusenerveld,Nieuwleusen, Oudleusen, Oudleusenerveld, Rechteren, Strenkhaar, Welsum. |
| Deventer | (Includes the former municipalities Diepenveen and Bathmen.) Bathmen, Colmschate, Deventer, Diepenveen, Schalkhaar. |
| Dinkelland | (Formed in 2001 from all of Ootmarsum, Denekamp and parts of Weerselo.) Breklenkamp, Denekamp, Deurningen, Groot Agelo, Het Stift, Klein, Agelo, Lattrop, Noord Deurningen, Nutter, Ootmarsum, Oud Ootmarsum, Rossum, Saasveld, Tilligte, Weerselo. |
| Enschede | (Includes the former municipality Lonneker.) Boekelo, Enschede, Glanerbrug, Lonneker, Usselo. |
| Haaksbergen | Buurse, Haaksbergen, Sint Isidorushoeve. |
| Hardenberg | (Includes the former municipalities Stad Hardenberg, Ambt Hardenberg and Aveerest.) Balkbrug, Bergentheim, Bruchterveld, De Krim, Dedemsvaart, Gramsbergen, Heemse, Kloosterhaar, Lutten, Mariënberg, Sibculo, Slagharen. |
| Hellendoorn | Nijverdal,Hellendoorn Daarle, Daarlerveen, Eelen en Rhaan, Egede, Haarle Hancate, Hulsen and Marle. |
| Hengelo | (Includes part of the former municipality Weerselo.) Beckum, Oele, Hengelo. |
| Hof van Twente | (Formed in 2001 from all of Diepenheim and Stad Delden and parts of Ambt Delden, Goor and Markelo.) Achterhoek, Azelo, Bentelo, Delden, Deldenerbroek, Deldeneresch, Diepenheim, Dijkerhoek, Elsen, Elsenerbroek, Goor, Hengevelde, Herike , Markelo, Markelosebroek, Markvelde, Pothoek, Stokkum, Stokkumerbroek, Wiene, Zeldam. |
| Kampen | (Includes all of the former municipalities Grafthorst, Kamperveen, Wilsum, Zalk en Veecaten, Schokland, and parts of IJsselmuiden and Zwollerkerspel.) Kampen, Grafhorst, 's-Heerenbroek, IJsselmuiden, Kampen, Kamperveen, Wilsum, Zalk. |
| Losser | Beuningen, De Lutte, Glane, Losser, Overdinkel. |
| Oldenzaal | (Includes part of the former municipality Weerselo.) Oldenzaal. |
| Olst-Wijhe | (Formed in 2001 through a union of Olst and Wijhe.) Boerhaar, Boskamp, Den Nul, Duu, Eikelhof, Overwetering, Elshof, Fortmond, Hengforden, Herxen, Marle, Middel, Olst, Welsum, Welsumerveld, Wesepe, Wijhe. |
| Ommen | (Includes the former municipalities Ambt Ommen and Stad Ommen.) Archem, Arriën, Arriërveld, Beerze, Beerzerveld, Besthmen, Eerde, Giethmen, Junne, Lemerle, Ommen, Ommerschans, Stegeren, Stegerveld, Varsen, Vilsteren, Vinkenbuurt, Witharen, Zeesse. |
| Raalte | (Includes the former municipality Heino and part of Zwollerkerspel.) Raalte, Heino, Heeten, Luttenberg, Broekland, Nieuw-Heeten, Mariënheem, Laag, Zuthem, Lierderholthuis. |
| Rijssen-Holten | (Includes the former municipalities Rijssen, Holten and part of Markelo.) Beuseberg, De Borkeld, Dijkerhoek, Espelo, Holten, Holterberg, Holterbroek, Lichtenberg, Look, Neerdorp, Rijssen. |
| Staphorst | (Includes part of the former municipality Nieuwleusen.) Halfweg, Leijen, Slingenberg, Hamingen, IJhorst, Lankhorst, Punthorst, Rouveen, Staphorst. |
| Steenwijkerland | (Includes all of the former municipalities Steenwijk, Brederwiede, IJsselham, Blankenham, Blokzijl, Giethoorn, Kuinre, Oldemarkt, Steenwijkerwold, Vollenhove and Wanneperveen.) Baarlo, Baars, Barsbeek, Basse, Belt-Schutsloot, Blauwe Hand, Blokzijl, De Bult, De Klosse, De Kolk, De Pol, Doosje, Dwarsgracht Eesveen, Giethoorn, Heetveld, Kadoelen, Kalenberg, Kallenkote, Kuinre, Leeuwte, Marijenkampen, Moespot, Muggenbeet, Nederland(Overijssel), Oldemarkt, Onna(Overijssel), Ossenzijl, Paasloo, Roekebosch, Ronduite, Scheerwolde, Sint Jansklooster, Steenwijk, Steenwijkerwold, Vollenhove, Wanneperveen, Wetering, Willemsoord, Witte Paarden. |
| Tubbergen | Albergen, Fleringen, Geesteren, Haarle, Harbrinkhoek, Hezingen, Langeveen, Mander, Manderveen, Mariaparochie, Reutum, Tubbergen, Vasse. |
| Twenterand | (Formed in 2001 as a union between Vriezenveen and Den Ham.) Bruinehaar, De Pollen, Den Ham, Geerdijk, Kloosterhaar, Meer, Vriezenveen, Vroomshoop, Weitemanslanden, Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk, Westerhoeven. |
| Wierden | Hoge Hexel, Ypelo, Notter, Rectum, Zuna. |
| Zwartewaterland | (Includes all of the former municipalities Genemuiden and Zwartsluis and parts of Hasselt and Zwollerkerspel.) Cellemuiden, De Velde, Genemuiden, Hasselt, Kamperzeedijk, Kievitsnest, Mastenbroek, Zwartewatersklooster, Zwartsluis. |
| Zwolle | (includes parts of the former municipalities Hasselt, Nieuwleusen, IJsselmuiden and Zwollerkerspel.) Assendorp, Diezerpoort, Windesheim, Zwolle. |
List of Former Municipalities in Overijssel
Ambt Delden Dissolved in 2001 and split between Hof van Twente, Almelo and Borne
Avereest Absorbed into Hardenberg in 2001
Bathmen Absorbed into Deventer in 2005
Rijssen Absorbed into Rijssen-Holten in 2001/2003
Steenwijk Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 2003
Denekamp Absorbed into Dinkelland in 2002
Olst Absorbed into Olst-Wijhe in 2001/2002
Vriezenveen Absorbed into Twenterand in 2001
Brederwiede Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 2001
Diepenheim Absorbed into Hof van Twente in 2001
Genemuiden Absorbed into Zwarterwaterland in 2001
Den Ham Absorbed into Twenterand in 2001
Hasselt Dissolved in 2001 and split between Hasselt and Zwolle
Heino Absorbed into Raalte in 2001
Holten Absorbed into Rijssen-Holten in 2001
Markelo Dissolved in 2001 and split between Hof van Twente and Rijssen-Holten
Niewuleusen Dissolved in 2001 and split between Dalfsen, Zwolle and Staphorst
Ootmarsum Absorbed into Dinkelland in 2001
Stad Delden Absorbed into Hof van Twente in 2001
Weerselo Dissolved in 2001 and split between Oldenzaal, Dinkelland and Hengelo
Wijhe Absorbed into Olst-Wijhe in 2001
IJsselham Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 2001
IJsselmuiden Dissolved in 2001 and split between Kampen and Zwolle
Zwartsluis Absorbed into Zwartewaterland in 2001
Diepenveen Absorbed into Deventer in 1999
Blankenham Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 1973
Blokzijl Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 1973
Giethoorn Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 1973
Kuinre Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 1973
Oldemarkt Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 1973
Steenwijkerwold Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 1973
Vollenhove Absorbed into Vollenhove in 1973
Wanneperveen Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 1973
Zwollerkerspel Dissolved in 1967 and is now split between Zwolle, Zwartewaterland(from 2001), Kampen and Raalte
Ambt Vollenhove Absorbed into Vollenhove in 1942 and then into Steenwijkerland in 1973
Stad Vollenhove Absorbed into Vollenhove in 1942 and then into Steenwijkerland in 1973
Ambt Hardenberg Absorbed into Hardenberg in 1941
Stad Hardenberg Absorbed into Hardenberg in 1941
Grafthorst Absorbed into Kampen in 1937
Kamperveen Absorbed into Kampen in 1937
Wilsum Absorbed into Wilsum in 1937
Zalk en Veecaten Absorbed into Kampen in 1937
Lonneker Absorbed into Enschede in 1934
Ambt Ommen Absorbed into Ommen in 1923
Stad Ommen Absorbed into Ommen in 1923
Ambt Almelo Absorbed into Almelo in 1914
Stad Almelo Absorbed into Almelo in 1914
Schokland Absorbed into Kampen in 1859
Maps of Municipalities in 1868
This page has maps for all the municipalities of Overijssel in 1868. The only municipality that had already been absorbed then was Schokland, which was part of Kampen.
Maps from the 16th Century
Kampen 1580 Map
Ommen 1525-1550 Map